Sonic Drive-In is working on plans to develop a restaurant in Corona. If that happens, Corona would be one of the few cities in Riverside County with one of the popular drive-in restaurants, according to a report originally published in The Press-Enterprise. City officials have been trying to lure Sonic …
Read More »Partisan gridlock is hurting the economic recovery, says economist
The U.S. economy will remain sluggish as long as the federal government continues to send mixed signals to the business community, according to a leading Southern California economist. Chris Thornberg, a founding partner with Beacon Economics LLC in Los Angeles, said neither political party is addressing the nation’s long-term economic …
Read More »Federal shutdown barely touches Inland region
The Inland Empire economy took only a mild hit at best during the recent 16-day shutdown of the federal government, but businesses in the two-county region might be more cautious because of the closure. There are about 20,000 federal employees in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, including roughly 6,000 that …
Read More »Race car school to come to Auto Club Speedway
A business that will allow people to experience the thrill of driving a race car at top speeds is coming to the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. Speedway officials and Exotics Racing in Las Vegas have reached a joint agreement to open an Exotics Racing driving school at the speedway, …
Read More »Inland region to stay capital of large industrial projects
The Inland Empire is already the king of “big-box” industrial projects, and that trend will only continue for the next 10 years or so. That was the consensus of a panel of industrial real estate experts who spoke Wednesday at a seminar on the evolution of large warehouse- distribution projects. …
Read More »Company to bring manufacturing jobs back to Inland Empire
Trident Case, an Ontario company that makes metal cases used to protect iPhones, iPads and other electronic devices, is moving some of its manufacturing operation from China back to the Inland Empire. Trident Case has bought a 42,000-square-foot facility at 9076 Hyssop Drive in Rancho Cucamonga and will transfer up …
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