By Ed Hoffman Have you ever heard of CIA officer Sabrina de Sousa? She is a dual Portuguese-American citizen being extradited from Portugal to Italy for incarceration. Why is our government allowing one of its own CIA operatives to be jailed in a foreign country? Apparently, it’s because her “crime” …
Read More »Bill Backs OIA Ownership Change
The House of Representatives has approved a bill that will help bring about the transfer of ownership of Ontario International Airport. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, was approved Tuesday by voice vote, according to a statement on Calvert’s website. “Today is a great day for the Inland …
Read More »Inland Empire Consumer Spending Up
Consumer and business spending in the Inland Empire is on the rise, according to data released Wednesday. Taxable sales in Riverside and San Bernardino counties grew 6.4 percent between the fourth quarter of 2014 and the fourth quarter of last year, the UC Riverside School of Business Administration Center for …
Read More »Funding a New Business with an Unsecured Loan
By Jeff Brannon We’re living in the age of the startup; in fact, the term “startup” is no longer exclusive to tech companies. If you have a new business, you have a startup. The question is, do you have funding? Unless you have a slick presentation ready and good connections …
Read More »Environmental Group Praises Riverside
Audubon International recently recognized Riverside for its efforts to make the city environmentally friendly and a better place to live Riverside joined Audubon International’s Sustainable Communities Program last year with the help of The Toro Company, which maintains its irrigation division in Riverside, according to a statement released by the …
Read More »Housing Market Continues to Shine
The Southern California housing market posted another solid month in May. Sales were up 3.3 percent year-over-year, and the median price of a single-family home, – $459,500 – was a 6.9 percent increase compared with May 2015, according to data released Tuesday by CoreLogic in Irvine. The Inland Empire posted …
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