Business

In a step toward building the first massive wind farms off California’s coast, three Assemblymembers on Feb. 12 proposed a $1 billion bond act to help pay for the expansion of ports. The bill, if approved, would place a bond before voters aimed at helping...

Voices College-Bound Language Academies recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site of its new Morgan Hill campus, located at the intersection of Monterey Road and Cosmo Avenue.  The new Voices Morgan Hill building will be the charter school network’s first private campus. The...

Sunshine Bicycles, which has helped generations of locals get rolling on two wheels, announced recently that it is closing up shop after 47 years in business. Steve Warner, who founded the downtown Gilroy business with Norman Currie in 1976, said the “hard” decision came down...

Valley Water crews have dug about 160 feet into a giant tunnel that will be able to divert massive volumes of water out of Anderson Reservoir when the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project is completed.  The 20-foot diameter tunnel—which will be 1,750 feet long when...

After more than two years of renovations coupled with Covid-19 closures, the CineLux Gilroy Cafe and Lounge at 6851 Monterey Road is scheduled to open on April 23. The seven-screen theater has received a complete overhaul. The box office was removed to add a lounge...

The ceremonial start of a construction project that will modernize Charter School of Morgan Hill’s campus March 3 was billed as a “groundbreaking,” but it was more of a celebration that aimed to engage and entertain every student at the K-8 school.  The vast, $16.5...

Special to the Times While only six years old, Lightpost Winery has decades of experience—and talent— behind it.  From the first vintage, awards began consistently rolling in. Proprietor Sofia Fedotova and Winemaker Christian Roguenant were thrilled to be awarded Wine of the Year at the 2022...

Garlic production temporarily shut down in one building at Christopher Ranch after an employee tested positive for Covid-19 at the end of last week. Executive vice president Ken Christopher confirmed the case, and said Santa Clara County health officials are present at the ranch June...

Locals attend Biola University Morgan Hill residents Caleb Hernandez (Business Administration major) and Caden Leedy (Engineering Physics major) began attending the fall session of Biola University. Also an incoming freshman at Biola is San Martin resident Jordan Mendoza, who is majoring in Biological Sciences, according...

Even as Americans are getting vaccinated, Covid-19 isn’t going anywhere. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like high quality face masks remain scarce, which makes the ability to reuse them safely paramount.  Enter Morgan Hill medical device companies Calumeo and Phoenix DeVentures, which have collaborated to bring...