Cindi Peterson Tompkins has been named San Bernardino County’s director of human resources. Tompkins, who will begin work Oct. 31, will be in charge of providing services to the county’s 22,000 employees, managing a 143-member staff and overseeing an $18 million budget, according to a county statement. Prior to joining …
Read More »Syrian Refugee Crisis Roils SB County Supervisor Race
According to multiple news reports at least 23 Syrian refugees have been settled in the City of Victorville by the Federal Government. This news, which had not previously been uncovered by the media, was first disclosed by San Bernardino County First District Supervisor Candidate Angela Valles in a press release …
Read More »Local Office Market Shows Strength
The Inland Empire office market just registered its strongest quarter in more than three years. Lease rates were stable during the third quarter, dropping only two cents from the previous three months to $1.85 per square foot, according to CBRE Group Inc. The region’s vacancy rate still has some ground …
Read More »Inland Empire Home Cash Sales are Flat
Cash sales of Inland Empire homes were essentially unchanged in July, according to data released Wednesday. Cash transactions accounted for 23.2 percent of all homes sold in Riverside and San Bernardino counties during that month, a year-over-year drop of 0.6 percent, Irvine-based CoreLogic reported. That was below the national rate, …
Read More »Increasing the Value of Your Business
By Edward L. Fixen As business owners we spend considerable time trying to increase sales and reduce expenses. While these are critical to the profitability and value of any business, they are by no means the only factors that are instrumental to increasing the value of a business. Anything that …
Read More »Hesperia Retail Building Sells
A retail building that houses national and regional tenants has been sold. The property, which is part of the Hesperia Marketplace Shopping Center at Main Street and Escondido Avenue, sold recently for $8.5 million, according to Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors in Corona Del Mar. Pacific Development Group in …
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