The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of three percent during the third quarter of this year, according to data released Friday. The figure followed a 3.1 percent rise in the gross domestic product – which measures the total output of all goods and services – during the second …
Read More »Inland Empire gets in on the Amazon bidding war
The company received 238 bids for its second headquarters, including three in the Inland Empire. The project will create up to 50,000 high-paying jobs, according to company officials. Amazon must feel like the most popular kid in school. When the e-commerce retail giant announced in September that it was accepting …
Read More »Riverside PD gets state grant
The Riverside Police Department has received $608,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety that it will use to help stop traffic-related deaths and injuries. Announced earlier this month, the grant will pay for a one-year program of “special enforcement and public awareness efforts” that are part of Riverside’s effort …
Read More »Pending home sales fall again
California’s pending home sales dropped for the third consecutive month in September. Compared with September 2016, pending sales of houses and condominiums were down six percent last month, according to data released by the California Association of Realtors. Compared with August, the news was a little more encouraging, as pending …
Read More »UC Riverside names provost and executive vice chancellor
Cynthia K. Larive has been named provost and executive vice chancellor of UC Riverside. Larive, a bio-analytical chemistry scholar, will assume her new duties Nov. 1, according to a statement. She has held those duties on an interim basis since February. Larive joined the UC Riverside faculty in 2005. She …
Read More »Rose Parade float volunteers needed
Riverside is looking for volunteers to work on the city’s 2018 Rose Parade float. Anyone interested is encouraged to sign up at www.RiversideFestivalofLights.com, according to a statement on the city’s website. Work will begin in mid-November with dry decorating at the Tournament of Roses’ float construction facility in Irwindale, which …
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