Economy, hospitals top the list of top buisiness stories for 2011
In Vacaville and elsewhere in Solano County, the top business story of 2011 was the ongoing housing crisis, namely a staggering number of home foreclosures that continue unabated, coupled with stubbornly high jobless rates as local, state and the United States economies begin a fragile recovery in the lingering wake of the Great Recession.But there were many other significant stories, too, and here is a top 10 list as compiled by Reporter editors and writers:
No. 1 Continuing economic struggles . Solano County's economy is crawling northward, but isn't expected to reach prerecession levels for several more years, according to a projection by the University of the Pacific's Business Forecasting Center.
California's economic outlook also is gradually improving, but the gap between the Sacramento and Silicon valleys is widening, according to center officials, who released their projections in April.
No. 2 Hospital wars . A fall 2010 announcement