Stonewall Gardens in Palm Springs, scheduled to open this summer, will cater to LGBT residents. Despite the Coachella Valley’s large gay population, it will be the first facility of its kind in the region. What is being called the Coachella Valley’s first assisted-living facility for elderly LGBT residents is scheduled …
Read More »Walmart gets a yes vote
The La Verne Planning Commission has approved a Walmart Neighborhood store. Following a contentious meeting Wednesday, the council voted 4-1 in favor of the project, with Commissioner Tim Hepburn casting the dissenting vote, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. The store is proposed for the former …
Read More »Truck terminal opens
A company that carries refrigerated products has opened a truck terminal on a 34-acre site in Colton. C.R. England’s facility at 2250 S. Riverside Ave. includes a 30,000-square-foot maintenance facility with eight service bays, and an 18,000-square-foot resource center, according to a company release. The resource center, which opened earlier …
Read More »CVB Financial approves cash dividend
CVB Financial Corp. in Ontario has announced a ten-cent per share cash dividend for the second quarter of this year. The dividend, which will be payable during the middle of July to anyone who is a shareholder as of July 2, was approved last Thursday by CVB Financial’s board of …
Read More »Inland business get tax credits
Some Inland Empire businesses will receive tax breaks from the state of California in exchange for hiring more workers. The California Competes Tax Credit Committee has approved nearly $29 million in tax credits for local businesses, part of a program started last year after Gov. Jerry Brown eliminated the state’s …
Read More »Human Trafficking Survivor Receives Gift of Car
A City of Yucaipa resident, Amy Andrews, is a survivor of sex trafficking and domestic violence who has turned her victimization around and is now helping to empower other victims in local communities by her public speaking engagements on both of these challenging issues that face local residents. Until her …
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