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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, …

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 …

The first phase of an affordable housing community in Moreno Valley has opened. Courtyards at Cottonwood, an 81-unit gated community with 60 units for lower-income families and 20 more for lower-income seniors, opened Sept.14, according to a statement on the city’s website. The project, at 24580 Cottonwood Ave., was developed …

Mortgage delinquencies and foreclosure rates remained near record lows in June, according to data released Tuesday. Later-stage delinquencies fell by 60 percent year-over-year, with only a small increase in foreclosures, CoreLogic reported. Two point nine percent of all U.S. mortgages were in some state of delinquency in June – 30 …

More than fifty percent of all Inland Empire businesses are minority-owned, with Hispanic owners making up the largest subgroup, according to report released Tuesday. Hispanic and African-American-owned business account for most of the minority entrepreneurship in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and minority-owned businesses managed to thrive during the pandemic, …

Measure Q, which will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot, would raise the city’s sales tax from 7.5 percent to 8.5 percent. City officials say they need more revenue to maintain Ontario’s current standard of living, but not everyone agrees.   On Nov. 8, Ontario residents will vote on Measure Q, …