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An Inland Empire solar energy company has developed a battery designed to back up major household devices during a blackout. The FLEX storage system can serve as a back-up power source for refrigerators, television sets, computer modems and other appliances for up to eight hours, said Sandee Messel, spokeswoman for …

The Moreno Valley Animal Shelter has received a $25,000 grant from the Petco Foundation, money the shelter plans to use to spay and neuter cats throughout the city. The shelter’s feral cat pilot project – known as TNR, or Trap, Neuter, Release – began last October and had treated 259 …

Riverside has reached a contract agreement with its firefighters The five and one-half-year pact calls for all members of the Riverside City Firefighters’ Association to pay for part of their pension premiums, according to a statement released Monday by the city. The agreement stipulates that future raises will be tied …

More than 1,120 healthcare workers at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center have voted to join SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, the largest such action undertaken at a California hospital in nearly 15 years. The vote was held in January, but the election result was not certified last week after the National …

A building in Victorville that is occupied by a KinderCare Learning Center has been sold. The free-standing structure at 13615 Bear Valley Road sold for $4.6 million, according to Faris Lee Investments. Faris Lee represented the seller, a private investment group in Beverly Hills. ReMax FH Commercial represented the buyer, …

MacroAir, the San Bernardino-based company that manufactures high-volume, low-speed commercial ceiling fans, has opened a European warehouse-distribution operation. The 25,000-square-foot building in Valencia began operating in May and employs six people, all local hires, said Jaylin Krell, MacroAir’s vice president of marketing. More workers will be hired to work at …