The Riverside City Council on Tuesday voted in favor of a planned 15,000-square-foot project that will bring a variety of dining and grocery options to the city’s downtown. In a 6-0 vote, the council gave its approval to the “Mess Hall on Market Street,” according to the city clerk’s office. …
Read More »Moreno Valley, Amazon Form Partnership
Moreno Valley will help amazon.com with its local holiday retail hiring this year. Anyone interested in working with the online retail giant during the upcoming Christmas season may apply at amazon.com/iejobs, said Mike Lee, the city’s economic development director. All applications will be reviewed, and anyone qualified will be asked …
Read More »Corona Receives Economic Award
Corona has received a Bronze Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council. The city was recognized for its business retention and expansion programs, according to a statement. The award, which recognizes programs that have been in place for at least three years, was presented Sept. 27 …
Read More »Banning Approves a 3,385-Unit Housing Development
Rancho San Gorgonio, which will take 20 to 30 years to complete, will cover nine acres, add about 9,000 people to Banning’s population and generate an estimated $90 million in developer fees. That’s a major project, but the Inland Empire needs a lot more like it to keep up with …
Read More »On The Move
Reg Javier has been named San Bernardino County’s deputy executive officer of workforce and economic development, a new position. Javier, who most recently worked for the San Diego Workforce Partnership, has nearly 20 years experience in workforce and economic development policy and administration, according to a county statement. The Workforce …
Read More »Town Hall Meeting Scheduled
Adelanto residents will have a chance to speak their minds, and get some questions answered, regarding a proposed excise tax on marijuana businesses in the city. A special town hall meeting, scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Heritage Field, will discuss the measure that will appear on …
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