Renovation of two major thoroughfares in an unincorporated part of San Bernardino County has begun. The Little Third Street and Little Tippecanoe Avenue Improvement Project will cost $4 million and is expected to be completed this fall, according to a statement on San Bernardino County’s website. The project, which broke …
Read More »Retail sales slow in May
Retail sales nationwide continued to grow in May, despite consumers apparently slowing their stockpiling of goods in anticipation of tariffs, according to the National Retail Federation. Sales last month were up 0.49 percent month-over-month and 4.4 percent year-over-year, compared with increases of 0.72 percent and 6.7 percent, respectively, in April, …
Read More »San Bernardino County approves budget
San Bernardino County has passed a $10.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2025-’26. The board of supervisors unanimously approved the budget, which includes $205.2 million for new programs, during its June 10 meeting, according to a statement on the county’s website. The balanced budget includes: $7.5 million to establish a …
Read More »Progressive brokers AutoZone property sale
Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga has helped negotiate the sale of a building in Pomona occupied by AutoZone. The 30,000-square-foot structure at 601 E. Holt Ave, which is also a distribution center for nearby stores, sold for $5.7 million, according to a statement on Progressive’s website. Progressive marketed …
Read More »Inland manufacturing stays strong
Inland Empire manufacturing continued to expand in May, posting solid production and employment numbers despite concerns about the economy. The region’s purchasing managers index last month was 65, up from 63.5 in April and above the national index of 48.5, according to the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at …
Read More »Victorville reports drop in homeless population
The number of unsheltered homeless people in Victorville fell 57 percent in this year’s Point-in-Time Count conducted by San Bernardino County. Between 2024 and 2025, the High Desert city’s unsheltered population – people living in places not designed for human habitation – went from 326 to 141, according to a …
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