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Inland Empire Manufacturing Slows

Inland Empire Makes News in Manufacturing.001

For the second month in a row, Inland Empire manufacturing moved in the wrong direction. The region’s purchasing managers index in November was 45.3, well below the 50 benchmark that determines whether manufacturing is growing or contracting, according to data released this week by the Institute of Applied Research and …

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Moment of Silence Planned for Brown

Jack Brown

Stater Bros. will hold a moment of silence Saturday for Jack H. Brown, the supermarket chain’s longtime leader who died last month. All 169 markets, along with the company’s San Bernardino corporate offices and distribution center, will go silent for one minute at precisely 9 a.m., according to a statement …

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Small Business Sales Activity is Thriving

The Value of Inventory Management

By Edward L. Fixen The sale of small businesses (generally those with annual revenue less than $1 million), is strong and thriving.  Since the recession recovery period of 2010-2012, the sale of small businesses has increased approximately 55%.  BizBuySell.com, a leading internet business-for-sale web site, reported that the sale of small …

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IE Records Highest Jobless Rate

Jobs report could be bad for IE

The Inland Empire had the highest unemployment rate of any major U.S. metropolitan area during October, according to data released Wednesday. The two-county region, which has had higher unemployment than both California and the nation during the economic recovery, recorded a 6.1 percent jobless rate in non-agricultural jobs last month, …

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Service to Commemorate SB Shootings

Inland Regional Center

A public service is scheduled to be held Friday to mark the first anniversary of the Inland Regional Center shootings in San Bernardino. The service, scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm., will take place at Cal State San Bernardino’s Coussoulis Arena, according to a statement. The San Bernardino mayor’s office …

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City to Redirect Federal Funding

Inland Empire Federal Funding

Cathedral City wants to take unspent funds from its community development block grant program and use it to pay for a public improvement project that will help low and moderate-income residents. The excess grants, which were distributed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, total approximately $485,000 and …

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