The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at California State San Bernardino has received a $500,000 grant from the Citi Foundation. The money will help African-Americans, Native Americans, and people of color start small businesses, according to a statement on the university’s website. Citi Foundation is a charitable arm of Citigroup, …
Read More »Ontario Gateway sells for $40.5 million
Ontario Gateway, a 225,749-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center next to Ontario Mills, has been sold. The fully-leased property sold for $40.5 million, Newmark Group Inc. announced today. Newmark represented the seller, Zelman Development Co. in Los Angeles. The buyer was JH Real Estate Partners in Newport Beach, which recently has been …
Read More »Retail industry gears up for Christmas season hiring
Despite the pandemic, seasonal hiring prospects appear good as Black Friday approaches. Incentives, including bonuses and flexible hours, are being offered, and some businesses are making permanent hires. U.S. retailers are expected to hire about 700,000 workers during the upcoming holiday season, according to a recent study. That would …
Read More »Logistics conference scheduled for next month
The Inland Valley Development Agency and the city of San Bernardino will host the 2021 Logistics Conference next month. The conference, scheduled to be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at San Bernardino International Airport, will address the current state of the logistics in the Inland Empire …
Read More »IE manufacturing keeps growing
Inland Empire manufacturing continued to grow in September, according to data released Friday. The region’s purchasing managers index last month was 54.7, the 13th consecutive month that number has been above the 50 percent benchmark that determines growth, according to the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal …
Read More »Lock Dawson participated in Bloomberg Harvard program
Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson participated last week in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, which educates elected officials in business, economic development, urban planning, and social issues. Lock Dawson is one of 40 mayors from around the world, and one of only three from California, selected for the program, …
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