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In the same week when state officials revealed the unemployment rate in Riverside and San Bernardino counties reached a record 15 percent, Gov. Read Full Artice...
Before plates of hor d'oeuvres were passed around to the 900 or so business people and local officials gathered for Ontario's annual state of the city event, attendees feasted on optimistic words from industry leaders and an economist. Read Full Artice...
In recent years, Kohl's Corp. has found success in California by aggressively pursuing former Mervyns customers and taking over several of their shuttered outlets, while expanding its presence throughout the state by opening new stores. Read Full Artice...
Plans to build California's first-large-scale commercial solar thermal power plant in nearly two decades overcame a major hurdle this week when the federal government conditionally committed $1. Read Full Artice...
Inland Southern California's manufacturing sector is still showing a fairly strong pulse, but the beat is not loud enough to draw in many new workers, a report released Monday found. Read Full Artice...
More than a decade after the first plans were drawn, the Fairplex in Pomona will expand its conference center to 85,000 square feet in an effort to attract corporations, groups and associations that want indoor meeting space in addition to the existing. Read Full Artice...
A new survey that measures how much diesel fuel truck drivers are buying and where they're buying it is expected to offer new insights about the strength of the economic recovery.
The first look at the study, released Feb. Read Full Artice...
Norco residents and business owners are voicing concerns that the city's unique identity and Horsetown USA branding would get lost if Corona provides business services lost by the financially troubled Norco chamber. Read Full Artice...
The Inland region lost more than 11,294 retailers, wholesalers, self-employed sellers and others required to pay sales tax in 2008, according to data from California's Board of Equalization. Read Full Artice...
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is not one of those federal agencies that shows up on evening news broadcasts. It's not considered particularly sexy or controversial. Read Full Artice...
Faced with a $200 million shortfall in its current fiscal year, the city of Los Angeles has considered putting a price tag on Ontario International Airport which it's owned since 1967.
But will anyone buy?
Aviation experts say no. Read Full Artice...
The city of Banning is continuing a search for someone to provide fuel sales and other services at the local airport.
Cory Hazlewood from C and S Engineers, a San Diego airport consulting firm hired by the city, told the Banning City Council Jan. Read Full Artice...
The San Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zone, which was formed in 2006 to attract businesses to economically distressed areas within the county, could be expanded by several hundred acres if Redlands redevelopment officials receive can reach an agreement. Read Full Artice...
San Bernardino County officials and a number of city leaders gathered Monday to brainstorm creative ways to generate new jobs in the Inland region.
The discussions took place during a job summit hosted by Rep. Read Full Artice...
It seems like it's been a long time since the days when Inland paychecks were almost guaranteed to move toward the north every year. Read Full Artice...
One of the Inland area's more prestigious colleges wants to use some of its best economic and political minds for an organization that would provide a continuous stream of research and analysis. Read Full Artice...
Although citrus production has shrunk dramatically in Riverside County over the past decade, the county continues to lead the state in the planting of grapefruit. Read Full Artice...
In the 3 ½ years since the owners of Restaurant Omakase moved into a downtown Riverside storefront with a view of Fox Performing Arts Center, they've watched and waited for its rebirth.
The wait is over. Read Full Artice...
When city project manager Robert Wise walked into Riverside's Fox theater about four years ago, he immediately knew who had last flocked to the once-opulent movie palace.
Pigeons. Read Full Artice...
