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Welcome to Friday, loyal readers. It was nice meeting many of you at our Corporate Citizenship Awards breakfast on Thursday. We’ve already posted articles about some of the award recipients, including Lifetime Achievement honorees Jane Einhorn and John Finegan.
Also, given the excitement over National Burrito Day yesterday, I feel obligated to remind you that Sunday is National Beer Day. Behave accordingly.
Here’s what else you need to know today.
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Yeah, there was some slightly bigger news than National Burrito Day yesterday.
For a few years at least, the Sacramento region will host a Major League Baseball team.
The Oakland A’s will relocate to Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento beginning next season, in what’s expected to be a layover to the team’s eventual move to a new ballpark in Las Vegas.
The A’s temporary relocation could have a big impact on the local economy, writes Senior Reporter Ben van der Meer.
Greater Sacramento Economic Council CEO Barry Broome said having the A’s play at Sutter Health Park raises the Sacramento region’s reputation as a part of California still on the rise.
“We’re bidding for a permanent Major League Baseball team in 2028. We’re still going for MLS,” he said at the announcement Thursday morning of the A’s relocation. “We’re on the map.”
Davis-based Nugget Market Inc. has returned to Fortune magazine’s list of the nation’s top places to work. The local grocery company ranks No. 99 on the 2024 list, which was released this week.
Nugget has appeared on the list more than 15 times in the past. The local company fell out of the top 100 in 2023, according to USA Today.
On a related note, we’re currently accepting nominations for our own Best Places to Work program. Nomination information is available online.
Old Ironsides, a bar and entertainment venue that has evolved into an institution in Southside Park since opening in the 1930s, is in the process of being sold to new owners.
This will be the second time Old Ironsides has changed hands in recent years, after the former owners of Holy Diver — Bret Bair, Eric Rushing and Anthony Paganelli — purchased the longtime family-owned operation in 2022.
In recent months, Old Ironsides has largely only been open for events such as concerts. That is expected to change under the new ownership.
Meet the incoming owners of Old Ironsides in this article by reporter Jake Abbott.
Though the site has a listing for sale, plans to redevelop a closed post office at 320 Vernon St. in downtown Roseville are still active, according to a member of the development group.
“We’re looking at all options, but one way or another the project is going to move forward,” said Al Saroyan, a Seaside-based architect working with Lennox Hill Interiors Inc. on a development for the site.
Saroyan said the property is being listed to find partners who could help get the proposed project, a combination of condos and retail space, off the ground.
Senior Reporter Ben van der Meer has an update on the planned redevelopment of a former Roseville post office.
Friendly reminder: You have until 5 p.m. tonight to vote in the final round of Inno Madness, our bracket-style challenge for the local startup community.
Auburn-based HuLoop Automation and El Dorado Hills-based OnSight Technology are facing off in the final round, which has already seen more than 2,900 votes. The battle is super tight and the suspense is killing me. Click here to vote in the final round of Inno Madness.
Have a great weekend, folks. Thanks for reading.
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