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Hispanic chamber awards $10,000 loa...

Recycling is everyone’s job. That is the motto Candice Villacaña lives her life by.     Villacaña started her own recycling business, Revive Recycling, 18 months ago...
Posted by gabe - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 14:30 -- 0 comments

New immigrant starts tailoring busi...

Nothing pleases Evelia González like seeing her own clothing designs.    González, who moved to Bakersfield less than six months ago from Michoacán, is a clothing d...
Posted by r0rt1z - Wednesday, November 9, 2005 - 14:29 -- 0 comments

Marta's Bridal owner says good...

María Concepción Chipres opened her bridal and formal wear shop 25 years ago to serve mostly Spanish-speaking Latino customers who were celebrating bodas, quinceañeras y bautismos. But, over the y...
Posted by r0rt1z - Wednesday, November 2, 2005 - 09:23 -- 0 comments

Driven to Succeed

     Robert Tafoya was appointed as a judge to the Kern County Superior Court in October 2002.      Before becoming a judge, Tafoya ran his own family law firm...
Posted by r0rt1z - Wednesday, November 2, 2005 - 09:20 -- 0 comments

Arizona Cafe: A taste of home

Juan Villicano will never forget the first time he tasted the chile verde at Arizona Cafe. He was 24 years old and it was 1953, the same year the Old Town Kern restaurant opened its doors at its new ...
Posted by r0rt1z - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 13:34 -- 0 comments

Patsy Romero talks about helping o...

When Patsy Romero was appointed to the California Division Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society in 2004, she became the first Latina from Kern County to sit on the organization’s statew...
Posted by olivia - Friday, October 21, 2005 - 08:12 -- 0 comments

New owners of Los Amigos are focusi...

ROSARIO ORTIZMás staff   When Los Angeles business owners Arturo Flores and Alejandro Vázquez bought the Los Amigos swap meet in February, they knew they had their work cut out for them.&n...
Posted by r0rt1z - Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 14:37 -- 0 comments

Lou Gomez: Figuring Out Business St...

   You’ve laid awake at night thinking about starting a business.  You’ve discussed it with your spouse or partner, studied your options and talked to your brother-in-law and decide...
Posted by marylou - Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - 09:35 -- 0 comments

Más is on the streets!

We are proud to announce that the first issue of Más is on the streets and in the homes of Bakersfield! Thanks to everyone who has signed up to receive Más and for all the positive feedback.  W...
Posted by marylou - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 16:31 -- 0 comments
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