A non-profit company that tries to bring solar power to low-income communities wants to help unemployed veterans from the Inland Empire into that field. Oakland-based GRID Alternatives is offering Troops to Solar, a no-cost training program in solar panel installation, to the estimated 16,500 unemployed veterans in Riverside and San …
Read More »Stater Bros. recognizes its employees
Stater Bros. recently honored 585 of its employees for extended years of service with the full-service grocery store chain. Those honored at Stater Bros.’ recent Family Service Awards Banquet have worked for the company anywhere from 20 to 50 years, according to a statement released Tuesday. Fifteen people were honored …
Read More »Massive warehouse project in Moreno Valley gets green light
The Moreno Valley Planning Commission has approved a mega-logistics project that its developer says will bring 20,000 jobs to the city. In a 6-1 vote, the panel Tuesday gave World Logistics Center a solid endorsement, acknowledging its flaws but ultimately deciding that its long-term economic benefits outweigh any environmental concerns, …
Read More »Conference paints rosy picture of the Inland industrial market
The recession is more or less over, according to a middle-of-the-year review of the Inland industrial market. Things are likely to get better, with more activity and job growth on the horizon. And many brokers are watching a certain mega-industrial project proposed for Moreno Valley. The industrial real estate brokers …
Read More »Battle over WLC continues
The debate over a proposed mega-industrial project in Moreno Valley continued Thursday, with supporters and opponents engaging in a sometimes heated exchange before the city’s planning commission. This was the second time the commission has heard debate on World Logistics Center, a logistics development large enough to cover 700 football …
Read More »Inland business lands state tax credits
A Redlands company has received $2 million in state tax credits that it will use to expand its facilities and hire new workers. ESRI, a world leader in geographic information systems and mapping software, will receive the money through the California Competes Tax Credits program, said Mike Nelson, Redlands’ economic …
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