Construction will begin this summer on a four-story building at UC Riverside that will be used for instructional education. Approved recently by the UC Board of Regents, the Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility will cover 100,700 square feet and seat 1,700 students, according to a statement on the university’s website. …
Read More »Federal grant will help Fontana improve transit safety
Fontana has received $2 million in federal aid that it will use to make transportation safety improvements. The funding from the Department of Transportation will help reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries by developing smart traffic signal technology, according to a statement released by Rep. Norma Torres, D-Ontario. Torres is a member …
Read More »IE jobless rate unchanged in February
The Inland Empire in February recorded a 5.5 percent unemployment rate, unchanged from the first month of the year. Between January and February, non-farm employment in Riverside and San Bernardino counties increased from 1,684,900 to 1,687,400, while agricultural jobs declined by 400 during that time, according to data released March …
Read More »UCR study casts critical eye on Inland logistics industry
Warehouse-distribution facilities have come to dominate the Inland Empire during the past 20 to 25 years, so much so that the region is sometimes called the warehouse of the western United States. The amount of available and affordable land in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, along with the region’s proximity …
Read More »Urgent care clinic slated for Corona
A national chain of urgent care clinics will open a location in Corona. America Family Care has leased 4,452 square feet at 2795 Cabot Drive, according to Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga. The transaction was announced March 20. The office, which will be operated by a franchisee, is within …
Read More »Strosnider named Murietta fire marshal
Doug Strosnider has been appointed Murrieta Fire & Rescue’s fire marshal. Strosnider, who took over his new position March 10, has previously been the department’s deputy fire marshal and acting fire marshal, according to a statement on the city’s website. “It is an honor to serve as Murrieta’s next fire …
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