Business

One of the Inland Empire’s strangest landmarks is about to be brought back to life. In Baker, the world’s largest thermometer is expected to glow again sometime this summer, three years after it fell into disrepair and went dark, according to a report originally published in The Press-Enterprise. The 134-foot …

So says the annual report by a Los Angeles real estate firm on the cost of doing business in the western United States. However, one economist says the issue is overstated. San Bernardino is among the 20 most expensive cities in the western United States in which to do business, …

A proposed ballot initiative would reinstate California’s redevelopment agencies. Supporters of the measure have received donations from cities, including $50,000 from Ontario and $25,000 from Anaheim, according to a report that was first published in The Press-Enterprise. The “Jobs and Education Development Initiative,” filed by the Rutan & Tucker law …

Proposed legislation that would restore benefits to the long-term unemployed cleared a major hurdle in the Senate Thursday, but the proposal still has a long way to go before it becomes law. The 65-34 procedural vote in favor of the measure is the first step toward formal Senate approval, which …

Some Inland businessmen have formed the Inland Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Daryl Lee, owner of Abacus Management Group in Riverside, is the head of the new organization, according to a report originally published in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. The growing number of businessmen of Chinese descent in the Inland …

Assemblyman Mike Morrell has won the special election for the State Senate’s District 23 seat. Morrell, R-Rancho Cucamonga, held commanding leads late Tuesday in Riverside and San Bernardino counties of 60 and 64 percent of the vote respectively, according to multiple published reports. Morrell defeated four other candidates and avoided …