By Ed Hoffman If you watched the coverage of the Republican National Convention last week, then you heard about all the problems Republicans supposedly have with unity and leadership. This week, it’s the Democrats’ turn – and clearly, that party has plenty of its ownproblems. The Democratic National Committee chair, Debbie …
Read More »IE Posts Solid Retail Numbers
The Inland Empire’s retail market continued to improve during the second quarter of 2016, with vacancy down and net absorption up during that three-month period. Vacancy in the two-county region was 9.6 percent, among the lowest rate recorded since the start of the recession in 2008, according to CBRE’s Inland …
Read More »Is the South Coast Air Quality Management District changing its ways?
For years the agency responsible for keeping Southern California’s air clean has been accused of being over regulatory in its dealing with businesses. Now it’s offering a comprehensive clean-air plan that is heavy on incentives and lighter on regulations and penalties. Even one of the district’s severest critics is taking …
Read More »Unemployment, Jobs Both Rise
California recorded a 5.4 percent unemployment rate in June, up 0.2 percent compared with May but down from 6.2 percent year-over-year, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. The increase came despite the fact that California employers in the public and private sector – not counting agriculture – added 40,300 …
Read More »Downtown Riverside Project to Get Started
Site preparation for the Imperial Lofts project in downtown Riverside is scheduled to start next week, which might mean an inconvenience or two for anyone who lives or works in that area. All or part of a nearby sidewalk, alley and street near the Main Street Mall will have to …
Read More »On The Move
Ernie Braunwalder is the new president and chairman of the Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors. Braunwalder, an agent with Farmers Insurance, officially took over Friday during the chamber’s annual installation dinner, which was held at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario before approximately 250 people, said Maribel Brown, …
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