Business Buzz: Investment company buys Goodwill building
The 24,160-square-foot building housing the Hollister Goodwill and Hi-Outlet stores at 550 Tres Pinos Road was among the retail properties recently purchased in California and Oregon by Berkeley-based real estate firm Read Investments.
Hollister schools prepare for new lunch guidelines
Federal guidelines will be implemented starting in 2012-13, with final changes in 2022-23
Solar ‘smart park’ getting close to groundbreaking
A year after developer Megawatt Energy submitted a preliminary application to build a solar energy facility just outside of the Hollister city limits, near Union and Cienega roads, the project is getting closer to breaking ground.
San Benito courthouse construction to begin soon
Construction on the new $36 million San Benito County Courthouse on Fourth Street is "imminent," with activity expected on the long-vacant three-acre site expected within the next few weeks, according to court officials.
HSD, classified union reach agreement after impasse
After more than six months of negotiating, Hollister School District officials and the California School Employees Association chapter 625, which represents classified staff, came to an agreement on an employee contract that included concessions from both sides. The Hollister School Board ratified the contract at a special meeting Feb. 7.
Barn owls are beneficial to everyone
Owls have had a variety of symbolic interpretations though the ages. Depending on your culture, it was believed that if you saw an owl it meant either that you could expect prosperity or that you're going to die soon.
