U.S. monthly apartment rents dropped an average of $4 in December. The average rent for an apartment unit nationwide last month was $1,210, a four percent year-over-year increase, according to Yardi Matrix, an apartment information service in Santa Barbara. The Inland Empire bucked the national trend. Apartment rents in Riverside …
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Local historian Katie Keyes has written a book about Perris. Keyes, who has lived in the Perris Valley for more than 70 years, recently published the 124-page “Images of America: Perris Valley,” according to a statement on Keyes’ website. Published by Arcadia Publishing in Charleston, S.C., the book takes a …
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Rep. Pete Aguilar, D- Redlands, has been named assistant whip for the House Democratic caucus. Aguilar was appointed by Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, according to a statement posted Wednesday on Aguilar’s house website. “As we begin the 115th Congress, we must ensure crucial issues like job creation, …
Read More »More jobs, but unemployment still goes up
The U.S. economy added an estimated 156,000 non-agricultural jobs in December, according to data released Friday. Wages were up 2.9 percent year-over-year, the strongest gain in that category in seven years and a sign that the economic recovery is finally showing up in workers’ paychecks, the U.S. Bureau of Labor …
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Hyundai of Moreno Valley will hold a job fair Jan. 18 to fill approximately 35 positions. The event will be held from 9-11 a.m. at the Moreno Valley Employment Resource Center, 12625 Frederick St., K-3, according to a statement released Thursday. It’s being sponsored by Hire Mo Val, a city …
Read More »Inland Empire Manufacturing Slumps
The Inland Empire’s manufacturing sector is no longer growing. The two-county region’s purchasing managers index was 47.4 in December, the third consecutive month that figure was below 50, according to data released Wednesday by the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State Fullerton. Because 50 is the …
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