Economy

Todd Buchholz, former White House director of economic policy and a regular on CNBC, the renowned business news channel, will deliver the keynote address at next week’s Southern California Economic Forecast in Ontario. The conference, scheduled to be held Oct. 12 at Citizens Business Bank Arena, will bring together approximately …

Despite what you might see on the news or read online, California is not worst state in which to do business, and the state’s economy is not about to slide into the Pacific Ocean. That was the message delivered Thursday by economist Chris Thornberg at the 7th Annual Inland Southern …

Both California and the Inland Empire should experience stronger economic growth than the nation during the next year or more, according to report released Tuesday. Turmoil in other countries has slowed U.S. exports and damaged the commodities industry, causing a modest drop in business investment, according to a forecast released …

With the economy continuing to improve and port activity up, 2016 looks like it will be a good year for anyone looking for a temporary job during the Christmas shopping season. UPS and Target have already announced they will at least match the number of hires they made one year …

This year’s Route 66 Cruisin’ Reunion attracted more than 150,000 people and pumped upwards of $17 million into the local economy, according to data released Thursday by the event’s organizer. By the time the party ended Sunday, the Cruisin’ Reunion attracted more than 1,000 cars, 50 vendors and had staged …

California added 63,100 non-agricultural jobs during August, a solid number but not enough to change the state’s unemployment rate, which remained at 5.5 percent. The state has added more than 2.3 million jobs since the recession officially ended in February 2010, the Employment Development Department stated in its monthly jobs …