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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 …

U.S. employers added 192,000 jobs in March, a solid number that indicates the economy probably is coming out of its winter slowdown. The national unemployment rate was unchanged between February and March, but the economy added about 37,000 more jobs in February than originally believed, according to data released Friday …

A major home improvement store chain has agreed to settle a lawsuit that charged the company with improperly handling and disposing toxic waste at some of its California stores. Lowe’s will pay $18.1 million to settle the matter, which was investigated by the Los Angeles County Districts Attorney’s Office and …

Officials with the United Food & Commercial Workers Union say more talks are needed to settle the dispute between the union and three of Southern California’s major supermarket chains. Talks began in early February, and since then no more than two talks a week have taken place, and some weeks …

Manufacturing in the Inland Empire is officially struggling. The region’s purchasing managers index in March was 49, according to data released today by the Institute of Applied Research & Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. That was the first time since August that the index was below 50, the …

National retail sales rose 3.6 percent for the week that ended Saturday compared with the previous week. That’s the good news. The bad news is year-to-year sales for the week that ended Saturday were up 0.6 percent, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain …