Businesses and some economists believe the move will end up costing jobs, but its supporters say it’s a matter of fairness after years of stagnant wages for the middle class. One possible result: more efforts to replace workers with machines, wherever possible. Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign legislation …
Read More »Planned Emissions Testing Center Attracts Businesses
Riverside is trying attract clean-air businesses to the city, thanks to a recent action by the California Air Resources Board. Earlier this month, the California Air Resources Board voted 8-3 to move its motor vehicle and engine emissions testing and research facility from El Monte to an 18-acre site at …
Read More »Brown Set to Approve Minimum Wage Hike
Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign legislation Monday that will raise California’s minimum wage to $15 a hour. The measure, which passed the state Senate and Assembly Thursday, will put California at the head of a national effort to improve working class wages while increasing the pay of an …
Read More »Second Amazon Facility for San Bernardino
Amazon will open a second fulfillment center in San Bernardino. The 1.1 million-square-foot operation, which is expected to create more than 1,000 full-time jobs, will be the company’s seventh fulfillment center in California, according to a statement released Wednesday. Amazon opened its first California fulfillment center in San Bernardino four …
Read More »Charity Golf Tournament Helps Local Police
Stater Bros. Charities has donated $50,000 to the San Bernardino Police Department. The money, which was raised at the 9th Annual Stater Bros. Charities Dave Stockton Heroes Challenge Golf Tournament, will be used expand the department’s community outreach programs, according to a statement. The supermarket chain’s charitable organization also honored …
Read More »New Training Facility will Teach Skills Needed for Manufacturing, Technical Jobs
InTech Center in Fontana, which opened last week, is expected to train Inland Empire residents to work in manufacturing while attracting businesses to the region. The project, which has been in the works for several years, is being praised for its blending of the public and private sectors. During her …
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