Local Business

If there was a Car Wash Hall of Fame in this area, Craig Bledsoe would most certainly be a member. Actually, it’s probably safe to say, the 55-year-old Bledsoe is the All-Time Car Wash leader in Merced County. Bledsoe has been working non-stop at the Merced Mall Car Wash for the past 35 years. And “non-stop” really means…

Bobby’s Market, a unique and fun community market, opened at 1717 M Street, on the corner of M and Arbor Lane in Merced, on Aug. 12. It’s a short…

Anyone who eats at Merced’s Pizza Villa can tell you what makes the pies special. For some, it’s the fresh-made sauce; for others, the dough that puffs up…

By Mike Biddison August is National Coffee Month, and coffee purveyors all over the country will be touting the joys and benefits of the brew that Americans favor over all other beverages. Here in Merced, the independently owned Coffee Bandits will continue as usual this month making their customers happy with locally sourced fresh coffee.…

Merced entrepreneur Rocio Gonzalez, through a local partnership and with the assistance of two of her sisters, has developed and organized the new…

Each year Promotional Products Business magazine surveys their readership to find the very best places to work in the industry. This year, Image Masters…

I was fortunate enough to be invited, along with my daughter, Christina, and granddaughter, Daisy, to an overnight Mother’s Day getaway on May 8 and 9 to experience the El Capitan Hotel, which included a meet and greet with Chef Quentin Reece Garcia, who designs the menu and then creates the meals for the restaurants Native Son and…

Finding the right loan for the home of your dreams doesn’t have to be a long, drawn-out ordeal. Just ask Joe Stefani — one of the hardest working…

There’s a new business woman downtown, and Nereida Ochoa-Jantz is her name. Ochoa-Jantz celebrated the official ribbon cutting of her Farmers…

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include details about Frank Machado's birthday party and to correct his military service information. By LYNDA BROMMAGE Frank Machado — a Hilmar High School grad from the Class of 1949 and supporter of HHS Football — celebrated his 90th birthday in style on…