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Manufacturing growth slows

Inland Empire manufacturing kept growing during November, but not at the pace it has in recent months, according to data released Monday. The region’s purchasing managers index last month was 54, comfortably above the 50 benchmark that determines whether manufacturing is expanding or contracting, the Institute of Applied Research and …

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Report outlines how the Inland Empire can attract more tech jobs

And it doesn’t involve getting tech businesses to move here. Finding tech applications with the businesses that are already here, especially logistics, is a better approach, the study claims. While it will never resemble Silicon Valley, the Inland Empire should be able to attract more tech jobs if it takes …

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State unemployment stays down

California’s unemployment rate stayed at 4.1 percent in October, a record low, according to data. State employers added 36,400 non-agricultural jobs last month, bringing California’s job creation total to more than three million since the economic recovery began nearly nine years ago, the state Employment Development Department reported. Year-over-year, California’s …

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Inland Empire economy should stay strong for awhile

Despite some rough spots, most notably in the housing market, the two-county region should stay relatively strong at least through the end of next year, according to a recent forecast. Let’s all hope a recent economic forecast about the Inland Empire is accurate, particularly its prediction regarding job growth. Non-agricultural …

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IE manufacturing stays red hot

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The Inland Empire’s manufacturing sector refuses to slow down. Last month’s purchasing managers index in Riverside and San Bernardino counties was 61.3, well above the 50 benchmark that determines whether manufacturing in the region is expanding or contracting, according to the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal …

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Inland retail continues to hum

Retail Building Sells

Third quarter numbers are strong, as the market continues to move out of the shadow of its two very large neighbors. The Inland Empire retail market no longer plays second fiddle to Los Angeles and Orange counties. That’s the opinion expressed by CBRE in its third quarter report on retail …

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