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April’s purchasing managers index for Riverside and San Bernardino counties is a mixed bag. The good news: the index for the fourth month of the year was 54.2, a sharp drop from March’s 62.2. but above 50 for the 20th consecutive month, meaning the Inland Empire economy is growing and …

U.S. home prices rose 20.9 percent in March, the 14th consecutive month of double-digit price gains for the country’s housing market. However, that number is expected to slow to around six percent next month, the result of rising mortgage rates and higher home prices, both of which will put buying …

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center will add a clinic at its Fontana facility. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last month that was attended by Arrowhead Regional administration, staff members and San Bernardino County officials, according to a statement on the county’s website. An opening date was not disclosed, but the clinic …

Metrolink has introduced a 10-day pass designed for people who don’t commute to work every day. The “flex-pass” offers 10 one-day passes that may be used at any time for 60 days, according to a statement on the transit agency’s website. The pilot program launched last month and will be …

Cardenas Markets is donating a total of $35,000 to charitable organizations that help children. Those organizations include Children’s Fund, Olive Crest, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Children’s Hospital in Las Vegas and Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, according to the Ontario-based Hispanic supermarket chain. The donations are meant to honor Dia …

The sector that includes entertainment, media and video games has added 70,064 jobs dating back to 2015, including some in the Inland Empire.  Not even the pandemic slowed it down, and it will probably continue to put more high-paying jobs into the state’s economy, according to several analysts.      …