If you’re a retail business owner who relies on Christmas sales to turn a profit, you’re probably feeling optimistic right now. Four major forecasts regarding the 2023 holiday shopping season have been released, and three of them predict an increase in sales compared with last year, despite a few clouds …
Read More »State grant will help Riverside pay for library
Riverside has received $10 million from the California State Library that will help pay for a branch library. The Spc. Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library, named for one of the city’s three Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, will be developed at Bobby Bonds Park, 2060 University Ave., according to a …
Read More »Montoya named SB city manager
Charles A. Montoya has been named San Bernardino’s city manager. Montoya, who has spent 30 years working in municipal, state, and federal government, is expected to start work Oct. 30, according to a statement on the city’s website. He will replace Charles McNeeley, who was serving as interim city manager. …
Read More »Heritage Grocers announces promotions
Eric Stover and Prabash Coswatte have been promoted by Heritage Grocers Group, the parent company of Cardenas Markets. Stover has been named president and Coswatte chief operating officer of the Ontario-based company, and both will report to Chief Executive Officer Doug Sanders, according to the statement. Stover, most recently Cardenas …
Read More »Low-income apartment complex sold
A multifamily complex in Ridgecrest that is priced for low-income occupants has been sold for $3.8 million. Ridge Apartment Homes, 400 Cisco St., has two and three-bedroom units as well as an outdoor pool and playground, according to a statement. The property, located east of Highway 395 and north of …
Read More »Desert apartment complex sold
A 20-unit apartment complex in Twentynine Palms has been sold for $2.4 million. Blue Horizon Apartments was 95 percent occupied when it changed hands, according to CBRE, which represented the buyer and the seller in the transaction. Both parties declined to be identified. “The Twentynine Palms area has grown a …
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