That’s the opinion of the chairman of the state’s horse racing board, although moving races from one county to another might be tricky. Other issues must be resolved Fairplex officials appear to have a solid case for moving horse racing from the Pomona facility to Los Alamitos Race Course in …
Read More »Tribe donates to its own graduate program
The San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians has donated $4 million to the Claremont Graduate University, money the school will use to expand its Tribal Administration Certificate Program. The tribe has now donated $7.4 million to the program, which provides training and education for tribal management and other employees, …
Read More »Grocery contract up for vote
Members of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union are voting this week on a contract. The union reached a tentative agreement with Vons, Ralphs and Albertsons one week ago, and now an estimated 60,000 rank-and-file union members must approve or reject the agreement, according to published reports. Terms of …
Read More »Library may go to private sector management
Upland might hire a private company to handle day-to-day operations of its library. Hiring Library Systems and Services Inc. could save the city $1 million during the next five years, according to a report published by the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. The company, based in Germantown, Md., wants to keep …
Read More »Loans to small business are up
Recent changes to federal regulations regarding small business loans might be paying off in the Inland Empire. CDC Small Business Finance in San Diego approved $36.6 million worth of loans to small businesses in Riverside and San Bernardino counties during the first four months of this year, according to a …
Read More »Some Inland small businesses air their grievances
Riverside Councilman and Congressional candidate Steve Adams conducts a listening tour of small businesses and learns what he already knew: businesses believe they’re over taxed and have to deal with too much regulation. Riverside City Councilman Steve Adams, candidate in the 41st U.S. Congressional district, toured 10 small businesses in …
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