Esri, the Redlands-based geographical information systems company, has released an interactive map that shows how the earth’s natural and human systems have changed over time. Atlas for a Changing Planet is a story map that can be used to examine spatial information, data that can be used to adapt to …
Read More »Ontario schedules Christmas tree lighting
Ontario’s annual Christmas celebration is scheduled to begin Friday. The yearly tree-lighting ceremony will he held at 5:30 p.m. at Ontario Town Square at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and C Street, said Sue Oxarart, spokeswoman for the Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau. City officials will light the tree …
Read More »High Desert Economy Gets a Good Grade, for the Most Part
Economist John Husing tells a gathering of business and community leaders that he likes the region’s job creation but is concerned about some other things, in particular how many people there rent rather than own their homes. The High Desert economy is on the mend and should continue to improve …
Read More »Website to Help with Anticipated Rains
Moreno Valley has launched a webpage intended to help city residents cope with El Nino. The site, movalley.org/elnino, is meant to help with the severe weather condition that could cause severe flooding and other damage to Moreno Valley and surrounding communities, according to a city statement. The webpage is aimed at …
Read More »On The Move
Timothy Paine, a professor of entomology at UC Riverside, has received an Excellence in College and University Teaching award from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Paine, one of nine award winners in the food …
Read More »High Desert Office Building Sells
The Bear Valley Medical and Business Center, an office building in Victorville, has been sold. The one-story structure, at 17310 Bear Valley Road, sold for $10 million to Bear Valley Medical and Business Center LLC, a private investment group, said Don Brown, president of Lee & Associates Victorville. Equitable Bear …
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