Manufacturing in the Inland Empire kept growing in September, albeit at a relatively slow pace. The region’s purchasing managers index was 51.3 last month, essentially unchanged from August, according to the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. The index has been above 50 for …
Read More »Holiday hiring expected to be down
Anyone looking for a temporary job during the upcoming holiday shopping season might have to look a little harder to find one than in past years. U.S. retailers are expected to add only 410,00 seasonal positions this year, the lowest number since 2008, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., …
Read More »Fast-food workers get $20 an hour
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that guarantees fast-food workers a minimum wage of $20 an hour. The new law, which Newsom made official Sept. 28 during a gathering in Los Angeles, gives California’s fast-food employees the highest guaranteed base pay for that sector of any state, according to …
Read More »Brill promoted by Arrowhead Regional
Dr. John H. Brill has been named chief medical officer at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. An authority on medical technology, Brill has spent the last two years as Arrowhead Regional’s chief medical information officer, according to a statement. “It’s been a pleasure to be part of the ARMC team these …
Read More »Kennedy named California Cities’ first VP
Lynne Kennedy, Rancho Cucamonga’s mayor pro tem, has been selected first vice president of the League of California Cities board of directors. A lifelong public servant, Kennedy began serving her one-year term Sept. 22, according to a statement released by California Cities. “It is with great honor that I take …
Read More »CVB Financial logs another quarterly dividend
Ontario-based CVB Financial Corp., the holding company of Citizens Business Bank, has announced a 20 cents-per-share dividend for the third quarter. That dividend, approved by CVB Financial’s board of directors on Sept 20, marks the 136th consecutive quarter CVB Financial has produced a dividend for its shareholders, according to a …
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