By Edward Smith

GV Wire – July 24, 2026

A new proposal limiting city spending in the city’s southeast development area from Fresno City Council President Nelson Esparza would put before voters technical land-use decisions typically reserved for councilmembers. …

By Gabriel Dillard

The Business Journal – July 23, 2026

Frustrated with failed efforts to get a successor to Measure C on the November ballot, Fresno city leaders on Thursday announced they will go it alone with a citywide tax. …

By Liliana Fannin

The Fresno Bee – July 19, 2026

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer’s administration is gearing up to bring a controversial plan to expand the city’s southeast side back into circulation after months of revision. …

By Frank Lopez

The Business Journal – July 15, 2026

The Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to delay action on the Better Roads, Safe Streets transportation funding measure, approving a study of the proposed half-cent sales tax rather than deciding whether to place it on the November ballot. …

By Edward Smith

GV Wire – June 23, 2026

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer had his proposed $2.56 billion budget approved Tuesday by the Fresno City Council after district representatives made nearly 100 motions totaling almost $50 million over the two-week course of negotiations. …

By Edward Smith

GV Wire – May 21, 2026

As local leaders, attorneys, and environmental experts attempted to navigate the uncomfortable truth that Costco generates a massive amount of car trips, the Fresno City Council unanimously approved Thursday the retailer’s newest prototype to be built in northwest Fresno. …

By Edward Smith

GV Wire – May 13, 2026

Despite a third straight year of cuts, Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer on Wednesday presented his record-setting “balanced” $2.55 billion budget, adding a new police unit, $1 billion in new construction projects, and $140 million in road repairs. …

By Melissa Montalvo

The Fresno Bee – May 13, 2026

Fresno city officials say that despite a “challenging” budget year, they expect to pass a record-breaking $2.55 billion budget with relatively little “tension.” …

By Edward Smith

GV Wire – May 7, 2026

The environmental plan behind what would be Fresno’s newest Costco got its first approval Wednesday, with revisions made to lessen the impact on nearby traffic. …

By Edward Smith

GV Wire – May 7, 2026

On Wednesday, Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer at his State of the City event, lauded construction projects throughout the city, saying the building he promised in 2025 is well underway. …

By Edward Smith

GV Wire – May 1, 2026

The bid to build a new Costco in northwest Fresno returns to the approval pipeline this month. And, this time, planners in Mayor Jerry Dyer’s administration say the proposal will satisfy the traffic concerns of environmental groups, according to city documents. …

By Erik Galicia

The Fresno Bee – April 29, 2026

A new analytical report prepared for state lawmakers has raised concerns that the California High-Speed Rail Authority omitted details about its intent to relocate its future Central Valley stations from the draft of its latest business plan, a document meant to help legislators make decisions about the project. …

By David Taub

GV Wire – April 9, 2026

A Fresno judge dealt an environmental group a blow in its attempt to block a Highway 99 project. …

By Ben Hensley

The Business Journal – April 8, 2026

A new economic impact study finds that Valley Children’s Healthcare is not only a critical provider of pediatric care in the Central Valley, but also a major economic engine supporting thousands of jobs and more than $1 billion in annual activity. …

By Richard Berger

Globe St. – April 1, 2026

Fresno is the top hotspot for Generation Z to settle down and buy a home, thanks to the favorable economic conditions the area hosts, according to a report from Yardi's RentCafe. …

By Melissa Montalvo

The Fresno Bee – February 21, 2026

Despite a setback to a planned mega development in southeast Fresno, Mayor Jerry Dyer is committed to seeing it come to fruition. …

By Ethan Smith

The Business Journal – November 18, 2025

Coast Aluminum, Inc, a Hayward-based aluminum supplier, will break ground on a 163,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Fresno, marking a major expansion for the longtime metals supplier and helping secure its future workforce in the region.  …

By Clint Olivier

The Fresno Bee – October 23, 2025

Ask a Fresno business owner why it’s so hard to grow here, and you’ll hear a familiar answer: It takes too long and costs too much to get projects off the ground. A big part of the problem is California’s broken environmental review system. …

By Edward Smith

GV Wire – September 22, 2025

When experts talk about how manufacturers can best bring their businesses to Fresno, the need for faster approval times is a common thread. …

By Dylan Gonzales

The Business Journal – July 30, 2025

Scannell Properties, a national developer, broke ground Wednesday morning on the $100 million Westgate Industrial Center, a landmark that local leaders say shows Fresno’s readiness for large-scale industrial growth. …

By Ethan Smith

The Business Journal – May 29, 2025

A major industrial project in southeast Fresno has overcome a legal roadblock to construction, combatting an environmental suit designed to prevent the project from proceeding.  …

By Edward Smith

GV Wire – December 5, 2024

The Fresno City Council on Thursday rejected a $1 million plan five years in the making that would have determined land use in south central Fresno. …

By Edward Smith

GV Wire – November 22, 2024

Despite neither community advocates nor business interests supporting a plan dictating land use in south Fresno, a top city official pressured planning commissioners Thursday to send the document to the city council. …

By Edward Smith

GV Wire – July 16, 2024

For a university of renown, a new study from Fresno State comes with questionable conclusions. …

By Daniel Gligich

The San Joaquin Valley Sun – April 7, 2024

A major industrial project in southeast Fresno has overcome a legal roadblock to construction, combatting an environmental suit designed to prevent the project from proceeding.  …

By Eva Moskowitz

The Wall Street Journal – October 27, 2023

America’s business community directs most of its political efforts at the national level, which it perceives to be the most relevant to its interests. But in many cities, particularly in the Northeast, local government leads the charge to regulate business, particularly with respect to employment. …

By Daniel Gligich

The San Joaquin Valley Sun – August 1, 2023

A new study revealed that a small area in south Fresno is responsible for more than $100 million in the city’s tax revenue. …

By Staff

The Business Journal – August 1, 2023

A small patch of land in Fresno plays an outsized role in the local economy — to the tune of $102.7 million in tax revenue and $13 billion in economic output. …

By Edward Smith

GV Wire – July 31, 2023

As a potential fight brews over the future of land use in south central Fresno, one economic study shows that while the area only makes up 7.5% of Fresno acreage, it generates 35% of the city’s economic output. …

By Ethan Smith

The Fresno Bee – July 29, 2023

Once again, this year was one for the history books as the City of Fresno approved a whopping $1.87 billion budget and a nearly $480 million general fund for the 2023-24 fiscal year. …