SANBAG wants to build a pair of toll lanes from the Los Angeles County line to Redlands, then follow it up with an identical project on Interstate 15 that would reach the High Desert. Not everyone believes those are good ideas. There’s a political battle brewing regarding a proposed pair …
Read More »Job Center Gets a Makeover
The Moreno Valley Employment Resource Center has been renovated. The program, a partnership between the city and the Riverside County Workforce Development Center, has two new computers that were purchased with a $53,000 grant from the Western Regional Council of Governments, according to a statement on the city’s website. Renovation …
Read More »Company in RC Lands Military Contract
A Michigan-based company with an operation in Rancho Cucamonga has won a contract from the U.S. Army. Gentex Corp. will be paid $82.5 million to manufacture the Joint Service Aircrew Mask at its facility at 9859 7th St., according to statement by Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Redlands. The mask will provide …
Read More »Long-Time Cement Maker to Upgrade
CalPortland, a manufacturer and distributor of cement and other building products, will upgrade its facility in Oro Grande in the High Desert. No schedule has been announced for the upgrade, which is expected to cost approximately $61 million, according to a statement released Tuesday by San Bernardino County. CalPortland began …
Read More »Walk to Fight Cancer Scheduled
An estimated 10,000 people are expected to participate in the ninth annual Believe Walk, scheduled to held Sunday in Redlands. The 5K walk, which is sponsored by Stater Bros. Charities and Inland Women Fighting Cancer, has donated more than $3 million to local cancer-fighting organizations since the event was started …
Read More »Cadiz Water Project Raises its Profile
The proposed Cadiz Water Project is participating in a marketing campaign designed to increase public awareness about the need to upgrade Southern California’s infrastructure. The campaign, which began earlier this month, is being run by the Southern California Partnership for Jobs, a coalition of management and labor unions that is …
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