Don Brown doesn’t hold back when asked how much he expects Barstow International Gateway, BNSF Railway Co.’s planned 4,500-acre rail yard and intermodal facility, will transform the High Desert city. The project better known as BIG, is a “game changer,” not just for Barstow but the High Desert, Brown said. “Just …
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NFI Industries, a third-party logistics company, has renewed its lease at the Perris Distribution Center. Newmark Ontario represented the landlord in the negotiations, Los Angeles-based Ares Management, according to a statement. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. NFI occupies an 864,000-square-foot building at Perris Distribution Center, a two-story building …
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Maribeth Tinio has been named Riverside city planner. Tinio has nearly 20 years experience in planning, economic development and environmental analysis/compliance, according to a statement on the city’s website. For the last seven years, Tinio was Stanton’s interim community and economic development director and planning manager. Before that, she was …
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Jorge T. Barrera has been named Riverside’s economic development manager. Currently Modesto’s economic development director, Barrera has worked in government for more than 20 years, according to a statement on Riverside’s website. Barrera’s first public sector job was development specialist in Riverside County’s economic development agency. For the past 12 …
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Inland Empire manufacturing has bounced back, at least for the moment. The region’s purchasing managers index was 50 in January, according to data released Feb. 2 by the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. That came one month after the December index registered 47, …
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A Luxembourg company will make light commercial vehicles powered by electricity at Karma Automotive’s Moreno Valley manufacturing facility. Production of B-ON’s delivery trucks is expected to start this year, with full-scale production slated for 2024, according to a statement on the city’s website. Terms of partnership between Karma and B-ON, …
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