Gov. Brown has signed a bill that raises the state’s minimum wage. The legislation, which Brown signed Wednesday during a ceremony in downtown Los Angeles, will raise the current minimum wage of $8 an hour to $9 an hour as of July 1 of next year, according to a published …
Read More »Holiday hiring outlook a mixed bag
Anyone seeking a seasonal job during the upcoming holiday season might be facing an uphill battle. While most major retail chains report that they will hire extra people this year, few have said they expect to hire more people than they did last year, according to a published report. The …
Read More »Home products company in Mira Loma bought
A Newport Beach company that makes kitchen and bathroom products will buy its sister company in Mira Loma. RSI Home Products will purchase Professional Cabinet Solutions for an undisclosed sum, according to a published report. Both are private companies. RSI employs more than 4,000 people in California, …
Read More »Founder of Inland CREW
Two years ago, Ruby Simpson predicted that, by now, the Inland Empire chapter of CREW – Commercial Real Estate Women – would have more members than CREW’s Los Angeles chapter. That didn’t happen, and it probably won’t happen anytime soon, said Simpson, who started the chapter in 2008. …
Read More »Electric cars for sale in Riverside
The Inland Empire now has an automobile dealership that sells electric vehicles. Singh EcoCentre is the first auto seller in the two-county region to sell electric cars, trucks and vans, according to a published report. The dealership is in the Riverside Auto Center next to the 91 …
Read More »Clothing chain expands in San Bernardino
A Nordstrom-owned clothing store chain will move its Fontana warehouse-distribution facility into a larger operation in San Bernardino. HauteLook will relocate to a 604,000-square-foot industrial building in the Glen Helen Distribution Center, more than than double the size of its current operation in Fontana, according to a company statement. …
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