NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association for Corporate Growth Orange County chapter ("ACG-OC") honored the highest performing companies across Orange County and the Inland Empire at the organization's 23nd Annual Awards Gala, held May 3 at the Hotel Irvine. Nearly 500 corporate executives and professional advisors attended the signature event.
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Hey, Salad Lovers: It's OK To Eat Romaine Lettuce Again
If you've avoided romaine lettuce because of the E. coli outbreak, you can start buying it again. After weeks of warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to toss out romaine grown in the Yuma, Ariz., region, the CDC says there are no longer any greens coming from this region.
U.S. lawmakers Urge Trump to Stay at NAFTA Table as Talks Slow
U.S. lawmakers urged the Trump administration not to walk away from talks on a new NAFTA a day after America’s top negotiator said the countries are still far from a deal.
“It’s important that the United States, Canada, and Mexico stay at the table to negotiate a new and modernized NAFTA that grows U.S. jobs and helps us sell more ‘Made in America’ products,” Kevin Brady, Republican chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said Friday in a statement. Ways and Means is the main committee in the House of Representatives that oversees trade policy
Farm Bill blocked in House after immigration-vote deal collapses
A five-year $867 billion farm bill was rejected in the U.S. House after GOP leaders were unable to quell a rebellion by a group of conservatives who are demanding new restrictions on legal immigration.
Officials Angered Over Temperance Flat Lack of Funding
Agricultural leaders from cities, along with state and federal officials representing the Central San Joaquin Valley, are reeling with anger and disappointment with the California Water Commission’s failure to fund the Temperance Flat Dam storage project.