After several years of solid – and occasionally spectacular – growth, the Inland Empire industrial market is starting to lose steam. Vacancy rose to 3.9 percent year-over during the third quarter, to 25.6 million square feet, according to Voit Real Estate Services. The industrial vacancy rate in Riverside and San …
Read More »San Bernardino to start on next phase of affordable housing project
San Bernardino is preparing to complete the fourth phase of an affordable housing project that it began about a dozen years ago. All it needs to make that happen is some help from the federal government. Arrowhead Grove – formerly called Waterman Gardens – will convert a 40-acre site that …
Read More »National CORE Raises $1.125 million for Underserved Youth
The Inland Empire region is home to one of the largest nonprofit affordable housing developers in the United States. National CORE was founded by Jeff Burum and his partner, Andy Wright, in 1991 and has developed more than 10,000 units of affordable housing that are home to about 30,000 residents …
Read More »Ramirez appointed to water board
Jesse Ramirez has been appointed to the Mojave Water Agency’s Board of Directors. The Barstow native has worked in the water industry for 44 years, including the last 18 as operations superintendent for San Dimas-based Golden State Water Co., according to a statement on Barstow’s website. Ramirez will represent Division …
Read More »Mendoza named County Director of Purchasing
Pete Mendoza has been named San Bernardino County’s permanent director of purchasing. A 32-year county employee, Mendoza has served as interim purchasing director since 2021, according to a statement on the county’s website. “Pete is an experienced professional who along with his team has successfully kept the county well-equipped to face …
Read More »State grant will help pay for Fontana DT upgrade
Fontana has received $3 million from the state to help start its downtown revitalization, a mixed-use project that will bring more housing, jobs, and entertainment into the city’s central business district. The grant, arranged by Assemblywoman Eloise Gomez Reyes, D-San Bernardino, will also help pay for the expansion of the …
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