Cal State San Bernardino has renamed its college of education the James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education, in tribute to a couple with a long history of supporting the university. The school’s renaming, helped by the Watson’s $8.4 million donation to the college, was celebrated during a …
Read More »Palm Springs to offer rebates for grass removal
Palm Springs will pay its residents to remove their lawns. The city has agreed to pay $3 per square foot for turf removal, matching an offer made by the Desert Water Agency in a joint effort to encourage water conservation during the drought, according to a statement on the city’s …
Read More »Nursing program now uses virtual reality
Chaffey College’s nursing program has added virtual reality to its curriculum. The equipment, acquired with a $63,000 grant, has been included in the program’s fall curriculum, according to a statement on the school’s website. Chaffey College is now one of only a handful of community colleges in Southern California that …
Read More »Rancho Cucamonga-to-Las Vegas rail line will do more than carry passengers
The planned multi-billion project will run out of a station to be built next to the city’s Metrolink station. Local officials believe the area nearby is ripe for commercial development and a potential economic boon for the Inland region. Rancho Cucamonga has taken a major step toward landing the …
Read More »Inland office market has positive quarter
The Inland Empire office market absorbed 77,756 square feet space in the third quarter, bringing the region’s net absorption for the first nine months of the year to nearly 289,000 square feet, according to data released this week. Rents leveled after six months of consecutive growth, dropping one cent to …
Read More »Prather to run Riverside airport
David Prather has been named manager of Riverside Airport. Prather, who has more than 20 years experience in the aviation industry, replaces Kim Ellis, who managed the airport for the last eight years, according to a statement on Riverside’s website. A professor of aviation at Cal Baptist University, Prather founded …
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