Business

A man hired to help the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians with some of its business affairs has admitted to participating in a kickback scheme that defrauded the tribe. David Alan Heslop of Templeton pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery, …

Nordstrom Rack has opened at Riverside Plaza. The store at the city’s oldest shopping mall welcomed more than 850 shoppers Thursday, according to a report originally published by The Press-Enterprise. Nordstrom Rack is the discount version of Nordstrom, the popular high-end retail chai. It sells many of the same brands …

The state Assembly has passed a bill that will protect people in homeowner associations who try to reduce the amount of water they use for landscaping. The bill was approved 71-1 today without debate, according to an Associated Press report. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) is sponsoring the bill. Some …

Region’s March purchasing managers index is below 50, for the first time in seven months, but experts say the drop is temporary. The next two months will be critical. Is it time to start worrying about manufacturing in the Inland Empire? Not according to several local experts, but the last …

California will experience modest job growth during the next three years, a study released Wednesday stated. In all sectors, employment in the state should grow 1.8 percent this year, 2.2 percent next year and 2.1 percent in 2016, according to a forecast by the UCLA Anderson School of Management. State …

The Toro Co. in Riverside has partnered with a non-profit foundation that is conducting a nationwide water conservation program. My Water Pledge is a competition between cities across the United States that is being held during the month of April, said Steve Creech, executive director of the Wyland Foundation, an …