Aldi, the discount grocery store chain that opened eight stores in the Inland Empire last month, is set to open another Inland Empire location. The store at 4020 Highland Ave. is one of 10 stores scheduled to open Thursday, according to a company statement. All other locations are in Los …
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Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey on Tuesday joined in a national effort to recognize volunteer organizations and their importance to local communities. Bailey hosted a reception at the Grier Pavilion at Riverside City Hall that celebrated the work of more than 100 volunteers from AmeriCorps, National Civilian Community Corps, Senior Corps …
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Amer Jakher has been named Beaumont’s director of public works/city engineer. Jakher, who previously held the same job in Colton, has more than 20 years experience in public works, engineering, construction management and working with waste water systems, according to a city statement. The Public Works Department is responsible for …
Read More »Real Estate Officials Call for More Broad Economy
A group of real estate professionals on Wednesday called on San Bernardino County to diversify its economy and do a better job of marketing itself to young professionals. In short, the county can’t rely forever on an abundant supply of affordable land and housing to attract businesses and grow its …
Read More »Local Distressed Sales Keep Falling
Distressed sales accounted for 10.5 percent of all single-family home sales in the Inland Empire in January, according to data released this week. That figure remains high, but it still represents significant improvement in the local housing market, Irvine-based CoreLogic reported in its monthly analysis of distressed home sales throughout …
Read More »California’s Dishonest Gas Tax Increase
Governor Jerry Brown and many California lawmakers are desperately attempting to increase taxes on gasoline in the once Golden State. They tell us that our roads and highways are in the worst disrepair of any state and that Californians don’t pay enough to maintain our infrastructure. What they fail to …
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