Security California Bancorp, holding company of Security Bank of California in Riverside, has been sold. Irvine-based Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. announced last week that it has reached an agreement to buy Security Bank for an undisclosed sum, according to a statement. Security Bank, a state-chartered financial institution, had $733.6 million …
Read More »Air show to return to San Bernardino
For the first time in nearly 25 years, a major air show is coming to what was once Norton Air Force Base. The SBD Fest Air Show & Benefit Concert is scheduled to be held Oct. 17 at San Bernardino International Airport, said Mark Gibbs, the airport’s director of aviation. …
Read More »Jobs report could be bad for IE
There could be ominous news for the Inland Empire in the latest report on U.S. employment. The economy create only 142,000 jobs in September as the unemployment rate remained at 5.1 percent, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor. Virtually everyone agreed the report was weak …
Read More »Industrial developer looks to major player in Inland Empire
Dan Floriani co-founded Pacific Industrial three years ago. The Long Beach-based company just announced a major project in Fontana, and it’s looking to develop in other Inland Empire submarkets. Dan Floriani would probably receive a good timing award, if there was such a thing for forming an industrial development company. …
Read More »On The Move
Moises Lopez has been named Riverside’s Intergovernmental Relations Officer. Lopez, who has spent 10 years working in the city’s community development office and as a senior management analyst, began his new job last month, according to a city statement. Lopez, who was appointed by City Manager John A. Russo, will …
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Steven W. Friedrichsen, dean of the College of Dental Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, has been named the school’s interim provost. Friedrichsen, who will maintain his duties as head of the dental college, will serve as provost on a part-time basis, according to a report in …
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