Nationwide retail sales posted a strong year-over-year gain in January – 5.4 percent – despite a letdown following a better-than-expected holiday shopping season. Total retail sales, not counting automobiles and gasoline, were down one percent between November and December, according to data compiled by the Retail Monitor for CNBC and …
Read More »San Bernardino looks to help residents without high school diplomas
San Bernardino residents who wish to obtain an an accredited high school diploma and career certificate online may get help doing so from the city’s public library. The library is offering scholarships to residents 19 years old and older in partnership with Career Online High School, which is part of …
Read More »ONT lands international carrier
Starlux Airlines will begin service between Ontario International Airport and Taiwan this spring. The Taipei-based carrier is scheduled to start flights to and from both destinations on June 2, according to a statement on Ontario International’s website. The nonstop flights will operate four times a week, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday …
Read More »State export trade has OK December
California’s export trade was valued at $14.9 billion in December, essentially unchanged from one year earlier. During the same 12-month period, state exports fell to $166.072 billion from $167.724 billion, and California’s percentage of national exports – nine percent – was also effectively the same year-over-year, according to Beacon Economics …
Read More »Car wash property sells for $2.7 million
A retail parcel in Grand Terrace occupied by a Quick Quack Car Wash has been sold for $2.7 million. Del Mar-based 5th Street Development sold the property at 22181 Barton Road to a Pasadena developer, according to Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors in Corona Del Mar. Hanley Investment represented …
Read More »Inland manufacturing doesn’t stay down long
Inland Empire manufacturing roared back to life in January, posting a purchasing managers index of 56.5 amid an across-the-board surge of new orders, production expansion, inventory growth and employment. That performance came one month after the region posted an index of 42.5, well below 50, the dividing line for determining …
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