A Newport Beach developer has announced it will build a 330,048-square-foot warehouse-distribution facility in Fontana. The facility, at the southwest corner of Banana and Santa Ana avenues, will include 10,000 square feet of office space and will be built without a signed tenant, Birtcher Development LLC announced today. “We’re excited …
Read More »Job training center breaks ground
Construction has begun on a Perris facility that will train people for manufacturing jobs. The Skills Training and Job Placement Center will cover 13,700 square feet on a vacant parcel owned by the city at the northeast corner of 1st and D streets, according to a statement on the city’s …
Read More »It’s no myth: businesses are leaving California at an alarming rate
A local research institute has concluded what a lot of business people have been saying for years: that California is an expensive place to conduct business, and that a lot of businesses have left the state as a result. Sixty four percent the businesses that have left California in the …
Read More »San Bernardino names interim city manager
Charles McNeely has been named San Bernardino’s interim city manager. McNeely, who held that job for three years before stepping down in May 2012, replaces Rob Field, who resigned in December, according to a statement by the city. “My time in San Bernardino was special,” McNeely said in the statement. …
Read More »Alexander named to SCAG committee
San Bernardino City Councilman Damon Alexander has been named to the Southern California Association of Governments’ energy and environment committee. Alexander will represent San Bernardino and the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, according to a statement on the city’s website. “San Bernardino is working hard to have a greater voice …
Read More »Prestiwch named Hemet City Manager
Mark Prestwich has been named Hemet’s city manager. The former city manager of Palos Verdes Estates and Nevada City was awarded a five-year contract by the city council earlier this month and will begin work Feb. 21, according to multiple reports. A Hemet native, Prestwich has worked in municipal government …
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