Ontario’s second annual Fall Fest is here. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave., according to a statement released by the Ontario Convention Center. A pop Latin band, Abrakadabra, will kick off the musical part of the festival …
Read More »BLM Creates Bureaucratic Quagmire for Railroads
In an unprecedented move this week, the Federal Bureau of Land Management released a heavily burdensome administrative determination requiring extraordinary environmental review of ancillary railroad right of way uses that had previously been noncontroversial. For nearly 150 years railroads have held granted easements across federal lands under the General Right-of-Way …
Read More »Believe it or not, the Inland Empire is adding manufacturing jobs
The region has gained back some of the manufacturing jobs it lost during the recession, though not in overwhelming numbers. Affordable land might be one reason, but everyone is hoping the trend continues. Who said manufacturers are avoiding the Inland Empire? That may be the conventional wisdom, just as it …
Read More »Inland housing agencies receive grants
Three housing rehabilitation agencies in the Inland Empire have received grants from the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation. Habitat for Humanity Riverside received $100,000, while HomeStrong USA/Hometown Community Development Corp. and National Community Renaissance, both in Rancho Cucamonga, received $50,000 each, according a foundation statement. The grants are typically used for …
Read More »Ontario to get upscale auto dealership
Audi, the German manufacturer and distributor of luxury automobiles, is coming to Ontario. Workers are expected to begin grading on a five-acres of open space the company purchased on Inland Empire Boulevard between Archibald and Vineyard avenues, according to multiple sources. No formal construction schedule has been set, but the …
Read More »Restaurant promotion scheduled
The fourth annual Inland Empire Restaurant Week will be held later this month. Sponsored by the Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau, this year’s event will be held from Oct. 16 to Oct. 25, with establishments in more than 30 communities expected to participate, according to a statement. Restaurants can …
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