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State OK’s handling of workers comp cases connected to SB shooting

California’s workers compensation claims

Most workers compensation filings related to the December, 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino were approved, with the majority of treatment delays due to doctors not submitting proper information, according to state officials. San Bernardino County “establish[ed] a model for dealing with incidents of this nature by hiring nurse case …

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Bank acquisition approved

Inland Empire Financial Earnings

Ontario-based  CVB Financial Corp., the parent company of Citizens Business Bank, will acquire Valley Business Bank in Visalia. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, along with the shareholders of Valley Commerce Bancorp, approved the purchase in February, according to a statement released Tuesday. Valley Commerce Bancorp. is the parent company of Valley …

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Smart phone app helps people get their housework done

Takl Inc., a Nashville-based company that connects home service providers and users via a smart phone app, is moving into Southern California. The company, which currently serves 420 cities in the United States, has signed up more than 5,000 local home service providers in the greater Los Angeles market, including …

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Pending home sales data is a mixed bag

Real Estate Good in Inland Empire

California’s pending home sales were essentially unchanged in January compared with the previous year. The state’s pending home sales index was 107.2 in January, down from 107.4 in January 2016, according to the California Realtors Association in Los Angeles. Compared with December, pending sales  – in which a contract has …

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Fred Latuperissa spreads the gospel of international trade

The head of the U.S. Commerce Department’s trade office in the Inland Empire wants all local businesses to know about the potential of overseas markets. Although he tends to keep a low profile, Fred Latuperissa probably belongs on any list of the most influential people in the Inland Empire. Latuperissa …

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Inland Empire job market a mixed bag

Jobs Report Considered a Mixed Bag

The Inland Empire registered an unemployment rate of 5.6 percent in January, up from a revised 5.1 percent in December but down from 5.9 percent exactly one year earlier, according to data released Friday. California recorded a 5.5 percent unemployment rate during the first month of 2017, the state Employment …

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