Despite COVID-19 and the economic turmoil created, as well as rumors of a recession, manufacturing in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is approaching two years of uninterrupted growth. No one can say for sure, but several local experts believe that trend probably won’t change soon. Maybe the Inland …
Read More »Clifton resigns as PS city manager
Palm Springs City Manager Justin Clifton has announced his resignation. Clifton will step down Sept. 16 after 15 months on the job, according to a statement on the city’s website. “I feel good about the work we have done together,” Clifton said in the statement. “There are numerous important initiatives …
Read More »Long named UCR public policy dean
Mark Long has been named dean of UC Riverside’s school of public policy. A professor in the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance in Seattle and an adjunct professor of economics at the University of Washington, Long will be the public policy school’s second dean, according to a statement …
Read More »Montclair building to become auto shop
A vacant retail building in Montclair will be converted into an automobile service business. The 28,000-square-foot structure at 5483 Moreno St. has been sold for $4.5 million, according to Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga. Buyer and seller were both private parties from Los Angeles whose names were not …
Read More »PSI breaks another monthly passenger record
For the 11th time in the past year, Palm Springs International Airport has accommodated the most passengers it ever has in a given month. The airport’s passenger count in June was 142,524, a 9.7 percent increase compared with the previous record for June, which it set last year, according to …
Read More »RivCo assessed property values up nearly 10 percent
Assessed property values in Riverside County were up 9.2 percent at the start of this year, the highest increase since the 16 percent spike recorded at the beginning of 2007, according to a statement on the county’s website. That increase, of $31 billion to a total of $369 billion, is …
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