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At the start of this year, there was reason to be optimistic about the Inland Empire economy. As of November, the region’s unemployment rate was 5.3 percent, according to the state Employment Development Department. That was a respectable number, and close to the four to five percent range that most …

Thirty six percent of California developers are delaying, or have cancelled, commercial real estate projects due to higher construction costs and concerns about global trade, a study has found. Eighty five percent say they’re more cautious about commercial development in the state because of supply chain disruptions, and 44 percent …

Menifee Mayor Ricky Estrada, a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserves, has been called to six months of active duty overseas. Mayor Pro Tem Bob Karwin will take over the city’s mayoral duties when Estrada’s deployment begins in October, according to a statement on Menifee’s website. “During my deployment …

Christopher Ramos has been named Beaumont’s chief of police. A 24-year law enforcement veteran, Ramos began work as the department’s top administrator July 16, according to a statement on the city’s website. Ramos was most recently a captain with the department and, before that, was its first administrative sergeant. He …

The Inland Empire retail market recorded 6.8 percent space availability during the second quarter, unchanged from the first quarter and a sign the marketing is stabilizing after a period of volatility. Net absorption was 31,000 square feet, not a large number but a strong reversal compared with the revised 483,000 …

Riverside will remove homeless encampments from state freeway ramps in the city. The city council voted unanimously Aug. 5 to take that action, which establishes one of the first homeless maintenance agreements between a city and Caltrans, according to a statement on Riverside’s website. The pilot program is scheduled to …