With 2023 on the horizon, the Inland office market is showing signs of life, including vacancy below 10 percent and the possibility of more construction. Much depends on whether a recession hits this year, and if so, how severe it may be. Is the Inland Empire office market starting …
Read More »Racowschi named Victorville interim fire chief
William “Willie” Racowschi has been appointed the Victorville Fire Department’s interim chief. Racowschi, who was Torrance’s fire chief for seven years, is scheduled to begin work Dec. 31, according to a statement on the city’s website. He replaces Brian Fallon, who left to become Lompoc’s fire chief. Victorville officials plan …
Read More »Wilhite appointed SB County assessor, again
Christopher Wilhite has been appointed to serve two more years as San Bernardino County’s assessor-recorder-clerk. The board of supervisors unanimously approved Wilhite’s appointment on Dec. 6, according to a statement on the county’s website. “I want to thank the board and county leadership for their continued support,” Wilhite said in …
Read More »State adds 26,800 jobs
California added 26,800 non-agricultural jobs in November, according to data released Friday. The state, which added jobs at a steady rate during the past two years, has now replaced all of the jobs it lost in March and April of 2020 when the pandemic hit, the state Employment Development Department …
Read More »Ontario nativity scenes are back
The nativity scenes on Euclid Avenue, a longtime Ontario tradition, are up and available for public viewing. Twelve depictions of the birth of Christ have been set up on the grass median between C and F streets and will remain there until New Year’s Day, according to the Greater Ontario …
Read More »Report: Inland business activity slows a little, but is still growing
Business activity in the Inland Empire rose 2.8 percent during the third quarter, a trend that is expected to grow during the next year, according to data released today. That was a significant improvement from the second quarter’s 1.6 percent increase, but a decline from the activity recorded in the …
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