As expected, manufacturing in the Inland Empire bounced back in January, according to data released Wednesday. The region’s purchasing managers index was 56.8 during the first month of the year, up from 47.4 in December, the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis reported. Anything 50 or above means the …
Read More »High Desert bank building sold
Faris Lee Investments has completed the sale of a U.S. Bank branch office in Hesperia. The building, at 14075 Main St., sold for $3.2 million, according to a statement released Tuesday. Hesperia-Main Street LLC, a private investment firm in Los Angeles, was the seller. The buyer was a private investor, …
Read More »Stater Bros. ranks high in job security
Stater Bros. Markets has been named one of the top 20 U.S. companies for job security by an online business publication. Indeed.com, a website devoted to jobs and career information, recently named the San Bernardino-based supermarket chain one of the best companies to work. The study, which was reported on …
Read More »Lamps Plus expands
Lamps Plus Inc. has expanded its warehouse-distribution operation in Redlands. The company, one of the leading lighting retailers in the United States, has bought a 57,000-square-foot industrial building at 26509 Palmetto Ave., according to a statement released Monday. The building is at 9425 California St., next door to a warehouse …
Read More »New bridge to be subject of meeting
Palm Springs will hold a special meeting to discuss a proposed bridge that would cross the Tahquitz Creek Channel on South Palm Canyon Drive. The meeting, which is being held in partnership with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments, Caltrans and the Federal Highway Administration, is scheduled to begin at …
Read More »Riverside provides online service to new businesses
Riverside is offering new business owners the chance to obtain and renew their business tax certificates online rather than at city hall. The service, which has been available to existing businesses for several years, makes it possible for them to meet their business tax requirements with the city quickly and …
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