Business reporter
George Avalos
George Avalos is a business reporter for the Bay Area News Group who covers the economy, jobs, consumer prices, commercial real estate, airlines and airports and PG&E for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. He is a graduate of San Francisco State University with a BA degree in broadcasting and journalism.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Expertise: The Bay Area economy, commercial real estate, jobs and employment trends, airports and airlines and PG&E
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PG&E profits hop higher, company raises already rosy outlook for 2024
PG&E profits hopped higher in the first three months of 2024.
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Big San Jose manufacturing and industrial project pushes forward
A big manufacturing and industrial complex in San Jose is taking a key step forward.
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Tesla plans huge Bay Area job cuts, including hundreds at Fremont car factory
The staffing reductions at the electric car maker represent the largest single round of job cuts by a tech company since the tech sector began its current series of Bay...
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529-unit tower proposed for ‘challenging’ San Jose site
Narrow downtown parcel now has two restaurants, a hair salon and a parking lot.
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Bay Area housing complex lands key loan despite sour real estate scene
A big transit-oriented development in the Bay Area has landed a crucial loan.
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Dunn-Edwards Paints will move into some Kelly-Moore Bay Area stores
Dunn-Edwards, a big paint retailer, will greatly widen its footprint in Northern California by adding 17 stores in the region.
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PG&E strives to slow pace of increases in electric and gas bills: company CEO
PG&E's top boss held out hope Monday to the utility's beleaguered ratepayers that they can expect customer monthly bills to reduce.
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Big San Jose apartment project lands key piece of real estate funding
A big San Jose apartment project that could sprout in downtown San Jose has landed a key piece of interim financing.
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Tech companies slash hundreds more Bay Area jobs as layoffs persist
Tech companies have revealed plans to chop hundreds more jobs in the Bay Area.
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Bay Area bounces back with job gains in March, led by South Bay hiring
The job markets in the Bay Area and California powered to robust job gains in March.