Business

The Toro Company was honored recently for its support of irrigation throughout California and for its work with cities, water districts and the state in getting July designated as “Smart Irrigation Month.” Assemblyman Eric Linder, R-Corona, recently recognized the Riverside-based company for its irrigation efforts, according to a statement. For …

A recycling company has opened a 100,000-square-foot facility in Pomona. National Environmental Protection Co., better known as NEPCO, held a grand opening ceremony last week at its facility at 750 S. Reservoir St. in southeast Pomona, according to a published report. The company, which employs more than 50 people, converts …

A Moreno Valley man has been arrested in connection with an investment fraud operation in which more than $11 million was stolen from investors who were promised major returns from oil and gas projects. Timothy Aubrey, 53, surrendered to FBI agents in Riverside this week after charges of mail and …

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 …

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 …

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, …