Black Kat, scheduled to open next month, will have top-of-the-line food and wine. It’s exactly what that market needs, according to the man who’s building it. Big Bear Lake is about to get a high-end restaurant. The Black Kat Fine Dining and Wine Room, which will feature a seasonal menu …
Read More »Mall retailer to close stores
Bebe Stores Inc., a mall retailer that specializes in women’s clothing, will reportedly close all of its stores. The Brisbane, Ca.- based chain is abandoning its brick-and-mortar operations – approximately 170 locations in the United States and Canada – and will concentrate exclusively on online retail, according to multiple reports. …
Read More »City starts local hiring program
Moreno Valley businesses now have an incentive to hire locally. The city’s Hire A Mo Valley Grad program awards $1,000 to any business that hires a local resident who recently graduated from college or who earned certification from an accredited local school, according to a statement on the city’s website. …
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Will Allen, one of the country’s premiere urban farmers, will be the keynote speaker at GrowRIVERSIDE 2017, a three-day event scheduled to be held March 29-31. Allen is the founder of Growing Power, a large not-for-profit urban agriculture project in Milwaukee, according to a statement released by the city. A …
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Maarten Verwey has joined Lee & Associates’ Victorville office as its newest sales and leasing agent. Verwey, a licensed broker in California since 1998, has worked on commercial, industrial, residential, multi-family, land and development projects, according to a statement. Born and raised in the Netherlands, Verwey migrated to the United …
Read More »San Bernardino is Right to Ask for Help
The City of San Bernardino has problems. The city, despite having exited bankruptcy, remains broke. The police department is undermanned and underfunded. Increased pension obligations to CalPERS threatens to consume any additional revenue to the department and the city. San Bernardino has more than 30 illegally operating pot shops in …
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