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Brown Remembered for his Business Skill, Personal Touch

Jack Brown

Jack Brown, the man who made Stater Bros. Markets into the largest private employer in the Inland Empire, was remembered by friends and colleagues as a fair-minded executive who always put customers and employees first. “I can’t imagine life without Jack Brown,” said Bruce Varner, a Riverside attorney who served …

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Local Whiskey Distillery Strikes Deal with BevMo

Local Whiskey Distiller

A whiskey distillery in Redlands has reached an agreement with BevMo, one of the largest alcoholic beverage retailers on the West Coast. J. Riley Distillery has two of its main products – California Clear, a basic whiskey, and 1775, a light whiskey – available upon request at approximately 150 BevMo …

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City website seeks to help businesses

Moreno Valley Business

Moreno Valley has set up a website that provides businesses with data meant to help them select the best location in the city. MorenoValleyBusiness.com is available to existing or prospective businesses, and it’s another example of the economic development efforts Moreno Valley has undertaken during the past few years, according …

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Jack H. Brown, longtime Stater Bros. leader, dies

Stater Bros. Charities

Jack H. Brown, executive chairman of Stater Bros. Markets, the largest private employer in the Inland Empire, has died. Brown, 78, passed away Sunday evening surrounded by his family, according to a statement released today by Stater Bros. Markets. Cause of death was not given. Brown, a San Bernardino native, …

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Some Inland Empire Cities Agree to Higher Sales, Transient Occupancy Taxes

Measure E foe open to general tax

Voters in several communities acknowledge the need for better public services, especially stronger police and fire protection. Now those departments must decide on their spending priorities while they wait for the revenue to arrive. Five months after Hemet voters said no, they changed their minds and said yes. In June, …

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Housing Affordability Flat

Home prices rise again

Thirty one percent of California households could afford to purchase the $515,940 median-priced home during the third quarter. That figure was essentially unchanged from the second quarter but was up nearly 30 percent year-over-year, according to data released this week by the California Association of Realtors in Los Angeles. A …

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