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An estimated 10,000 people are expected to participate in the ninth annual Believe Walk, scheduled to held Sunday in Redlands. The 5K walk, which is sponsored by Stater Bros. Charities and Inland Women Fighting Cancer, has donated more than $3 million to local cancer-fighting organizations since the event was started …

The proposed Cadiz Water Project is participating in a marketing campaign designed to increase public awareness about the need to upgrade Southern California’s infrastructure. The campaign, which began earlier this month, is being run by the Southern California Partnership for Jobs, a coalition of management and labor unions that is …

An Ontario job placement firm is using Facebook to promote some of the better jobs it has available. First Rate Staffing, which specializes in logistics industry positions started the service – available on Facebook under Inland Empire Jobs – about one month ago, said Sarah Cullins, an account manager with …

Kmart has announced that it plans to shut 64 stores nationwide, including two in the Inland Empire. All of those facilities will close by mid-December, including the stores at 17099 Valley Blvd. in Fontana and 81691 Highway 111 in Indio, said Howard Riefs, spokesman for Sears Holding Corp., the owner …

Redlands-based Esri has been named one of the 25 fastest growing cloud companies in the United States by PwC, the auditing, consulting and tax service. PwC’s report assesses some of the ways cloud computing – which allows businesses to manage and streamline data generated by mobile devices, sensors and other …

The California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, which represents more than 800,000 Hispanic-owned businesses throughout the state, will hold its annual convention this week at the Riverside Convention Center. About 3,000 people are expected to attend the event, which is scheduled to be held Wednesday through Friday at various locations throughout …