Rachael Pokuta, an Eastvale resident who has worked in business banking for 21 years, has joined CDC Small Business Finance as a commercial loan officer. Pokuta, who has worked in business development for Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase, will help arrange U.S. Small Business Administration loans for businesses in …
Read More »Unemployment Rate Stays Flat
The Inland Empire’s unemployment rate was flat in October. Riverside and San Bernardino counties registered a 6.1 percent jobless rate last month, down from 6.2 in September, according to the state Employment Development Department’s monthly jobs report, which was released Friday. That figure was essentially unchanged from October 2015, when …
Read More »City Forms Financial Panel
Riverside is seeking applicants for its new Budget Engagement Commission. The 18-member panel will advise the city council on spending and other policy matters based on information it receives from quarterly financial and performance reports, said Phil Pitchford, city spokesman. The group, which will meet four times a year, was …
Read More »UPS to fly extra holiday flights out of IE
San Bernardino International Airport has reached an agreement with UPS to add flights during the holiday season. The international package delivery company will operate four flights per week from the airport during December, according to a statement posted Tuesday on the airport’s website. The flights, all 757 aircraft, will fly …
Read More »Ontario Christmas festival set to begin
Ontario’s annual Christmas on Euclid Experience, a city tradition that has attracted thousand of patrons every year since 1922, is just around the corner. This year’s event will begin with the tree lighting ceremony, scheduled to be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 2 at Ontario Town Square, according to a …
Read More »Inland Empire Economy Continues to Grow
The Inland Empire economy grew by 2.2 percent during the third quarter, more than double its growth rate compared with the previous quarter. Government hiring accounted for approximately half of the jobs created in Riverside and San Bernardino counties during the third quarter, making it the largest contributor to the …
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