Business

Lapels Dry Cleaning was one of the select businesses deemed “essential” during the early days of the shelter-in-place order, and with such a designation was not required to close its doors. As owner Anita Bedoya points out, the business provides needed uniform services for police...

Nursery crops remained at the top in Santa Clara County, growing by 19% in 2021 to exceed $109 million in value, according to the 2021 crop report released Aug. 31. Mushrooms, meanwhile, grew by 5% but remained in second place at $79,480,000, followed by bell...

Many local South County Realtors will be honored during the

Student workers at Gavilan College are organizing what they say would be the first student workers union at a community college in California, aiming to address wage disparities and improve working conditions at their Gilroy and Hollister campuses, and inspire other students to follow...

Mark Azevedo attends business conference

The final chapter of BookSmart may soon be written. Citing mounting debt following a move from downtown Morgan Hill to East Dunne Avenue, BookSmart owners Brad Jones and Cinda Meister face the imminent closure of their Morgan Hill mainstay. “It’s heartbreaking,” Meister said. “This is our...

Grants fund local businesses Gilroy businesses struggling during the pandemic have received a funding boost. The City of Gilroy and the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce established a program that allows qualifying businesses operating within city limits to apply for a one-time grant using federal Coronavirus Aid,...

Friends, family, Chamber of Commerce staff and ambassadors, and owner Rene’ Carrillo celebrated the grand opening of the downtown coffee house and cafe’ with music, food and an antique car display. GVA Café – Grinds Vines and Automobilia – offers fresh organic coffee, desserts, smoothies, wine, crepes, sandwiches and soups. Open 7 days per week at 17400 Monterey St.

GILROY—UNFI, the $6-billon natural foods distribution company opening soon in Gilroy, filled 140 positions during a three-day job fair, with most slots offered to Gilroy residents.