By Eugene E. Valdez Business owners of the Inland Empire are all trying to manage their companies strategically in the face of a highly competitive marketplace. CEOs are constantly “tweaking” their business models in an effort to increase branding, increase revenues, reduce expenses, increase profits and increase market share at …
Read More »Economic Conference Scheduled
Todd Buchholz, former White House director of economic policy and a regular on CNBC, the renowned business news channel, will deliver the keynote address at next week’s Southern California Economic Forecast in Ontario. The conference, scheduled to be held Oct. 12 at Citizens Business Bank Arena, will bring together approximately …
Read More »Home Prices Keep Rising
Inland Empire home prices, including distressed sales, rose by 5.7 percent year-over-year in August, according to data released Tuesday. That was below the national rate, which was up 6.2 percent in August compared with August 2015, Irvine-base CoreLogic reported. California’s home prices, including distressed sales, were up 5.9 percent during …
Read More »SBC Library Introduces Digital Cards
The San Bernardino County Public Library is starting a digital E-Resources card. The card will give customers access to all of the library’s online resources as well as allow them to check out e-books from the library through a number of digital sources, including Overdrive, 3M Cloud Library or Gale …
Read More »Inland Manufacturing Stays Up
Manufacturing in the Inland Empire grew for the second consecutive month during September, according to data released Monday. The region’s purchasing manager’s index was 56.2, down from the 60 recorded in August but still a strong rate of growth for Riverside and San Bernardino counties, Cal State San Bernardino reported …
Read More »Proposed toll road on Interstate 10 has some people up in arms
SANBAG wants to build a pair of toll lanes from the Los Angeles County line to Redlands, then follow it up with an identical project on Interstate 15 that would reach the High Desert. Not everyone believes those are good ideas. There’s a political battle brewing regarding a proposed pair …
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