More than 25,000 people attended a job fair in Moreno Valley held by Aldi, the supermarket chain that is planning a major move into the Southern California market next year. “It was a lot bigger than we expected,” said Mike Lee, Moreno Valley’s economic development director, of the three-day event. …
Read More »Mild Drop in Housing Affordability
Housing affordability in San Bernardino and Riverside counties fell slightly during the third quarter year-over-year, a pattern that prevailed throughout most of the state. Thirty nine percent of the households in Riverside County could afford the median-priced home in that region – $335,460 – during the third quarter, down from …
Read More »WLC Backers Hand in Signatures
Supporters of a proposed mega warehouse-distribution operation in Moreno Valley submitted approximately 48,000 signatures this morning in a bid to get the project placed on the local ballot. The city clerk’s office will soon begin verifying the signatures that support the World Logistics Center, a process that is expected to …
Read More »Ontario Hosts Economic Summit
More than 400 business and civic leaders from throughout California got a daunting picture of the states’s economy Friday during the final day of the California Economic Summit, which was held in Ontario. The two-day event, which was held at the DoubleTree Hotel near Ontario International Airport, held several panel …
Read More »Once Again, There’s a Plan in Place to Fix the Carousel Mall
San Bernardino has enlisted two retail developers and a homebuilder to fix the property, which is at least 20 years past its prime. This time, the mall will probably be destroyed. After years of ownership changes, false starts and renovation plans that never panned out, the Carousel Mall’s days may …
Read More »New Inland Empire Radio Show will have Live Callers
Starting today, the Lou Desmond and Company radio program can be heard from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday on KMET-AM. The program, which will originate from a radio-television studio at Toyota of San Bernardino at the San Bernardino Auto Mall, will feature commentary, guests from the Inland …
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