Riverside has received $38.5 million in state and federal funding that it will use to pay for several transportation projects. On July 6, the California State Transportation Agency announced that Riverside will receive $22 million from the Port and Freight Infrastructure Program to complete the Third Street/BNSF Railroad Grade Separation project, …
Read More »Kaiser adds to its MoVal medical center
Kaiser Permanente will soon open a $200 million facility in Moreno Valley. The 93,000-square-foot Diagnostic & Treatment Building is next door to Kaiser’s existing facility at 27300 Iris Ave. and is expected to begin treating patients in mid-August, according to a statement on the city’s website. A ribbon cutting was …
Read More »Academic study dissects California’s homeless problem, in great detail
The University of California San Francisco has put together one of the most comprehensive reports ever done regarding California’s homeless problem. Released in late June by UC San Francisco’s Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness is the largest study of its kind conducted …
Read More »DiLullo sets world speed record
Mark DiLullo, founder and chief executive officer of Threshold Aviation at Chino Airport, recently set a world speed record on a flight from Cleveland, Ohio to Guam. DiLullo and crew traveled 7,633 miles in 14:47:56 in a Gulfstream G450, according to a statement. The March 25 flight averaged a ground …
Read More »Signoret named interim superintendent for Palm Springs Unified
Tony Signoret has been named interim superintendent of the Palm Springs Unified School District. Currently the district’s assistant superintendent of human resources, Signoret replaces Mike Swize, who is leaving to become superintendent of the Perris Elementary School District, according to a statement on Palm Springs Unified’s website. “The board of …
Read More »IE manufacturing shows slight improvement
Inland Empire’s manufacturing in June took another step toward returning to growth mode. The region’s purchasing managers index last month was 52.1, the second consecutive month that number was 50 or above, according to the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. If that number …
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