Workers at an Amazon fulfillment center in Moreno Valley have taken the first step toward holding a union election. The employees have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for permission to hold a union election, the first time workers at an Amazon facility in California have made that request, according to …
Read More »Consumers, retailers brace for higher prices during holidays
Sales will still grow, but that increase will be lower than last year, mostly because of inflation. Online sales will continue to rise. One year ago, Deloitte, the global accounting and professional services firm, was predicting that retail sales during the holiday shopping season would rise seven to nine …
Read More »Adelanto retail center gets started
Construction has begun on a neighborhood retail center in Adelanto. Adelanto Towne Center’s first phase will be two buildings, that combined cover 10,000 square feet, according to Lewis Retail Retail Centers in Upland, the project’s developer. Poppy Express Wash and Poppy Fuel will occupy both buildings which are expected to …
Read More »Leyva takes position at KVCR
State Sen. Connie Leyva, D-San Bernardino, has been named executive director of KVCR-TV/FM. The San Bernardino television and radio stations are the only publicly owned media in the Inland Empire and are celebrating their 60th anniversary this year, according to a statement on the KVCR website. Leyva, who was elected …
Read More »Murillo appointed White House advisory commission
Enrique Murillo Jr., professor of education at Cal State San Bernardino, has been named to the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics, the White House has announced. “It is my distinct honor to have been appointed as an adviser to the White House …
Read More »Apple Valley gets traffic grant
Apple Valley will step up its efforts to decrease unsafe driving. A grant of nearly $70,000 will allow the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to focus more on drunken drivers, violators of the state’s hands-free cell phone laws and other drivers dangerous to pedestrians and bicycle riders, according to a …
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