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Palm Springs is looking for volunteers to help conduct its part of Riverside County’s annual count of homeless people. The 2018 Point-In-Time Homeless Count is scheduled to be held Jan. 23, according to a statement. In Palm Springs, volunteers are needed from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. They will survey …

Moreno Valley had a solid 2017, with new business licenses increasing 10.2 percent. The city, which claims to have created an estimated 14,000 jobs during the last four years, welcomed a number of new businesses last year, including Cafe Rio Restaurant, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Jerome’s Furniture, Karma  Automotive and Wiseway …

Retail sales during November and December totaled just under $692 billion, a year-over-year increase of 5.5 percent, according to the National Retail Federation in Washington, D.C. Higher wages, stronger employment and more consumer confidence prompted shoppers to spend more during the 2016 holiday season than they were expected to spend, …

Stater Bros. Markets has announced several changes to its leadership team. Dan Meyer, a 46-year employee of the company, has been named executive vice president of distribution, according to a statement. Meyer will replace George Frahm, who was recently named company president. Meyer will oversee Stater Bros,’ entire distribution operation, …

All signs point to more home building and sales this year. How much the recently passed GOP tax reform package will help remains to be seen. Will 2018 be the year enough houses are built in the Inland Empire to keep up with demand? Probably not, but 2017 was a …

A Fontana retail property occupied by a drive-thru Starbucks Coffee has been sold. The 2,500-acre site at 17142 Slover Ave. sold for $3.1 million, according to a statement released by Faris Lee Investments, which negotiated the sale. The seller was Puente Hills Power Center LLC, a private investment group. The …