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Give BIG San Bernardino County, the annual online fundraising event, raised nearly $240,000 for 107 county nonprofits. The 24-hour effort was held Tuesday and attracted more than 4,600 donations, with contributions ranging from $5 to $8,600, according to a statement. The Unforgettable Foundation in Redlands received the largest gift. Friends …

The Inland Empire’s manufacturing sector refuses to slow down. Last month’s purchasing managers index in Riverside and San Bernardino counties was 61.3, well above the 50 benchmark that determines whether manufacturing in the region is expanding or contracting, according to the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal …

Loma Linda University’s School of Nursing has reached its first transfer arrangement with a public college. The agreement, announced Tuesday, provides qualified students from Mt. San Jacinto College “seamless access” into the nursing school, where they can earn a bachelor of science degree in nursing, according to a statement. Mt. …

Norco College has received $100,000 from a state agency that it will use to enlarge its Veterans Resource Center. The grant is part of $8.5 million in funding approved in September by the California Community Colleges board of governors that will be used to upgrade resource centers at community colleges …

Stater Bros. will conduct “Harvesting Hope,” a two-month effort to help people in need during the holiday season. The in-store program will run during November and December and will be conducted in partnership with Stater Bros. Charities, according to a statement released yesterday. All 171 Stater Bros.’ stores will provide …

The Southern California housing market might finally be cooling down. Sales of houses and condominiums in September were down nearly 22 percent compared with August and 17.7 percent year over year, Irvine-based CoreLogic reported yesterday. Total sales in the six-county region were 17,369, the lowest number for that month since …