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Andrew Peykoff II, chief executive officer and president of Niagara Bottling in Ontario, has been named an Entrepreneur of the Year for 2015 by Ernst & Young LLP. Peykoff received the award in the consumer products category among businesses in the Inland Empire and Orange County, according to a statement. …

A former creative writing teacher at UC Riverside has been named the United States’ poet laureate. Juan Felipe Herrera is the nation’s 21st poet in chief and the first Latino to hold that prestigious title, according to multiple published reports. He will serve for two year. The U.S. Library of …

Dave Despain, an on-air personality with MAVTV, will serve as grand marshal of the upcoming MAVTV 500. The MAVTV 500 is part of the IndyCar series and is scheduled to be held June 27 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. MAVTV is …

Ruthanne Taylor Berger has been named to the Riverside County Planning Commission. Berger, who ran last year for a seat on the Murrieta City Council, is currently a member of that city’s planning commission, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Supervisor Chuck Washington nominated Berger to the five-member commission, …

Jon Boulware, owner of an Allstate Insurance agency in Claremont, has received a national honor from the company. Boulware’s agency at 323 S. Indian Hill Blvd. has been named to the company’s Honor Ring for its performance last year, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Agencies …

Charlie Zhang, founder of Pick Up Stix, the fast-food chain, will be one several featured speakers Friday at TEDx at La Sierra University. The daylong program, a series of short talks on business-oriented topics, is scheduled to take place at the Troesh Conference Center at the Zapara School of Business. …