U.S. retailers are adding a healthy number of seasonal hires for the upcoming holiday shopping season, although not quite as many as they did one year ago, according to a forecast. Stores will hire approximately 520,000 temporary workers to help them with this year’s Christmas rush, slightly under the 564,200 …
Read More »State grant will help Rancho Cucamonga improve public safety
Rancho Cucamonga has received a $200,000 state grant that will assist its Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program. The grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety will help promote “safe practices” for bicyclists and pedestrians, while urging motorists to drive safely, according to a statement on the city’s website. “This …
Read More »Ozur named CAR president
Heather Ozur, a licensed realtor in Palm Springs, has been named president of the California Association of Realtors. A residential specialist in Palm Springs and San Diego communities, Ozur was elected earlier this month during the National Association of Realtors Conference in Boston, according to a statement on the association’s website. …
Read More »Perris distribution center is completed
A 260,000-square-foot warehouse-distribution center in Perris has been completed. The Patterson Distribution Center is located on 14 acres at Patterson Avenue and Nance Street near Interstate 215, according to Rockefeller Group, the project’s developer. Lee & Associates will market the property, which includes 145 parking spaces, 59 truck- trailer stalls and …
Read More »New K-8 school opens in Chino
A new public school has opened in The Preserve at Chino, a 38-acre master-planned community. Legacy Academy K-8 School will serve more than 1,250 students in the Chino Valley Unified School District, according to C.W. Driver, the Pasadena-construction firm that built the school. Work on the $51 million campus began …
Read More »Empire manufacturing keeps growing
Inland Empire manufacturing continued to grow in October despite a drop in production within the two-county region, according to a report. The purchasing managers index last month was 53.3, down from 56.2 in September, according to the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. A …
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