U.S. consumers are expected to spend $12.2 billion on Halloween items this year, $1.6 billion more than last year’s record spending if that prediction is accurate, according to the leading retail trade association.] Seventy-three percent are expected to take part in Halloween activities this year, a four-percent increase compared with …
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The Inland Empire’s two largest universities are among the top U.S. institutions of higher learning for social mobility, according to a major publication. UC Riverside ranked second in that category, tied with Cal State Fullerton, and Cal State San Bernardino ranked fourth, tied with UC Merced, in U.S. News & …
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The 16th annual Believe Walk is scheduled to be held Oct. 1 in downtown Riverside. Sponsored by Stater Bros. Charities and Inland Women Battling Cancer, the event raises money for multiple cancer-fighting entities in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Since it started in 2008, the Believe Walk has raised $8.4 …
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The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship has had a $534 million impact on the Inland Economy since it was formed in 1999. Says who? Says the Center for Entrepreneurship, which recently published its 2022 Impact Report. The report also found that the center had a $129 million impact on the …
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Two retailers will soon be setting up shop for the first time in Apple Valley: Sprouts Farmers Market and Love’s Travel Stops and Country Store. Sprouts will be built on the south side of Bear Valley Road east of Apple Valley Road, according to a statement on the town’s website. …
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Riverside is ramping up its effort to reduce its homeless population. The city council on Sept. 12 voted unanimously to create the Department of Housing and Human Services, which will focus exclusively on helping all homeless people living in Riverside find a place to live. The new department will have …
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