Aldi opening Hanford store May 2
Aldi says they will open their new 22,500sf Hanford grocery store May 2. The store is located is at 1789 W. Lacey Blvd in Hanford. One of America’s fastest-growing retailers, Aldi operates more than 1,800 stores in 35 states. Since opening its first store in California in 2016 the German chain has grown to 65 locations in the state. Nearby, Aldi has stores in Porterville and a proposed location in Clovis.
Community Choice ready to roll
The Hanford City Council will take the next step offering Community Choice Energy to its residents at their May 7 council meeting. The new plan would go into effect next year. The council recently approved a payment $100,000 to CalChoice that will allow implementation of the new energy framework. The frameworks allows local governments to obtain power from alternative suppliers even though residents continue to receive transmission and distribution service from their existing utility provider. In the state some 19 agencies offer power choice to their communities instead of the private utilities.