Stater Bros. Charities, the charitable arm of Stater Bros. Markets, has donated $53,624 to the U.S. Marine Corp.’s Toys for Tots program. This is the ninth year that Stater Bros. has given money at Christmas to Toys for Tots, and this year’s donation was more than double the amount the …
Read More »Food distributor to bring 200-plus jobs to Corona
A food packaging and distribution company will move to Corona from Anaheim, bringing with it more than 200 jobs. Veg-Fresh Farms Inc., which packages and distributes produce to grocery stores, has purchased a 187,000-square-foot industrial building that is under construction at 1400 W. Rincon Ave., said Larry Nuffer, manager of …
Read More »Jack In The Box franchisee buys Murrieta property
A company that franchises Jack In The Box restaurants has bought a parcel at the Gateway Plaza shopping center in Murrieta and will build one of the fast-food restaurants there. Murrieta-based DMSD Property LLC bought the property, which covers a little more than a half-acre, from Sierra Lane Partners LLC, …
Read More »Inland Empire Auto Dealerships Remain a Cash Cow for their Cities
The sales tax doesn’t always stay in the local community, but cities still go to great lengths to land, or keep, a dealership. San Bernardino is a prime example. Three years ago, during the height of the recession, owners of the automobile dealerships at the San Bernardino Auto Center decided …
Read More »Fast-food protests reach Inland Empire
A nationwide protest by fast-food workers came to the Inland Empire this week. The protestors were calling attention to the low wages that are paid in the fast-food industry and are hoping to get the federal minimum wage raised to $15 an hour, according to multiple published reports. Demonstrations were …
Read More »IEEP, manufacturer’s council announce partnership
The Inland Empire Economic Partnership has formed an alliance with the Manufacturer’s Council of the Inland Empire. Officials with both organization hope that the arrangement, which was announced Wednesday, will give the manufacturer’s council – which has about 50 members – more financial and political clout within the two-county region, …
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