NFI Industries, a third-party logistics company, has renewed its lease at the Perris Distribution Center. Newmark Ontario represented the landlord in the negotiations, Los Angeles-based Ares Management, according to a statement. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. NFI occupies an 864,000-square-foot building at Perris Distribution Center, a two-story building …
Read More »Tinio named Riverside planner
Maribeth Tinio has been named Riverside city planner. Tinio has nearly 20 years experience in planning, economic development and environmental analysis/compliance, according to a statement on the city’s website. For the last seven years, Tinio was Stanton’s interim community and economic development director and planning manager. Before that, she was …
Read More »Barrera named new Economic Development Manager
Jorge T. Barrera has been named Riverside’s economic development manager. Currently Modesto’s economic development director, Barrera has worked in government for more than 20 years, according to a statement on Riverside’s website. Barrera’s first public sector job was development specialist in Riverside County’s economic development agency. For the past 12 …
Read More »IE manufacturing perks up, for now
Inland Empire manufacturing has bounced back, at least for the moment. The region’s purchasing managers index was 50 in January, according to data released Feb. 2 by the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. That came one month after the December index registered 47, …
Read More »MoVal lands another electric vehicle maker
A Luxembourg company will make light commercial vehicles powered by electricity at Karma Automotive’s Moreno Valley manufacturing facility. Production of B-ON’s delivery trucks is expected to start this year, with full-scale production slated for 2024, according to a statement on the city’s website. Terms of partnership between Karma and B-ON, …
Read More »IECE receives bank grant
The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino will use a $65,000 grant to help small businesses better manage their finances. The recent donation from Wells Fargo will also help small businesses in Riverside and San Bernardino counties grow, according to a statement on the university’s website. …
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