Cigna, the global healthcare provider, and Oscar Health Inc. are now offering medical insurance to small businesses in eight California submarkets, including the Inland Empire. Covered employees will have access to virtual doctor visits 24 hours a day seven days a week with no co-pay, low cost prescription medicine, behavioral …
Read More »University of Redlands releases financial impact report
The University of Redlands contributes $125.7 million annually to the city of Redlands’ economy, and $185.6 million to the larger economy of San Bernardino. The university’s students also donate more than 100,000 hours of community service a year, including child mentoring, work-study tutoring and other services, according to the school’s recent …
Read More »Riverside, SB counties move to orange tier
Riverside and San Bernardino Counties have moved to the orange tier of California’s guidelines for reopening. Effective Wednesday, more patrons may be indoors at businesses and places of worship, and bars will reopen – outdoors only – for the first time since June of last year, according to a statement. …
Read More »Whither China 2021?
By John Tulac No Longer Friend; Not Yet Foe What do you call someone who is not a friend, but not yet an enemy? In sports, we might call that someone a competitor. In diplomacy, we might call that someone a rival. Since the time of the Industrial Revolution, the …
Read More »Walgreens building is sold
A Rialto building occupied by a drive-thru Walgreens has been sold. The 14,410-square foot structure at 918 E. Foothill Blvd. sold for $8.7 million to a private investor, CBRE announced today. The sale price worked out to $605 per square foot. The final price was the most paid for a …
Read More »Home prices remain high
U.S. home prices reached their highest annual gain in nearly 15 years in February, as demand continues to overwhelm supply. Nationwide, the price of a single-family home rose 10.4 percent last month compared with February 2020, the largest year-over-year increase since April 2006, Irvine-based CoreLogic reported today. Home prices are …
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