David A. Garcia has been named general manager of Riverside Public Utilities, after holding that position on an interim basis since April. Garcia has 30 years of experience in the water industry, including a stint as RPU’s assistant general manager for water delivery, according to a statement on the city’s …
Read More »Fire cancels San Bernardino’s Farmers Market
San Bernardino’s downtown Farmers Market is expected to return Sept. 17, one week after it was canceled because of the San Bernardino Line Fire. The popular event, which is held every Tuesday near the intersection of E Street and Court Street, was canceled this week because of poor air quality …
Read More »Plasma donation chain lands in High Desert
A plasma donation center has opened in Victorville. BioLife Plasma Services has leased 18,600 square feet in the Victorville Shopping Center at 12480 Amargosa Road, according to SharpLine, a boutique commercial real estate firm in Pasadena. SharpLine represented 99 Cents Only Stores, the property’s landlord and previous tenant, in the …
Read More »Grant will help develop EV charging stations
A Colton company has secured a $15 million loan from the South Coast Air Quality Management District that it will help develop an electric vehicle charging-station corridor on Interstate 15. Greenlane will develop the 280-mile project’s first phase in Colton, Barstow and Baker, California, according to a statement. Further stations …
Read More »Cal State San Bernardino to open alumni center
Cal State San Bernardino will open an on-campus alumni center. A grand opening ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 18 in the two-story building that was formally the Santos Manuel Student Union (SMSU) East building, according to a statement on the university’s website. “This alumni center is not just a physical space, …
Read More »RCC building undergoes major renovation
The former Physical & Life Science Buildings at Riverside City College has been converted into the school’s Business, Law, and Computer Information Systems Building. C.W. Driver Cos. a Pasadena-based general contracting and construction firm, recently completed the $29.3 million renovation of the two buildings, according to a company statement. The structures, …
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