Recently added articles from The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, CA):
Public market to revive former Montgomery Ward site.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: John Cox Sep. 28--For all the recent renovations to the former Montgomery Ward building on F Street, the biggest signs of change there are the little ones posted in front of the mall's vacant storefronts. "Future home of Home Made Pies" reads one; another: ...
Lennar layoff rumors emerge.
Sep 22, 2007 ... Byline: Vanessa Gregory Sep. 22--A monthly newsletter detailing local building permit activity is reporting rumors of layoffs at local Lennar Corp. operations. Gary Grumbles, local head of the homebuilding giant, would not comment on earlier layoff rumors Wednesday ....
Builder takes money, leaves would-be California homeowners high, dry.
Sep 19, 2007 ... Byline: Vanessa Gregory Sep. 19--The fireplaces are gone. They were repossessed from the half-built structure Ammanda and Thomas Meek thought would be their dream home. "It was 2,600 square feet, full custom," Ammanda Meek said. "It's framed and it's got a roof. That's as far ...
California regulators accuse firm of defrauding lenders.
Sep 12, 2007 ... Sep. 12--Carl Cole, David Crisp and three employees of Crisp Cole & Associates misled lenders on more than $12 million worth of loans, state regulators said in an accusation filed Monday. The 25-page document says actions by Cole, Crisp and the employees constituted fraud, ...
In-N-Out Burger opens in Tejon Ranch travel center.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Schuster Sep. 7--An In-N-Out Burger fast food restaurant has opened at the Tejon Ranch Co.'s travel center at the Laval Road exit of Interstate 5 south of Bakersfield. The 3,865-square-foot restaurant is located on just more than an acre of land that ...