The city of Vista has announced the top three bids on an engineering contract that involves repairs on W. Vista Way.

The 12-unit apartment at 2224 Primrose Ave. in Vista 920283, and the 10 units at 2232 Primrose have been sold for $2.35 million.

U.S. Foodservice, Joseph Webb Division based in Vista, is being awarded a maximum $51,877,500 firm-fixed-price, prime vendor contract for full line food distribution.

Already a finalist in a nationwide contest for alternative vehicles, Vista-based Aptera Motors has teamed with Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry to create an exhibit on the future of automobiles.

The Boys & Girls Club of Vista and the Vista Firefighters Association invite the public to enjoy a pancake breakfast cooked up by firefighters for only $5 on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Vista is located seven miles inland and 45 miles north of San Diego's center on the H-78 corridor. For many years it was best known as an agricultural area famed for its flowers, nuts, citrus and avocado trees.  The town derives its name from the Spanish word for "view" perhaps referring to its site among the rolling coastal hills of North San Diego County.

Vista's economic base is made up of a variety of manufacturing and industrial companies. From 1995 to 2002, Vista's employment grew 21 percent, increasing its tax base and property values despite the current economic downturn.