Business

From small business owner to rising entrepreneur, Sammey Zangrilli is adding a Saturday market to an already stacked schedule.

530 Food Rescue Coalition saves food that would otherwise be thrown away and gives it to nonprofits to distribute to residents in need. Also, a new study shows that atmospheric rivers are increasingly powerful, bigger and happen more often, and a Chico hardware store based in the city for more than 150 years is gearing up to close at the end of this month.

With egg prices averaging more than $9 a dozen in California, North State residents are lining up to buy chicks to raise their own flocks.

The organization hosted a forum last week where several speakers gave presentations on how Chico can grow. Speakers covered housing affordability, infill development, wildfire and more.

With egg prices averaging more than $9 a dozen in California, North State residents might be turning to raising their own flocks. Also, a California advocacy group measures various factors that affect children’s well-being, and Chico police attempted to arrest a wanted man over the weekend. He's now dead following an hours-long standoff and shootout.

Joann announced it would close all of its nationwide stores. In Chico, the sewing community is mourning the loss and looking toward the future.

While new housing developments in the Chico area tend to be on the outskirts of town, the Barber Yard project would be closer to the city’s center. The project is currently in the community review phase and has several environmental impacts to consider. Also, Chico’s sewing community is mourning the loss of Joann, and Smart Growth Advocates hosted a forum last week where several speakers gave presentations on how Chico can grow.

Chico State protestors are gathering this week to oppose the presence of Homeland Security Investigations, an agency within ICE, at the university’s career fair. Also, after more than 150 years, Collier Hardware in Chico will close at the end of March, and Butte College is breaking ground this fall on a new facility to expand its cosmetology and barbering programs.

A new REI location is opening in Chico this year. Small store owners weigh in on the potential impacts on their businesses.

The holidays brought many shoppers to downtown Chico. But business owners said they’d like to see changes made to the area to make it more appealing for customers.