Riverside’s agricultural business development coordinator has been recognized for her efforts in fighting the Asian citrus psyliid, which carries a disease often fatal to citrus trees. Joyce Jong received an award from the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program, a state agency that works with cities and local officials to …
Read More »Residential grand opening scheduled
Foremost Cos., a residential land developer in Newport Beach, is scheduled to host a grand opening today at a master-planned community it’s developing in Temescal Valley. Sterling, which will be for residents at least 55 years old, will be the fifth neighborhood at Terramor, a 16-neighborhood project that will include …
Read More »Report: unemployment drops in most U.S. markets
Year-over-year unemployment rates fell in 304 of the 388 metropolitan areas during November, according to data released Thursday. Also during November, joblessness was higher in 67 areas and did not change in the remaining 17 markets, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in its monthly unemployment report. Sixty nine …
Read More »IE apartment rents among fastest growing in U.S.
The Inland Empire experienced the sixth-largest growth in apartment rents among major U.S. metropolitan markets during 2017, a report released Wednesday stated. Rents for new residents in Riverside and San Bernardino counties rose 4.7 percent last year, according to RealPage Inc., a real estate software and data analytics company based …
Read More »Inland manufacturing has grown for one full year
Manufacturing in the Inland Empire expanded for the twelfth consecutive month in December. The region’s purchasing managers index was 51 during the last month of 2017, one point above the 50 benchmark that denotes growth or no growth, the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San …
Read More »OIA passenger count stays strong
Ontario International Airport posted another sold month in November. Passenger traffic was up 8.5 percent, as the airport added more than 410,000 passengers compared with November 2016, according to a report. During the first 11 months of 2016, Ontario International served an estimated 4.1 million passengers, up 6.8 percent year-over-year. …
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