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Java Mama in Folsom Closing Shop

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Photo by Thomas Hawk
Photo by Thomas Hawk

Java Mama Folsom, a coffee shop which also has play areas for children, is closing down in February. The store opened in January 2014 confirmed the decision on its Facebook page. Java Mama’s last day of business will be on February 26.

Owner Rachel Cabalse explained on Facebook that she has to close in the face of an increase in her rent.

“I have worked harder and longer hours as an attempt towards making Java Mama profitable, or quite honestly just merely staying in business. With my savings being just enough to cover a tank of gas, I have to admit that what I’m doing isn’t working,” she said.

Java Mama utilizes 1,750 square feet of space in the Broadstone Marketplace in Folsom. Within that space is a coffee shop with play areas for children, but the store is designed to be more than just a child-friendly coffee shop.

There are other Java Mama shops, although the store is not a franchise. Owners purchase licensing rights to the name and business plan. There was another Java Mama shop in San Diego when the Folsom branch opened, but it closed. According to the Java Mama web-site there are still stores operating in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Fort Wayne, Indiana. There is a third shop in planning in Washington, DC.

Toshiba Coming Soon to Sacramento Area

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Toshiba Corporation Headquarters, Tokyo, at night seen from the Tokyo Tower. Photo by Josef Thiel
Toshiba Corporation Headquarters, Tokyo, at night seen from the Tokyo Tower. Photo by Josef Thiel

Toshiba, the Japanese-based consumer electronics company, has rented a 21,000 square-foot space in an office in Folsom, the first such office in the region. The company is expected to hire about 60 new workers at its 35 Iron Point Circle office.

Real estate broker Nate Cyphers confirmed that Toshiba will need employees in the areas of sales, research and design.

“It’s encouraging,” said Cyphers, a vice president with CBRE Sacramento. “We’re slowly seeing organic growth here from companies that aren’t here, and from companies that are here.”

Cyphers added that Toshiba signed a ten-year lease, and indication of their long-term commitment to the area. It is a logical addition to the already established region’s high-tech industry. Companies already in the area include Intel, Micron and Hewlett-Packard.

“Folsom also provides a great cost of living and workers can be in a community that’s more competitive than Silicon Valley,” he said. “It’s good news for this region.”