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The Grazing Goose opens in Rocklin
Last year, my colleague Jake Abbott told you that The Grazing Goose, a local catering and charcuterie board business, was joining the Rocklin Crossings retail center. Update:The business opened Wednesday at 5410 Crossings Drive, Suite 102, according to a social media announcement.
The new location is called The Grazing Goose Bakery + Cafe. In addition to charcuterie boards, it offers items such as sandwiches, salads and coffee. Ava Kivley owns the business.
In Rocklin, The Grazing Goose fills a spot previously occupied by Jon and Bon's Yogurt Shoppe.
New plans for Sac Republic FC stadium released
Sacramento Republic FC has filed new plans for a stadium in Sacramento's Railyards development, with some notable differences from previous iterations.
The stadium would have a capacity of 12,000 with the ability to expand to up to 20,000 in a second phase, according to the application.
The last stadium concept, intended for the soccer club's move to Major League Soccer, would've had a maximum capacity of 25,000, but never began construction after an investor pulled out of joining team ownership.
Senior Reporter Ben van der Meer has details about new plans for a Sac Republic FC stadium in the Railyards.
UPS to cut shifts, hundreds of jobs in West Sac
United Parcel Service Inc. plans to end two of three shifts at its longtime warehouse in West Sacramento, with a permanent layoff of up to 355 employees, according to a filing with state employment officials.
Atlanta-based UPS filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification of a pending permanent layoff at the UPS center at 1380 Shore St. in West Sacramento.
Reporter Mark Anderson explains what you need to know about UPS' planned West Sacramento cuts.
Major construction project at SMF nears halfway mark
Sacramento International Airport's $390 million Terminal B parking garage is in the early vertical construction phase and remains on track for completion in fall 2026, according to airport officials.
"We're in the early phases, probably the first 30% of construction,' said Sheri Thompson-Duarte, deputy director of airport operations for SMF, in an interview. 'But it's very visible now. We're going vertical, and passengers can see that work is clearly underway."
Reporter Chris Campbell has the latest on the new Terminal B parking garage at SMF.
Murphy Austin picks up practice group from Downey Brand
Sacramento-based commercial law firm Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP has added a new specialty to its offerings following the addition of a family law group previously with Downey Brand LLP.
Murphy Austin, which was founded in 1999, specializes in practice areas focused around corporate, tax, and real estate transactions, construction, business and commercial litigation, labor and employment, health care, nonprofits and estate planning.
Its new family law practice team, which joined the firm this week from Downey Brand's Sacramento office, consists of attorneys Mary J. Martinelli, Kelly L. Pope, Trina L. Spivack, Michelle R. Albright, Crystal R. Vizina, Vanessa Villarruel and Jensen Blaine, as well as paralegal Casie Campbell.
Reporter Jake Abbott has details about Murphy Austin's new family law group.
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