The council has agreed to level the abandon downtown facility, but one lower-than-expected demolition offer has some members asking if that bid might be too low. The matter will probably be resolved next month. After months of wrangling, the San Bernardino City Council has agreed that the Carousel Mall …
Read More »IE jobless rate holds steady
The Inland Empire recorded an unadjusted 3.9 percent unemployment rate in October, unchanged from September and well below the 6.1 percent predicted one year ago, according to data released Friday. Statewide, 27,600 non-agricultural jobs were added between September and October, with trade, and transportation adding 12,200 jobs during that time, …
Read More »Marin to be honored by CSUSB
Actor-comedian Richard “Cheech” Marin will receive Cal State Bernardino’s first President’s Medal. The award, the highest award the school can give to a non-attendee or non-graduate, is scheduled to be presented Nov. 30 at the President’s Dinner at the Mission Inn in Riverside, according to a statement on the university’s …
Read More »Lilley to lead Riverside EDD
Jennifer A. Lilley has been named Riverside’s director of economic and community development. Lilley, who has worked for more than 30 years in planning and development, spent the last two years as Stanton’s economic and community development director and was Brea’s city planner five years before that, according to a …
Read More »Riverside state of the county scheduled
Riverside County will hold its annual state of the county event next month. The gathering, which typically attracts hundreds of local officials from the public and private sectors, is scheduled to be held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. December 8 at the Morongo Resort in Cabazon, according to county’s …
Read More »ONT expects strong Thanksgiving
Ontario International Airport is expecting a busy Thanksgiving holiday. Airport officials are predicting a passenger count of 189,743 from Nov. 18 through Nov. 28, a 3.7 percent increase compared to pre-pandemic 2019 if that prediction holds true, according to a statement released Thursday. Those numbers are based on published airline …
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