In an unprecedented move this week, the Federal Bureau of Land Management released a heavily burdensome administrative determination requiring extraordinary environmental review of ancillary railroad right of way uses that had previously been noncontroversial. For nearly 150 years railroads have held granted easements across federal lands under the General Right-of-Way …
Read More »Believe it or not, the Inland Empire is adding manufacturing jobs
The region has gained back some of the manufacturing jobs it lost during the recession, though not in overwhelming numbers. Affordable land might be one reason, but everyone is hoping the trend continues. Who said manufacturers are avoiding the Inland Empire? That may be the conventional wisdom, just as it …
Read More »Inland foreclosures decline
Foreclosures in the Inland Empire were down year-over-year in July, according to data released Friday. The rate of foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans in the Inland region that month was 0.72 percent, down from 0.97 percent in July 2014, Irvine-based CoreLogic stated in its monthly report on U.S. foreclosures. That …
Read More »IE industrial continues to grow
The Inland Empire’s industrial market remained strong during the third quarter, as available space continued to drop and lease rates kept rising. The two-county region recorded 7.2 million square feet of positive net absorption during that time, according to Voit Real Estate Service’s third quarter report on the industrial market …
Read More »On The Move
Skateboard champion Tony Hawk will serve as Community Grand Marshall in the 24th Annual Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade, scheduled for Dec. 5. More than 100,000 people are expected to line the parade route along Palm Canyon Drive and Ramon Road to view the city’s major holiday event, according …
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Luke Watson has been named Temecula’s community development director. Watson, who began his new position last month, has held a variety of positions with the city during the past 10 years, was selected after a four-month search, according to a city release. The community development director position opened up when …
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