Starbucks has opened a store in a former drive-thru restaurant on Redlands Boulevard, ending a long-running dispute between Redlands and the project’s developer. The restaurant at 625 E. Redlands Blvd. opened two weeks ago, said Oscar Orci, the city’s director of development services. The disagreement, which lasted several years, involved …
Read More »IE Industrial Market Stays Hot
To no one’s surprise, the Inland Empire’s industrial market remained strong during the fourth quarter of last year. The region’s industrial sector recorded a 3.3 percent vacancy rate and absorbed more than 8.5 million square feet of space during that time, according to data released Monday by Lee & Associates …
Read More »Event Raises Money to Fight Breast Cancer
A fundraiser Thursday in Rancho Cucamonga raised an estimated $3,000 to fight breast cancer. About 100 people attended the event on behalf of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, an affiliate of the American Cancer Society, said Jimmie Herrick, vice president and business officer with Stewart Title in Riverside and one …
Read More »Home Cash Sales Decline
Cash sales of Inland Empire homes dropped slightly in November. Overall, 25.6 percent of all home sales in Riverside and San Bernardino counties during that month were cash transactions, a year-over-year decline of 1.4 percent, according to data released Friday by CoreLogic Irvine. That was well below the national rate …
Read More »Foes of Moreno Valley Logistics Project Haven’t Surrendered on Ballot Initiative
The Registrar of Voters says not enough valid signatures were gathered against the Word Logistic Center, but its foes say that finding is faulty because it’s based on a random sampling. Meanwhile, lawsuits continue to be filed against the development. Officially, the battle being waged by some Moreno Valley residents …
Read More »On The Move
San Bernardino County Chief Executive Officer Greg Devereaux has been elected a fellow at the National Academy of Public Administration. Devereaux will join a long list of national luminaries who already serve in the academy, including former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Attorney General Dick Thornnburgh and former Secretary …
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