Timber mogul Archie "Red" Emmerson and his Sierra Pacific Industries may be making a play for the bankrupt Pacific Lumber Co. mill in Scotia. An article that ran last week in the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat repor

The windows are covered with newspaper as workers turn the former Pellegrini's Brazilian Steak House into Yama Sushi. One of the principals in the new business is Ann Ward, who owns Express China on Hilltop Drive in Redding. Ken Miller of Coldwell Banker commercial in Redding said the owners have recruit

This just in: The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in San Francisco has hit $4 -- $4.006, to be exact. AAA of Northern California reports the statewide average today is $3.91, 52 cents higher than a year ago. In Redding, the average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.92, which

Rivers, formerly the Hatch Cover restaurant, is aiming to open May 6. Rod Rodriguez and Shasta Enterprises Co. bought the Hatch Cover in late 2005. About four months later, the iconic steak and seafood restaurant with the killer view burned to the ground in an arson fire. Rodriguez vowed to rebuild and he

Saw on the tube this morning that KTVU in the Bay Area has picked up Mount Shasta Brewing Co.'s ill-fated "Try Legal Weed" campaign story. Ill-fated? As I see it, Mount Shasta Brewing Co. owner Vaune Dillmann should be giving

That's what John Hoeppner is calling his downtown sports bar that could open inside Cascade Square, just south of the corner of California and Placer streets, within 12 weeks. Hoeppner, a general contractor who was born in Redding, took time out from construction this afternoon to talk up his new business.

That's what John Hoeppner is calling his downtown sports bar that could open inside Cascade Square, just south of the corner of California and Placer streets, within 12 weeks. Hoeppner, a general contractor who was born in Redding, took time out from construction this afternoon to talk up his new business.

When I featured Christine Sullivan's California Espresso Café in an April 7 business feature, the small business owner was very candid about the challenge these tough economic times pose for retailers like herself. But Sullivan, who bought California Espresso Café in October, gave me every indication that she

When I featured Christine Sullivan's California Espresso Café in an April 7 business feature, the small business owner was very candid about the challenge these tough economic times pose for retailers like herself. But Sullivan, who bought California Espresso Café in October, gave me every indication that she

Gas prices and the wheezing economy might be affecting turnout for this year's Kool April Nites car show (see Thursday's Record Searchlight for more on this), but at least one out-of-town motorhead isn't fazed by sticker shock at the pump. In fact, if gas prices ever get so high that Carson City, Nev.'s Paul Redm