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Ron Carr, Perris’ assistant city manager, is retiring. During his 12 years with the city, Carr supervised multiple departments, played a role in expanding parks and recreation services and helped the city get through the Great Recession, according to a statement on the city’s website. Carr announced his retirement last …

Dawn J. Wright, a scientist with Esri in Redlands, has been named a 2016 fellow of the Geological Society of America. The society “recognizes its fellows for their distinguished contributions to the geosciences through research, teaching and enhancing the public’s awareness of geology,” according to a statement. For the past …

Mike Weisman, founder and executive officer of The Values Institute in Santa Ana, will give the keynote address at the third annual Inland Empire Top Workplaces awards ceremony. The event, sponsored by The Press-Enterprise, is scheduled to be held Dec. 1 at the Riverside Convention Center, according to topworkplaces.pe.com. Based …

Perris City Councilwoman Tonya Burke has won the “Friend of Labor” Award from the Riverside chapter of the NAACP. Burke, a member of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, was honored recently in a ceremony at the Riverside Convention Center, according to a city statement. The award …

Cindi Peterson Tompkins has been named San Bernardino County’s director of human resources. Tompkins, who will begin work Oct. 31, will be in charge of providing services to the county’s 22,000 employees, managing a 143-member staff and overseeing an $18 million budget, according to a county statement. Prior to joining …

Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, recently received the S. Roy Wilson Memorial Award for Leadership in Government by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Calvert, who is now serving his twelfth term in Congress, was recognized for his work as chairman of the House Energy and Environment Committee’s Science subcommittee, …