U.S. home prices rose 3.7 percent in August, the 139th consecutive month that prices have gone up year over year. That was the highest 12-month increase since February, enough to leave single-family home prices nationwide 42 percent higher than they were when the pandemic began in the United States in …
Read More »SB County to get snow-removal equipment
San Bernardino County has received $2.5 million from the state to purchase much-needed heavy snow removal equipment. The money, which is part of the state’s 2023-2024 fiscal year budget, will allow Angelus Oaks Forest Falls, both unincorporated communities, to respond more effectively to wildfires, earthquakes, flooding, mudslides, snow, and other …
Read More »Inland manufacturing keeps growing
Manufacturing in the Inland Empire kept growing in September, albeit at a relatively slow pace. The region’s purchasing managers index was 51.3 last month, essentially unchanged from August, according to the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. The index has been above 50 for …
Read More »Holiday hiring expected to be down
Anyone looking for a temporary job during the upcoming holiday shopping season might have to look a little harder to find one than in past years. U.S. retailers are expected to add only 410,00 seasonal positions this year, the lowest number since 2008, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., …
Read More »Fast-food workers get $20 an hour
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that guarantees fast-food workers a minimum wage of $20 an hour. The new law, which Newsom made official Sept. 28 during a gathering in Los Angeles, gives California’s fast-food employees the highest guaranteed base pay for that sector of any state, according to …
Read More »Brill promoted by Arrowhead Regional
Dr. John H. Brill has been named chief medical officer at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. An authority on medical technology, Brill has spent the last two years as Arrowhead Regional’s chief medical information officer, according to a statement. “It’s been a pleasure to be part of the ARMC team these …
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