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S2S Biz Headlines For September 3 / Solar,Strawberries & Factory Outlets

September 3 2014

-CNBC is reporting that Tesla has selected Nevada to build their new ” gigafactory ” battery plant. A news conference is set for Thursday in Carson City.

-Gas prices continue to sink in September with a few Fresno stations among the state’s lowest at $3.42 this week.Cheapest in Tulare is $3.45 and in SLO County, in Nipomo at Vons for $3.61. All info from Gas Buddy.

-Corn futures took another dive on the way to $3 a bushel today down 11 cents to $3.52. The drop is bullish for livestock owners and ethanol makers in the state who saw up to $8 a bushel corn a few summers ago.

Screen Shot 2014-09-03 at 4.27.32 PM-Now that the new factory outlet mall at the Grapevine is open – Outlets At Tejon – Tulare Outlet mall store owners will be watching traffic to see if they are affected and by how much. The new shopping center on Hwy 5 opened August 10 with 71 stores enticing motorists coming from the south about an hour before they reach Tulare.

-Roger’s Helicopters showed of a their new larger helicopter to Kings County officials a few weeks ago. The new helicopter will be a boon to public safety able to reach traffic accidents with medical help and carry two victims at a time if need be.

-Looks like the drought has not hurt coastal strawberry production at least to date. Total California production has hit 168.37 million flats so far this year compared to 161.57 million through the same date – August 28 of last year according to the National Berry Report.

-400 MW Fresno County Solar Project Gets October 9 Hearing

A hearing will be held October 9 by the Fresno County Planning  Commission  expected to approve  the Tranquility Solar Generating Facility, which would generate a total of up to 400-megawatts (MW)- the largest in the County. The Solar Facility would operate year-round to generate electricity during daylight hours when electricity demand is at its peak and would provide solar power to utility customers via an interconnection to two existing Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) transmission lines: the Panoche-Helm and Panoche-Kearney lines.The project being developed by Recurrent Energy will likely be sold off in components. Construction is expected  to start in early 2015.

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