Inside a small, busy market on Sacramento's 47th Avenue, Ricky Khan filled a shopping cart with bags of flour for the Italian restaurant he runs in Stockton.

Nobody's painting a pretty portrait of today's economy.

The sun's out, the sky's blue and for businesses whose livelihoods depend on Sacramento-area residents' love of the water, a little more green would make for a perfect holiday weekend.

A free workshop on small-business opportunities will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Alumni Center of California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J St..

Demand is high for a new federal loan program aimed at small businesses. The America's Recovery Capital, or ARC, loans target for-profit small businesses in immediate financial hardship.

Gasoline prices are climbing, but they're still more than a dollar below the record highs posted in June 2008 when the average price of unleaded regular peaked at $4.60 in California.

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