San Bernardino County’s unemployment rate in March dropped to pre-COVID-19 levels, according to a county agency. Payrolls increased by nearly 10,000 to a record 976,000, while unemployment during the third month of the year fell to 4.3 percent, the Workforce Development Board reported last week. That was the county’s lowest …
Read More »UCR among best universities worldwide
UC Riverside has been rated among the top 1.3 percent of all universities worldwide by an international consultancy. The school ranked 249 out of 19,788 institutions of higher learning in the 2022-23 Center for World University Rankings, according to a statement on the university’s website. The rankings are published by the …
Read More »Cardenas to give away $850,000 in prizes
Cardenas Markets will give away more than $850,000 in prizes in the 2022 version of its Loteria Scratcher Sweepstakes. That’s a $100,000 increase from last year, according to a statement released by the Ontario-based Hispanic supermarket chain. This year’s game began April 20 and is scheduled to end June 14. It …
Read More »County investment pool hits record high
San Bernardino County’s Investment Pool, which provides funding for the county’s K-12 schools, community colleges and special districts, reached a record $11.6 billion on April 21. That was an increase of about $1 billion during the previous five months, growth attributable to a strong Inland economy and a “robust” growth …
Read More »New steakhouse restaurant coming to Moreno Valley
Texas Roadhouse, a steakhouse chain with more than 590 locations nationwide, is coming to Moreno Valley. The dinner-only restaurant is expected to open early next year in a former Outback Steakhouse at TownGate Plaza, according to Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga. Progressive represented the property owner, Fritz Duda …
Read More »Ontario looks to build a big park
Actually a very big park. Ontario Great Park will cover 370 acres and stretch 3.5 miles, as its currently planned. The project will take decades to complete, but development of the first phase could start next year. Ontario is working on a 370-acre project that won’t include one square …
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