Economy
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Transportation Secretary LaHood talks high-speed rail in Fresno visit
FRESNO -- America's top transportation official offered a spirited defense of high-speed rail plans Wednesday, but said that he and other supporters are aware of "serious concerns that people may have."
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Federal officials seek comment on Tejon Ranch environmental impacts
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is inviting the public to comment on environmental documents related to Tejon Ranch Co.'s operations in an environmentally sensitive area.
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Agency reopens access to composter's storm drains
Cal-OSHA has withdrawn an order that required a Lamont composting facility to keep workers away from the storm drain system where in October two brothers are believed to have inhaled lethal doses of toxic fumes.
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Spain's high-speed rail system offers lessons for California
MADRID -- It's 8 a.m. at the Puerto de Atocha train station in central Madrid. Business travelers armed with cellphones and laptops, and pleasure travelers toting cameras and carry-on bags, make their way through security to board the high-speed trains that connect Spain's capital to cities across the nation.
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Politics, not funding, drove growth of Spain's high-speed rail
BARCELONA, SPAIN -- Money wasn't a big obstacle when leaders in Spain decided in 1986 to build a high-speed train system.
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Supervisors vote 3-2 to oppose high-speed rail
A divided Kern County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to oppose the California high-speed rail project in its current form, following the lead of other local governments.
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Kern businesses to receive free wellness program
Fifteen Kern County businesses will be chosen to receive a free, two-year comprehensive worksite wellness program thanks to a federal grant.
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Judge allows composting facility to continue operating
A judge on Monday prodded a Lamont composting company to move forward with a county-ordered environmental review but rejected requests that he shut down or otherwise intervene in the operation pending final resolution of the case.
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Land owners howl about proposed bullet train tracks
If you want to build a rail line between Anaheim and San Francisco, people are going to have to get out of the way.
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County: Lamont utility has sewer water options in composter case
County officials engaged in a court fight with a Lamont composting facility say they have identified several alternatives for disposing of more than 1 million gallons a day of sewer water, a contention that strikes at the heart of claims that closing the business would endanger nearby residents.
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Porterville gaming gives Kern glimpse of what may come here
It was not yet 9 a.m. on a weekday and a light haze lingered over the Rosedale Village Shopping Center, giving the place a grayish-blue tint.
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Action Line: Make sure sending online flowers is a sweet experience
Editor's note: Action Line is a weekly column from the Better Business Bureau answering consumers' questions and concerns about money and business issues.
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Need Super munchies? Get some Kern carrots
We like to think the New Year brings an end to the gorging that annually pads our stomachs over the holidays, but there's one more big food day to get beyond before the season of gluttony has passed.
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House panel moves to block high-speed rail for California
WASHINGTON -- A key House panel late Thursday gave the back of its hand to California's embattled high-speed rail program.
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Westlands Water District suing feds for $1 billion
Westlands Water District is suing the federal government for $1 billion, claiming the Interior Department failed to deliver a court-ordered cleanup of salty irrigation drainage.
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Supervisors set to vote on whether to oppose rail project
County supervisors are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to oppose California's high-speed rail project as currently proposed.
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Firms on short list to build part of rail system revealed
Fourteen construction companies are on the short list of firms poised to bid for contracts to begin building California's high-speed rail system in the Fresno area later this year.
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Worth noting in business: Explore Bakersfield campaign, more
Expanding on its "More to Explore" slogan, the Bakersfield Convention and Visitors Bureau has launched a "One More Day to Explore Bakersfield" campaign in honor of Leap Year.
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PG&E customers get first chance to opt out of SmartMeters
State regulators gave customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. a way Wednesday to opt out of the company's residential SmartMeters, the remote devices that have been met with strong skepticism in Bakersfield since their introduction here in 2006.
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Wind foes blast approval process
More than a year of pent-up frustration hit county supervisors with a roar Tuesday as a small army of wind energy opponents attacked county-drawn maps that would outline where industrial wind energy projects can and cannot be developed.
