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A lifelong Riverside resident has received the first-ever Riverside Business Week Young Entrepreneur Award from the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce. Steffen Sommers was recognized for helping to create Lift Coffee Roasters, a gourmet coffee shop in Riverside, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Sommers, 26, opened the shop …

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Jeff Eason Sr. is back as president of the Barstow Senior Center. Eason returned days after being acquitted on embezzlement charges in connection with his management of the center, according to a report in the Barstow Desert Dispatch. Eason was charged with stealing $3,000, a washer-dryer and a refrigerator from …

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Jocelyn Millar, a professor of entomology at UC Riverside, has been awarded the Silver Medal for Career Achievement by the International Society of Chemical Ecology. The award, which is given out annually, recognizes noteworthy contributions chemical ecology, the study of chemicals that mediate interaction between living organisms, according to a …

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Cynthia Caruso has been named chief executive officer of the Southern California Fair. Caruso will be in charge of off-track wagering and will coordinate all non-fair activities, according to a statement. She will also be responsible for Harrison Hall, the fairgrounds’ banquet hall and wedding facility. Caruso’s appointment was announced …

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Two members of the Inland Empire’s Native American community will be recognized for their work advancing tribal interests. Mary Ann Andreas, tribal vice chairwoman for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and James Ramos, San Bernardino County’s Third District supervisor and the immediate past chairman of the San Manuel Band …

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A graduate of La Sierra University has been named assistant general manager of Detroit Pistons. Brian Wright, who graduated from La Sierra in 2004 with a degree in business administration, was named to the position with the NBA team earlier this week, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Wright, …

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