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CBS News
4 days ago
- Business
- CBS News
Blue Diamond Growers to close historic Sacramento plant, shift operations to Central Valley
The Blue Diamond Growers facility will be winding down operations and leaving its historic midtown Sacramento plant, the company announced Friday. In a statement from Blue Diamond Growers CEO Kai Bockmann, the challenges of running a plant from a historic facility was among the reasons cited for the impending closure. "Our Sacramento team's work ethic and incredible drive have enabled us to build Blue Diamond into what it is today," Bockmann stated. "However, the challenges of running a plant from these historical buildings has become too costly and inefficient." Blue Diamond said the move will start later in 2025 when about 10% of the Sacramento plan employees are expected to exit. About 600 workers will be impacted by the closure, according to Blue Diamond. Most of Blue Diamond's operations will be transferred to the company's plants in Turlock and Salida. Blue Diamond stated that they'll be offering some workers the opportunity to work at the other facilities. Blue Diamond noted that their corporate headquarters will be remaining in Sacramento. Down the line, Blue Diamond noted that they will be looking at selling the more than 50-acre Sacramento property.
National Post
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- National Post
Jesse Kline: The young Jews who will never dance again
In an unassuming industrial district littered with warehouses and big box stores in midtown Toronto lies a powerful reminder of the deadly consequences of antisemitism and why Israel is at war. Article content Article content The Nova Exhibition, which is on display until June 8, provides visitors with an in-depth look at what took place at the Nova music festival in southern Israel on October 7. Article content Article content After passing through security, guests are shown a lively video filled with scenes of young people dancing without a care in the world. In interviews, those who attended the event speak of the transcendence of music, the power of community and the vibes that can only be experienced when 4,000 bodies are all gyrating to the same beat. Article content Article content Though the short video remains upbeat, it is clear by the end that something ominous is on the horizon: as partygoers gather to catch a glimpse of the sunrise, the skies above are suddenly filled with incoming rockets. Article content From there, visitors are taken into a dimly lit, smoke-filled room with black curtains on the walls and what appears to be a dirt floor. Inside, large television screens play looping videos of Hamas terrorists tearing down the border fence and streaming into southern Israel, where they drive around in white pickup trucks, shooting at everyone they see. Article content Guests then walk through a recreation of the Nova festival campsite, featuring the types of tents used by campers, along with recreations of the booths that merchants used to sell their wares. Each one is accompanied by a TV screen featuring testimonies of those who survived and videos from that day shot on the cellphones of those who did not. Article content Article content Phones scattered throughout display text messages that attendees sent to their loved ones before they were slaughtered in cold blood or shoved into a vehicle and taken to the Hamas tunnels underneath Gaza, where some of them have languished for 599 days and counting. Article content Article content In his 1970 poem on Black liberation, recording artist Gil Scott-Heron said that, 'The revolution will not be televised.' But in the case of Hamas, its 'revolution' was live-streamed for the whole world to see. Indeed, only in the 21st century could an atrocity such as this be so thoroughly and meticulously documented.
National Post
13-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- National Post
Designing homes: Art of the upsize
Article content Scoring one of the smallest homes on the block in the upscale neighbourhood of Lytton Park is no small feat. Article content Homeowners George and Elaine Lin can attest to that. They competed against more than 10 other buyers before they ultimately landed the 1,800-square-foot two-storey dwelling. 'We were the only ones who didn't want to tear it down, as we really liked the Georgian style of the house and loved the garden and landscape of the backyard,' says George, a Toronto realtor who immediately recognized the rare commodity of a house sitting on a deep 175-foot lot in midtown Toronto. 'We actually got married in the backyard shortly after moving in and lived in the original house (for) the next 10 years.' Article content Article content As time marched on, minor renovations fell short in meeting the needs of their busy life, especially as the family grew. Some of the sore spots were having only one full bathroom on the upper level aside from a main-floor powder room, along with low ceilings and a small kitchen that mismatched their love of entertaining. Article content Article content Despite their original plan to preserve the home by adding square footage and function with an addition, George's realtor savvy kicked in and the decision was made to tear down the existing building and take on a new build. Article content In an area where original housing stock consists of Georgians and Tudors, the couple stayed true to retaining the home's original architecture. Designer Jessica Cinnamon, known for creating interiors with a microscopic attention to detail, was tasked with incorporating high-level customized function while blending the couple's diverging design styles. Article content 'Elaine [a physician at a Toronto hospital] gravitates to a more traditional aesthetic while her husband leans towards a contemporary look,' says Cinnamon. The challenge was striking that balance and layering in extra oomph in the details without letting them becoming too ornate or too modern. Article content Article content 'The foyer sets the tone,' she says, a space where quiet grandeur is balanced with symmetry. 'Everything is articulated in a very refined way, all the way from the soft-grey marble book-matched (heated) floor outlined by a white Thassos slab border right up to the wall where transitional panelling wraps the room.' Article content In its 6,500-square-foot configuration, the home's new design pays homage to its roots while including unexpected details. 'I know the clients envisioned crown moulding, however, we didn't do that anywhere,' admits Cinnamon. Instead she added visual interest via a series of dramatic, stepped drywall details that draw the eye upward toward the ceiling's antiqued mirror-like wallcovering. Crowning the entry is a commanding gold and crystal chandelier tempered by a soft grey wall covering mounted on the ceiling above it. Article content Although the colour palette is incredibly neutral, layered materials give the rooms depth. 'The maple frame around the console is stained in ebony, making the wood appear solid.' The console itself is eucalyptus. 'And it's fumed,' Cinnamon says, describing a process that darkens the wood and enhances its natural grain so 'you see and feel the detail of the veining.'
