California added nearly 20,000 non-agricultural jobs in August, a modest expansion to the state’s labor market. The state, which has added jobs at a steady pace in the last 18 months, has now recovered 98.3 percent of the jobs it lost when the pandemic began in the spring of 2020 …
Read More »Palm Springs Library receives state grant
The Palm Springs Public Library has received a $6.5 million grant from the California State Library. The Building Forward Grant will help pay for multiple improvements to the main library building at 300 Sunrise Way, upgrades that have been needed for a long time, according to statement on the city’s …
Read More »Inland-based online MBA programs recognized
Two Inland Empire universities have been ranked among the top online Master of Business Administration programs in California. The University of Redlands ranked fifth and Cal State San Bernardino sixth, according to Online MBA Report. USC, Pepperdine and Santa Clara universities and the University of California-Davis, respectively, made up the …
Read More »ONT posts another strong month
Ontario International Airport continued its COVID-19 comeback in August, topping pre-pandemic passenger levels for the sixth consecutive month. More than 511,000 passengers passed through Ontario International last month, a 1.4 percent increase compared with August 2019 and a 9.3 percent increase year-over-year, the Ontario International Airport Authority reported Wednesday. August …
Read More »UCR again recognized for social mobility
UC Riverside has again been named the top university in the United States for social mobility by U.S. News & World Report. This is the fourth consecutive year the university has achieved that ranking, which is based on to what extent a school’s low-income graduates achieve a higher standard of living, …
Read More »Second WSS store to open in Riverside
WSS shoe store chain has leased space in Riverside formerly occupied by Rite-Aid. The company, which locates primarily in working class communities, will occupy 15,000-square-feet at 3849 Chicago Ave., according to Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga. Progressive represented WSS in the lease negotiations. Terms of the agreement were …
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