By News Staff on January 13, 2022
Business
Perko’s Cafe Grill at Watt and Elverta Road in Antelope preparing to convert the location into a Huckleberry’s restaurant. Today, Thursday, January 13, will be the last day for Perko’s, as the renovation is scheduled to begin on Friday morning. Huckleberry’s serves only breakfast and lunch and closes at 3 p.m. This will make it […]
By News Staff on September 16, 2021
Business
Amazon is planning to hire 3,000 additional employees in the Sacramento area as part of an effort to add 26,000 new employees throughout California. The positions are varied and include logistics, fulfillment, and transportation. Wages will start at more than $18 per hour, said Amazon in a press release. Amazon has hired 153,000 new employees […]
By News Staff on September 16, 2021
Business
Amazon is planning to hire 3,000 additional employees in the Sacramento area as part of an effort to add 26,000 new employees throughout California. The positions are varied and include logistics, fulfillment, and transportation. Wages will start at more than $18 per hour, said Amazon in a press release. Amazon has hired 153,000 new employees […]
By News Staff on August 10, 2021
Business
The $400 million Valley Rail Project which will add train service from Rio Linda to Silicon Valley has taken steps forward this week. Later this week, the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission will award design contracts for the train stations planned for the Sacramento area as part of the Valley Rail Program. This project includes […]
By News Staff on July 15, 2021
Business
Rio Linda restaurants have received nearly $200,000 of the $28.6 billion federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund to help them recover from the effects of restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. The grant program was announced in late April and businesses and applied through the Small Business Administration, which also administers the grant funds. The program used up […]
By News Staff on July 7, 2021
Business
A Pre-Application meeting has been requested by Yolo County developers Robert and Indeveer Takhar to discuss the construction of an Arco AM/PM, car wash, and a quick-service restaurant on the northwest corner of Elkhorn Boulevard at Marysville Boulevard. The proposed development is an ARCO am/pm of 2,900 square feet, six gasoline dispensers with twelve fueling […]
By News Staff on June 18, 2021
Business
The on-again-off-again Century Palms development project is on once again, as the Sac County Project Review Committee is scheduled to hear the requests to vary from the Downtown Rio Linda Special Planning Area ordinance at a meeting on June 23, 2021. Century Palms is the name of the project that intends to develop the nearly […]
By News Staff on June 16, 2021
Business
Today, the Sacramento Kings, in partnership with the City of Sacramento and California Northstate University announced redevelopment plans for Natomas. The plan includes 35 developable acres of land donated to California Northstate University for the construction of a medical school and state-of-the-art teaching hospital. “We have been working diligently with the Natomas community to find […]
By News Staff on May 28, 2021
Business
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is announcing a new round of extensions for commercial driver’s licenses expiring through August 31, 2021. This extension will allow commercial drivers to continue to deliver essential products and supplies. Following updated guidance from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the DMV is extending all commercial driver’s licenses, […]
By News Staff on May 19, 2021
Business
Mar-Val Plaza keeps growing as new vendors and businesses fill the vacant spaces. Reel Bait & Tackle is the latest business to fill one of the previously vacant open spaces at the under-performing property. Owner Anthony Byers, a long-time local and a graduate of Rio Linda High School, is doing final construction on the space […]