The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has received a grant of nearly $1.1 million from the California Office of Traffic Safety, money that it will use to pay for a year-long effort intended to prevent traffic-related deaths and injuries. Department officials plan to use the funds for education and enforcement activities, …
Read More »U.S. home prices rise
Home prices nationwide increased 5.6 percent in September year-over-year, according to data. That upward trend is expected to slow during the next year: prices of single-family homes and condominiums will rise 4.7 percent between September of this year and September 2019, Irvine-based CoreLogic reported. “The erosion of affordability in the …
Read More »Lake Elsinore retail property sells
Lake Elsinore Marketplace, a 13-year-old regional shopping center, has been sold. The property, which is anchored by a Grocery Tree, PetSmart and Dollar Tree, changed hands for $44.2 million, according to Hanley Investment Group, a retail investment advisory firm in Corona Del Mar that specializes in retail sales. The transaction …
Read More »Business conference scheduled
Businesses from throughout Southern California will gather in Riverside Wednesday for a series of short meetings and seminars led by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The fourth annual SoCal Business Connect Summit, which is scheduled to be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Riverside Convention Center, will …
Read More »Grant pays for fire engine
The Highland Fire Department has a new fire engine thanks to some help from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. More than two dozen people today pushed the vehicle into Highland Fire Station 2, keeping alive a tradition that traces to when fire equipment was drawn by horses, according …
Read More »Inland Empire economy should stay strong for awhile
Despite some rough spots, most notably in the housing market, the two-county region should stay relatively strong at least through the end of next year, according to a recent forecast. Let’s all hope a recent economic forecast about the Inland Empire is accurate, particularly its prediction regarding job growth. Non-agricultural …
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