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UC Riverside closed its economic research center, several weeks after questions were raised regarding the school’s relationship with the private consulting firm that ran that operation. Beacon Economics in Los Angeles will no longer run the Center for Economic Forecasting Development, which Beacon has run since the company was founded …

San Bernardino County will make $2.5 million worth of upgrades to an unincorporated pocket in downtown San Bernardino. The Little Third Street and Little Tippecanoe Avenue improvement project will cover approximately one-half of a mile and will include street widening, and installation of sidewalks and street lights, according to a …

The Inland Empire isn’t creating nearly as many startup businesses as it was a few years ago, a report has found. In 2021, the percentage of businesses in Riverside and San Bernardino counties that were considered startups was 2.8 percent, according to the 2022 State of Entrepreneurship report, released on …

Riverside has been named “pro-housing” by the state of California, a designation that makes the city eligible for state funds meant to speed up housing production. On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared Riverside and 10 other municipalities pro-housing, bringing the number in the state to 22, according to a statement …

Pamela Quick has been named Apple Valley’s top employee for the first quarter of 2023. Quick, the Municipal Services Department’s administrative analyst, was recognized for her knowledge of code enforcement and environmental programs, according to a statement on Apple Valley’s website. “(Quick) She often gives input that helps the Municipal …

Kevin Merida, Los Angeles Times’ executive editor, will deliver the 54th Hays Press-Enterprise Lecture at UC Riverside next month. Scheduled to be held at 6 p.m. May 9 at the University Theatre, this year’s address will be the first in three years that will be on campus in front of …