Blue Diamond Growers' almond processing plant in Sacramento is shutting its doors after nearly a century. News of the closure ...

A fresh wave of layoffs is sweeping across Northern California, with job cuts spanning the biotech, retail, agriculture and health care sectors — signaling mounting economic pressures in the region.

Blue Diamond’s manufacturing plant in Sacramento will close gradually over the next 18 to 24 months, with the first layoffs beginning in September, according to a layoff notice filed with the state ...