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Riverside is reportedly one of the best cities in the United States in which to grow a business. The city ranked 19th among 30 cities in a study by MSN Money, which assessed the number of new entrepreneurs in major metropolitan areas, startup density. That put Riverside ahead of Charlotte, …
Read More »Job training program receives grant
Chaffey College’s Industrial Technical Learning Center has received a $700,000 grant that it will use to improve its advanced manufacturing apprenticeship program. InTech will use the money to work closer with several agencies it’s already allied with, including the San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board, the Manufacturers’ Council of the …
Read More »Stater Bros. to sell pharmacies
Stater Bros. is getting out of the pharmacy business. The San Bernardino-based supermarket chain will close all 22 of its in-store Super Rx pharmacies by the end of this month, after it sells assets from those entities to CVS Pharmacy, according to a statement. When that transaction is completed, all …
Read More »Firefighters train at former auto dealership
Six members of the San Bernardino County Fire Department conducted training exercises Tuesday on the roof of an empty dealership at the San Bernardino Auto Center. The session, which was expected to last about three hours, allowed the firefighters to work on opening vertical ventilators, said Capt. Greg Soria. When …
Read More »UCR gets high ranking in magazine survey
UC Riverside ranked 85th on the list of best universities in the United States in the annual rankings of colleges and universities by U.S. News & World Report, which was released Monday. That was an improvement of 39 place compared with last year’s list, reportedly the largest year-over-year improvement of …
Read More »Construction industry classes offered
Perris is offering classes for people interested in working in construction. The three-hour, once-a-week class is scheduled to start Sept. 20 at the Perris Community Adult School, 418 West Ellis Ave., according a statement on the city’s website. Classes will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays. Perris, …
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