Riverside has announced it’s dropping its lawsuit that challenged the State Water Resources Control Board’s emergency drought regulations. City officials took that action after the board agreed to allow all water suppliers to establish their own conservation goals based on local needs and anticipated demands, according to a statement released …
Read More »Local Manufacturing Keeps Growing
The Inland Empire’s manufacturing sector recorded another solid month in May. The region’s purchasing manager’s index was 55.0, the fifth consecutive month it’s been above 50, according the monthly report on manufacturing by the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino, which was released Wednesday. …
Read More »The Art Of Planning Is Essential To Success
By Eugene E. Valdez In my opinion, even in a “good economy”, for a small business owner to be successful, it is essential that he or she master the art of planning. In a challenged economy like the current one, it is even more crucial. How do you become a …
Read More »Voting for Change
By Ed Hoffman Hopefully, Memorial Day wasn’t just another barbeque day for you; I sure know it wasn’t for me. After our Pushups for Charity event last week, I learned that someone asked if the hard work my staff and I do on behalf of wounded veterans was “all for …
Read More »Library Receives Funding
The San Bernardino City Library Foundation recently received a $2,500 grant from Stater Bros. Charities. The money will be used to add titles to the San Bernardino Public Library’s Overdrive eBook and Audiobook collection, according to a statement on the city’s website. “We are very grateful to Stater Bros. for …
Read More »Black-Owned Business Keep Growing
Businesses owned by African Americans are growing at a fast pace in the Inland Empire, according to data released Wednesday. Ownership, revenue and hiring among black-owned businesses are growing “significantly faster” than they are at all other businesses in the United States, California and the Inland Empire, a report by …
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