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Payless ShoeSource Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will close nearly 400 stores, including five in the Inland Empire. The Topeka, Kan.-based chain, which has more than 4,400 stores and an estimated 25,000 employees worldwide, will shut down the stores as part of a reorganization, according to …

U.S. home prices, including distressed sales, were up seven percent in February year-over-year, according to data released Tuesday. Compared with January, home prices were up only one percent, Irvine-based CoreLogic reported in its monthly report on national home prices. “Home prices continue to grow at a torrid pace so far …

The Inland Empire’s manufacturing sector is growing again. The region’s purchasing managers index for March was 62.4, up from 58.6 in February and the third consecutive month that number as been above 50, according to data released Monday by the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State …

Moreno Valley is once again making sponsorship opportunities available to local businesses at its annual Fourth of July parade and Family FunFest. This year’s celebration, “Sweet Land of Liberty,” will begin with the traditional Independence Day Parade, which is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. at Alessandro Boulevard and Frederick …

The Riverside AIRSHOW will celebrate its 25th anniversary Saturday with a full day of aerobatic performances, parachute teams and aircraft fly-bys. AIRSHOW 2017 is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. with a pancake breakfast, followed by the various airshow activities that will begin two hours later, according to a statement …

The Palm Springs City Council on Wednesday will consider a contract to hire the city’s first in-house city attorney. Edward Z. Kotkin, who served for eight year’s as Indio’s city attorney and worked for 11 years in the Riverside County District Attorney’s office, has been selected for the position, according …