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An estimated 600 Inland Empire high school students will get an up close look at a manufacturing career next month. The students are scheduled to visit the Industrial Technical Learning Center in Fontana on Oct. 4, which is National Manufacturing Day, according to a statement. The event is being sponsored …

Mt. San Jacinto College will dedicate a STEM building later this month. The three-story structure at 1499 N. State St. covers nearly 49,000 square feet and includes classrooms, laboratories and other items needed to teach STEM classes, according to a statement released by the school. STEM stands for Science, Technology, …

The Inland Empire posted a six percent unemployment rate in August, essentially unchanged from the previous month but above the 5.3 percent predicted one year ago. Those numbers are not adjusted for seasonal factors that typically impact the employment market, according to the state Employment Development Department. California’s unadjusted jobless …

Like a lot of cities and towns, Ontario is trying to revive its downtown. The goal, which the city has been working on for several years, is the same as it is anywhere else: transform a major street or boulevard into a thriving area dominated by retail, office and residential …

Big Lots will permanently close its Apple Valley distribution center. The closure, announced Sept. 19, will put 349 people out of work, according to multiple reports. All employees who lose their jobs because of the closure will receive full pay and benefits through Nov. 3. The facility at 18880 Navajo …

Stephen Patchan is Riverside’s new deputy director of community and economic development. Patchan, who has more than 20 years of planning and economic development experience in the public and private sector, began work Sept. 13, according to a statement on the the city’s website. Most recently, Patchan worked for Mark …