California added 63,100 non-agricultural jobs during August, a solid number but not enough to change the state’s unemployment rate, which remained at 5.5 percent. The state has added more than 2.3 million jobs since the recession officially ended in February 2010, the Employment Development Department stated in its monthly jobs …
Read More »Tune in to The Main Event this Saturday Morning at 9:30 on AM590
Tune in to The Main Event this Saturday morning at 9:30 on AM590 with host Ed Hoffman as he discusses national current events and politics, with a few mortgage tips along the way. Ed delivers intelligent, entertaining radio that makes hard news easy to understand! If you listened to the …
Read More »Palm Springs Starts Homeless Assistance Program
Palm Springs is trying to help solve the Coachella Valley’s homeless problem. With $75,000 from its general fund, the city has established a day program that will help homeless people learn job skills, find employment and obtain housing assistance, according to a statement. The program, which began Wednesday, was started …
Read More »Volunteers Sought for Advisory Groups
Riverside is looking for volunteers to fill vacancies on several of the boards and commissions that help shape city policy on various issues. Eleven of Riverside’s 14 advisory panels – airport commission, police review commission, cultural heritage board, commission on disabilities, human resources board, board of library trustees, mayor’s commission …
Read More »Growing Your Business Through Acquisition
By Edward L. Fixen When it comes to developing an exit plan and advance planning to sell a business, many small and mid-size business owners tend to overlook the benefits of growing their business through acquisition. Growing an existing business using strategies to increase sales and improve operations (i.e., organic …
Read More »SB County to Hold Job Fair
San Bernardino County’s Workforce Development Board is scheduled to hold its annual Valley Regional Job Fair Wednesday at Ontario International Airport. The event, which is being co-sponsored by several cities and chambers of commerce on the Inland Empire’s west side, will run from 9 a.m. to noon at Terminal One, …
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