Riverside City College’s music department will hold a concert this month to raise money to help homeless people. The Concert for the Homeless is scheduled to be held at 4 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Henry W. Coil, Sr. and Alice Edna Coil School for the Arts Concert Hall, according …
Read More »Fishbone to be honored by Maglite for 9/11 heroics
A New Jersey man who helped lead a group of people to safety during the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York using a Maglite flashlight will be honored today by the company. Gary Fishbone, 56, an electrical contractor, will be presented with Mag Instrument’s first Maglite Civilian Hero Award during …
Read More »Carvana comes to Ontario
Carvana has opened a car vending machine in Ontario, the company’s second operation of that kind in the greater Los Angeles area. The structure, at 520 N. Turner Ave., is eight stories tall and holds 27 vehicles, according to a statement. Founded in 2012, the Tempe-based Carvana is an online-only …
Read More »Yearly faith-based business summit scheduled
An Inland Empire nonprofit that arrange business loans will hold its 12th annual Faith-Based Small Business Summit next month. About 300 people are expected to attend the event, which is scheduled to be held Oct. 10 at the Riverside Convention Center, said Hilda Kennedy, founder and president of AmPac Business …
Read More »Cadiz Inc. is getting into the hemp business
The company that wants to pump underground water out of the Mojave Desert has entered into a joint venture that could create one of the largest hemp farms in California. Cadiz Inc., the company that for years has wanted to pump groundwater from its desert aquifer in the Mojave Desert …
Read More »Tickets go on sale for Spirit of Entrepreneur Awards
Tickets are on sale for the 2019 Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards, scheduled to be held Nov. 13 at the Riverside Convention Center. Innovators from the Inland Empire will compete for awards in nine categories, each of which recognizes the “leadership, determination, teamwork, community involvement, and the risks taken to …
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