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April 2019
DEPARTMENTS
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EVIL HR LADY
How to cut labor costs during tough times
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100
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ON THE MARKET
The secrets Zillow keeps
by Ryan Lundquist
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by Winnie Comstock-Carlson
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by Rob Lapsley, California Business Roundtable
16 rsvp
20 worth noting
interview by Sena Christian
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TASTE
Countdown to Sacramento’s first Michelin star
by Daniel Barnes
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SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL SECTION
19th Annual Office Guide
Comstock’s, with the Association of Commercial
Real Estate and the Building Owners and Managers
Association, highlights market trends and the
modern office
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comstocksmag.com | April 201 9
opinion
California budget process requires more
transparency
DISCOURSE
Economic Development Manager for the City of
Lincoln Shawn Tillman discusses growth, industry
and foreign trade
letter from the publisher
The Northern California Megaregion hinges on
train transport
by Suzanne Lucas
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THE USUAL
Generations Family Business Conference | KBM-
HOGUE Showroom Grand Opening | She Shares with
Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Stocktonian of the Year
Buzzword of the Month: fake news / Readers sound off
on social / ICYMI: Last month’s hottest web exclusives
100 in the making
102 seed round
Soapmaker Jazmine Bonnett has a need for speed
Meet the founder of HealthSherpa, our April Startup
of the Month