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Business activity in the Inland Empire rose  2.8 percent during the third quarter, a trend that is expected to grow during the next year, according to data released today. That was a significant improvement from the second quarter’s 1.6 percent increase, but a decline from the activity recorded in the …

Palm Springs International Airport will upgrade its restaurants and retailers. The city council recently approved 10-year contracts with Paradies-Lagardere Travel Retail in Atlanta, the airport’s restaurant operator, and Las Vegas-based Marshall Retail Group according to a statement on the city’s website. Besides renovating the airport’s three restaurants, Paradies will bring …

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s trauma center has been designated a Level One Adult Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons. That ranking, by the college’s Committee on Trauma, is based on a site visit by committee members in July and is the highest ranking of its kind in the …

San Bernardino has agreed to pay $8 million to demolish the Carousel Mall. In a 5-1 vote, the city council at its Wednesday meeting approved an agreement with Cerritos-based Resource Environmental to level the former shopping center, Councilman Theodore Sanchez said. Councilwoman Kim Calvin cast the dissenting vote. Councilman Ben …

Starting Jan. 6, Riverside will require most new buildings to be all-electric. That regulation, which the city council approved 4-3 on Tuesday, will apply to all structures three stories or less, according to a statement on the city’s website. After Jan. 1, 2026, all new Riverside buildings will have to …

Victorville has nearly $2 million available for community development projects for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, which starts July 1. That funding is provided by the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships, according to a statement on the city’s website. Both programs are administered by the U.S. Department of …