Business

Watsonville-based Applied Motion Products broke ground on its new headquarters in Morgan Hill on Aug. 6. The facility, now under construction in the Madrone Business Park in north Morgan Hill, will consolidate all of the company’s U.S. operations, which are currently conducted in two separate...

Morgan Hill’s first farmworker housing development will break ground on Watsonville Road on Aug. 11, according to city staff. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 1pm at the project site, near the intersection of Monterey Road. Royal Oak Village is a 73-unit multi-family apartment complex,...

Astute viewers of some of today’s most popular television shows have probably admired the stylistic jewelry worn by the stars. But they may not have known that many of those necklaces, earrings and other jewelry were designed by Morgan Hill resident Sharon Winchester. Winchester, the owner...

More than a decade ago, Patti Tartaglia was diagnosed with Celiac disease, where the gluten found in various foods destroys the small intestine’s lining. As such, she had to give up wheat, rye and barley, the foundation for numerous dishes. The news was devastating for Tartaglia,...

Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone will host a property tax workshop for owners of commercial property on Jan. 21 at 11am.  Organized in partnership with more than 20 business organizations in the county, the Assessor’s Office is leading a live webinar to explain potential...

Traffic Court moves to South County The Santa Clara County Superior Court’s Traffic Clerk Offices have been reassigned to the South County Courthouse, 301 Diana Drive in Morgan Hill, and the Family Justice Center Courthouse, 201 N. First St. in San José.  Traffic Court handles cases...

Morgan Hill and thousands of revelers enjoyed a reprieve from the holiday weekend heat wave as they celebrated Independence Day under blue skies and mild temperatures on July 4.  The annual Freedom Fest events started the previous evening, with the July 3 Patriotic Sing and...

A regional land preservation organization recently purchased a 1,986-acre ranch in west Morgan Hill, pledging to permanently protect the property that includes sweeping views and critical wildlife crossings, as well as homes for native and endangered species.  The Peninsula Open Space Trust announced on April...

Trammell Crow Company recently sold the Butterfield 5 Technology Park in Morgan Hill to a global real estate investment company. The sale of the 24-acre site, which consists of about 410,000 square feet of industrial space in five buildings, was announced on Trammell Crow’s website...

Since its founding in west Morgan Hill about six years ago, Fairytale Farm has rescued more than 250 mini-horses, ponies and donkeys that were living in unhealthy, neglectful conditions—many of whom were on their way to certain death, according to the nonprofit’s founder, Alexandra...