In a recent blog on redding.com I noted: "John Troughton of Cushman & Wakefield is the guy the City of Redding's hired to market Stillwater Business Park. He touts his close ties to private equity firms." I then linked to...

In a recent blog on redding.com I noted: “John Troughton of Cushman & Wakefield is the guy the City of Redding's hired to market Stillwater Business Park. He touts his close ties to private equity firms.” I then linked to a Wall Street Journal article which reported that such highly leveraged firms were

About 268 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. customers lost power at 8:02 a.m. today when a line went down at Old Forty-four Drive east of Stillwater Road.

John Troughton of Cushman & Wakefield is the guy the City of Redding's hired to market Stillwater Business Park. He touts his close ties to often highly leveraged private equity firms. Here's the problem with that....

The flood of incoming emails, news tips and press releases never ceases. Some days it’s like we’re in the batting cage and somebody cranked the news-fastball-pitch machine speed up to “Lucy and Ethel.” We find places for most of the incoming, such as in main articles or in the press-release

A three-vehicle crash on Highway 44 injured two people and closed the highway between Stillwater Creek and Gilbert Drive for more than a hour Tuesday afternoon.

A three-vehicle crash on Highway 44 injured two people and closed the highway between Stillwater Creek and Gilbert Drive for more than a hour this afternoon.

We asked the eight Redding City Council candidates to answer one question a week for nine weeks until the Nov. 4 election. Questions are asked on Tuesday. Answers appear on Friday, word-for-word, in the order in which they were received. QUESTION 7 Please discuss your asses

We asked the eight Redding City Council candidates to answer one question a week for nine weeks until the Nov. 4 election. QUESTION 7 Please discuss your assessment of and intentions toward Stillwater Business Park.

By Mark Svenvold October 13, 2008 “At current national rates of oil consumption,” he told me, “the amount of oil we’ve found should last about an hour and a half.” STILLWATER, OKLA. (Fortune Small Business) — The drilling

Huell Howser, who produces "California Gold" for PBS, will visit Redding Oct. 27 and 28 for a show on Stillwater Business Park and other civic projects, according to a city press statement.

Redding and Anderson City Council candidates answered questions from concerned Realtors and stated their reasons for running for election or re-election for office. Incumbents for Redding City Council, Ken Murray and Dick Dickerson were joined b

As long as I've covered Jim Zauher, our esteemed economic development czar, he's been just on the verge of landing the big fish, a big employer paying good wages, etc. Rumors abounded. Nothing materialized. "Just wait for Stillwater" became the...

The Shasta County Sportsmen's Association is looking for disabled veterans and sponsors to participate in its disabled veterans' shoot and barbecue Dec. 7 at Stillwater Sportsmen's Club.

There probably isn't a perfect descriptive word for John Troughton, but "unconventional" comes close. John is a senior director for Cushman and Wakefield Inc., a global commercial real estate company, and is the lead broker responsible for marketing and sales of the Stillwater Business Park.

We asked the eight Redding City Council candidates to answer one question a week for nine weeks until the Nov. 4 election. Answers appear word-for-word in the order in which they were received.   QUESTION 5 Very soon Redding Electric Utility will seek a new director. What are your t

Story and photos by Michael Burke The Redding Rancheria held its 2008 annual Stillwater Pow Wow at the Shasta District Fairgrounds in Anderson recently. The Stillwater Pow Wow is a community gathering that showcases traditional north state American Indian dancing, drumming, food and jewelry in a cultural atm

A three-vehicle collision is blocking Highway 299 in both directions at East Stillwater Way, east of Shasta College, a California Highway Patrol dispatcher said at 4:15 p.m. today.

A young Native American dancer reacts to her friends that are taking part in the Redding Rancheria Stillwater Pow Wow that was held in Anderson over the weekend.What I love about shooting the Pow Wow

I didn’t know what to expect and, I expect, there was a lot I missed – or simply didn’t have the cultural milieu to understand. Feathers bounced from bustles and headdresses as American Indian dancers held their grand entrance at the Stillwater Pow Wow at the Shasta District Fairgrounds in Anderson on Saturday night

Fans of dancing, drums and food should head over to the Stillwater Pow Wow this weekend, organizers said.

A landscaping-supply business owner hopes to split his 5.2-acre Airport Road property, partly to sell to existing businesses and partly to make room for four future light industrial businesses.

Underwhelmed. That’s how I’d describe my reaction to the challengers in the city council race based on last week’s KQMS radio “debate.” Incumbents Ken Murray and Dick Dickerson both sounded a tad defensive, but at least they were able to point to records of accomplishments. More police. More parks and

  Redding Rancheria 2008 Stillwater Pow Wow Where: Shasta District Fairgrounds in Anderson When:  Grand entry 7 p.m. Fri., Sept. 12 and Sat. Sept. 13; and noon, Sun., Sept. 14

This weekend the Stillwater Pow Wow takes center stage at the Anderson Fairgrounds.  I have the fortune of photographing this event for the Red

What were those Russians doing loudly frolicking at Whiskeytown's East Beach on the eve of the holiday weekend? Celebrating their investment in Stillwater Business Park - that rumored food processing concern? Thinking I might be onto a scoop, I paddled...

The other day at the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce I picked up a flashy new brochure for Stillwater Business Park. As you can tell from the picture, it’s professionally done, in keeping with the $70 million project. Stillwater’s Web site (stillwaterbusinesspark.com) recently got a much-needed makeover,

The following is a transcript of an interview that took place late Friday night between Food For Thought: A News Café and Philbert the Cartoonist, who has recently declared himself a write-in candidate for Redding City Council. FFT is conducting the interview to both inform the voting public of the candi

For Immediate release To: All media From: The Office of Cartoonery, The Imaginary People’s Party and FFT:ANC  RE: Announcement of write-in candidacy of Philbert The Cartoonist for Redding City Council   Dear Everyone,  I would like to take this opportunity to announce my ima

Her Honor seems to be betting on Ken Murray's re-election since she's recommending him to be the City Council's point person for Stillwater Business Park....

Recently, I took the dogs down to East Stillwater Creek, which flows by my property. Thanks to beavers, there is still plenty of water in spots, with bullfrogs and dragonflies, herons and ducks enjoying the last haven of water. This is the time of year when the air is heavy with the resinous smells of plants that are [..

Is Stillwater Park Our Future? Should it be? What about Recreation and Tourism?We recently read that Turtle Bay “delivers $9.6 million” to the County last year. Not bad for a Park that receives $350,000 from the City each year to attract visitors from near and far. So, how do the “experts” come up with $

One problem with Stillwater -- it's in California. SACRAMENTO - Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines, of Fresno, today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by AAA they will close all of their call centers in California and...

Stillwater Business Park's web site got a long-needed makeover. The old site -- static and uninformative -- was an embarassment. But why'd Jim Zauher & Co. have to hire a web firm in Texas? Come on, aren't there any good...

After months of a bland Web page to market the city’s $70 million Stillwater Business Park, Redding has launched a snazzy new site designed to lure potential employers.

The hardest-hitting bit in the Shasta County Grand Jury's examination of Stillwater Business Park was the headline (above). Otherwise, the GJ pretty much pulled its punches. Read it here. The "nut" graph: The Grand Jury investigation revealed diverse opinions about...

The Shasta County Grand Jury’s 2007-2008 report was released today and includes reviews of Stillwater Business Park, the county’s mental health and planning divisions, and city and county Web sites.

A Chico-based environmental group is considering its next move after a federal judge denied a request to halt Stillwater Business Park construction.

A federal judge in Sacramento late Friday denied a request to stop work on Stillwater Business Park in light of a lawsuit challenging the permits issued for construction.

• Judge postpones Stillwater case • Warrant search nets meth, 2 drug suspects • You can still purchase tickets to win vehicle • Tribe to hold election at polls in Shasta Lake

Last night I mentioned that Barbara Vlamis of the Butte Environmental Council had sent along a copy of a 2005 letter raising concerns about the Stillwater Business Park's vernal pools. Now City Manager Kurt Starman says that letter was in...

Thinking last night about the Stillwater lawsuit, I recalled a column Kelly Brewer wrote years ago about a heated argument between Mike Warren and a DFG officer at a Rotary meeting, and I vaguely recollected that Stillwater came up. Indeed,...

It appears Stillwater Business Park will have to clear one more legal hurdle before construction can start on the controversial development.

Why is the city of Redding spending millions of dollars to build the Stillwater Business Park?

Get an out-of-town environmental group to sue to stop it on behalf of the fairy shrimp and slender Orcutt grass. This story is just a classic finale to the Stillwaiting Business Park. I asked the Butte Environmental Council about the...

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A Butte County environmental group is suing two federal agencies, claiming they did not do enough to protect wetland species present in portions of the proposed Stillwater Business Park in Redding.

A Stillwater Business Park construction cost windfall may not go into a new Redding Police Department headquarters after all.

I don't have a Wall Street Journal subscription, but I only need to read the first two "free preview" paragraphs of this story to know that Stillwater Business Park's promoters read the paper with a smile this morning. The rising...