It is no secret that San Bernardino has not fully felt the so-called economic recovery hailed by so many media outlets and politicians. In fact, while the news talked about slow but steady economic growth many businesses that went out of business in San Bernardino have yet to return, or …
Read More »Palm Springs Business Chooses Redlands Lending Firm
When Kathy Graham was looking to purchase a building for her expanding Budget Blinds franchise in Palm Springs, she knew that she would need a commercial loan. The building she was already occupying was perfect, but a new showroom was desperately needed. For years, Graham had dreamed of creating full …
Read More »Another Habit for Upland
The Habit, the Irvine-based hamburger restaurant chain, is opening its second location in Upland. The restaurant, at 1213 W. Foothill Blvd., officially opened Wednesday, according to a company statement. The chain, formally known as The Habit Burger Grill, has operated a restaurant at the Colonies Crossroads Shopping Center next to …
Read More »Halloween: It’s not just for kids anymore
What used to be an unofficial holiday for children is now a multi-billion dollar industry, with grown-ups buying costumes and decorating their houses. That’s good news for retailers, and the Inland region appears to be getting it share of the pie. There’s a day on the calendar that’s fast approaching …
Read More »Ontario holds fall celebration
Ontario’s second annual Fall Fest is here. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave., according to a statement released by the Ontario Convention Center. A pop Latin band, Abrakadabra, will kick off the musical part of the festival …
Read More »BLM Creates Bureaucratic Quagmire for Railroads
In an unprecedented move this week, the Federal Bureau of Land Management released a heavily burdensome administrative determination requiring extraordinary environmental review of ancillary railroad right of way uses that had previously been noncontroversial. For nearly 150 years railroads have held granted easements across federal lands under the General Right-of-Way …
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