Inland Regional Hospice is encouraging longer stays and more interaction with family members. The goal is to make hospice care more than a one or two-week ordeal at the very end of life, but convincing people to take that approach can be difficult. When he opened Inland Regional Hospice in …
Read More »Organized labor holds its own
Union membership essentially held its own last year, although total union membership remains historically low nationwide. Total union membership was 11.1 percent in 2014, down 0.2 percent compared with 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The total number wage and salary workers who belonged to a union …
Read More »Stricter rules for massage parlors
Corona is getting tougher with its massage parlors. A new state law that returns control of massage parlors to cities has led the city council to toughen its regulations on those businesses, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. On Wednesday, Police Captain Jerry Rodriguez told the council that complaints …
Read More »Obama’s proposed tax hike on rich draws mixed local response
His move to help the middle class, including a proposed minimum wage hike, draws criticism and praise from local economists. One thing they agree on: getting his proposals through a Republican-controlled Congress might be next to impossible. President Obama’s move to raise taxes on the wealthiest one percent while providing …
Read More »Wet Seal spares Inland stores
Wet Seal, a leading specialty retailer for young women, recently announced the closing of 338 stores nationwide. The company axe, however, didn’t fall in Riverside or San Bernardino counties. Officials with all seven Wet Seal stores in the Inland region – in Redlands, Moreno Valley, Temecula, Ontario, San Bernardino, Riverside …
Read More »Logistics conference is scheduled
For the first time, the annual Southern California Logistics Summit will be held in Los Angeles County. This year’s event is scheduled to be held April 23 at Fairplex in Pomona, said Jack Katzanek, spokesman for the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, the Inland region’s largest economic development agency. The San …
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