Rep. Norma Torres, D-Ontario, is co-sponsoring a bill that would make the first Friday of October Manufacturing Day. The day of recognition – which falls on October 6th this year – will acknowledge the importance of manufacturing to the United States and regions like the Inland Empire, according to a …
Read More »Top candidate for San Bernardino city manager post says no
San Bernardino is apparently back to square one in its search for a full-time city manager. The top candidate for the job has turned down San Bernardino’s offer and will remain with his employer, according to a statement on the city’s website. “While it is rare for a candidate to …
Read More »KFC to expand in Ontario
KFC will open a drive-thru restaurant in Ontario. The chain has signed a 15-year lease on a 3,200-square-foot parcel at 1851 E. G St. next to an In-N-Out Burger, according to Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga. Progressive represented the landlord, whose name was not released. Irish Commercial Brokerage …
Read More »Chaffey College to host industrial seminar
Seven hundred Inland Empire high school students will participate in National Manufacturing Day, scheduled to be held this month at the Chaffey College Industrial Technical Learning Center. Students will learn about robotics, welding, and industrial-electrical careers during the event, which will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on …
Read More »U.S. home prices keep rising
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 …
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