In a letter to the City Council, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce CEO and President Paul Little called on local elected officials to oppose prohibiting outdoor dining as the coronavirus surge appears to be edging the county toward a more restrictive health order a... More »
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena), chair of the House Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations, penned a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza seeking more information on the status of the SBA’s Economic Injury D... More »
Business owners across Pasadena are preparing for a second round of stay-at-home orders issued by state health officials — this time limited to nighttime hours — that take effect Saturday night. Locally the Pasadena Department of Public Health revised its heal... More »
Pasadena businesses, along with others around the state, could face new restrictions due to rule changes being considered by Gov. Gavin Newsom as cases of the coronavirus spike. The new restrictions could come in the form of a “business curfew” that would rest... More »
Officials with Guitar Center, with an outlet on East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, said Friday the company has reached a restructuring deal with its controlling owner, a fund managed by private equity firm Ares Management. The company, which like other non-e... More »
After a successful pilot program, White Castle restaurant chain is partnering with Pasadena-based Miso Robotics to use that company’s robotic fry cook at 10 locations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In July, as the COVID-19 pandemic raged across the cou... More »
Gyms, personal trainers and the fitness industry in general hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic continue working to adapt to the current environment with online classes and outdoor workouts, and while some are finding their niche, others have already folded. Gym... More »
With more and more businesses looking for ways to keep afloat and outlast the pandemic, a company co-founded by a lifelong Pasadena resident has been working overtime to help local business people obtain loans. Helpwithmyloan.com, based in Burbank, launched in... More »
Pasadena city officials and business leaders want people to remember three things this gift-giving season: Shop early, shop often, and shop like your way of life depends on it — because it does. The life we’ve enjoyed living in Pasadena is in jeopardy if city ... More »
One of Pasadena’s oldest family-owned businesses, Arnold’s Fine Jewelry, is planning to close next week. “After decades and decades of serving the jewelry needs of our clients, it is time for me to retire, and Arnold’s Fine Jewelry is going to close,” Arnold’s... More »
Adding to the list of uncertainties surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, experts say it’s too early to tell how severely seasonal hiring will be impacted by the virus, as long-struggling businesses hope that a seasonal bump in revenue will help to counte... More »
Pasadena-based public radio station KPCC-FM (89.3) is likely to receive records revealing the names of all Paycheck Protection Program loan recipients and the amount of their loans — information at the center of a lawsuit against the U.S. Small Business Admini... More »
