Worth Noting in business: New comic store, new yoga studio and more
| Tuesday, Sep 08 2009 05:16 PM
Last Updated Tuesday, Sep 08 2009 05:20 PM
A new comic book and collectibles store has opened in East Hills Mall.
Tommy T's Toys and Treasures opened Saturday, offering new and vintage comic books, action figures, CDs, DVDs, T-shirts and record albums.
The 1,100-square-foot store's sole employees are the five collectors who jointly own Tommy T's.
Co-owner Dennis Yabiku said the mall's high vacancy rate doesn't bother him because Tommy T's was able to negotiate low rent that will enable keeping prices low.
Yoga studio opens
A yoga studio has opened in the southwest.
Yoga Links is a 1,200-square-foot studio that opened in May at 4200 Stine Road.
Cost is $60 for six classes, but there is a temporary introductory rate for new customers.
Free workplace hazard seminar
The State Compensation Insurance Fund is holding a free seminar to help people learn how to protect themselves from chemical hazards at work.
The seminar is 7:30 a.m. Sept. 16 at the State Fund Bakersfield Regional Office, 9801 Camino Media.
It will cover reading material hazard data sheets, writing a Cal/OSHA hazard communication program and proper labeling of chemical containers.
To register, call 664-4021 or log onto www.scif.com.
New business use tax rule
Beginning this year, California businesses must register with the California State Board of Equalization and report and pay any use tax owed for purchases made in the preceding year.
That's under recently enacted legislation that 184,000 businesses will be notified of by mail this week.
The state's use tax applies to the use, storage or other consumption of merchandise in California.
For information, visit www.boe.ca.gov or call the Taxpayer Information Center at 800-400-7115.
-- Californian staff writer Courtenay Edelhart
