Mag Instrument Inc., a world leader in flashlight technology, has received the National Hardware Manufacturing Award for Best New Product. The Ontario company was recognized recently for its compact to mid-sized traffic wands, which are designed to fit into most MAGLITE flashlights, according to a statement released by Mag Instrument. …
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Susan Wessler, a distinguished professor of genetics at UC Riverside, has been named a foreign member of the Royal Society, the top science academy in the United Kingdom. Wessler is believed to be the first UC Riverside faculty member named to the Royal Society, whose past members include Isaac Newton, …
Read More »Local mortgage picture improves
Inland Empire residents are apparently getting better about paying their mortgages. Four point seven percent of all home mortgages in Riverside and San Bernardino counties were delinquent by at least 30 days in February, down from 5.3 percent in February 2016, according to data released by CoreLogic in Irvine. That …
Read More »Native Americans to help buy books for public library
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has donated $45,000 to the Friends of the San Bernardino Public Library. The money will be used to buy books at the city’s four public libraries, according to a statement posted on the city’s website. “I would like to thank the San Manuel …
Read More »Unions object to proposed utility hikes
More than 200 people, including members of two trade unions, voiced their opposition Tuesday to proposed electricity rate hikes now being considered by the California Public Utilities Commission. The increases – 12.9 percent during the next three years by Southern California Edison – would leave California with electrical rates approximately …
Read More »High-end student housing complex sold
Grandmarc at University Village, a student housing community near UC Riverside, has been sold. The 212-unit luxury facility at 3549 Iowa Road sold for $44.1 million, or $208,018 per unit, CBRE Group Inc. announced Monday. The buyer was Harmonia Hopkins, a Maryland-based investor in student housing. Hopkins plans to manage …
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