The city of Riverside and a local church have formed Project Connect, which will work to prevent homelessness among inmates freed from the Robert Presley Detention Center. The partnership with Victory Outreach Church, approved by the city council on Jan. 17, will provide services to former inmates who describe themselves …
Read More »SB County gets $12 million in federal funds
San Bernardino County has received $12 million in federal funds that it will use to help pay for five major community projects. The money from the omnibus appropriations bill passed by Congress at the end of last year was arranged by Reps. Pete Aguilar, (D-Redlands), Norma Torres, (D-Pomona), Jay Obernolte, …
Read More »Newport Beach developer plans Fontana logistics center
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. …
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