San Bernardino has received a $35 million state grant that will pay for temporary housing for the chronically homeless. The money, from the Department of Housing and Community Development, will finance construction of a facility next to the Lutheran Social Services’ San Bernardino campus at 1354 N. G St., according …
Read More »Empire jobless rate remains slightly high
The Inland Empire recorded a 5.1 percent unemployment rate in December, essentially unchanged month-over-month but well above the 3.7 percent predicted one year earlier, according to data released Friday. California’s unadjusted unemployment rate during the last month of 2023 was 5.1 percent, while the national rate was 3.7 percent, the …
Read More »CBRE Ontario announces promotions
CBRE Ontario has promoted two of its sales executives. Jay Dick has been named vice chairman, the highest title the company gives to a sales professional, according to a statement. A broker for more than 30 years, Dick has participated in more than 1,200 sales and lease transactions and has …
Read More »Morales wins Sharp Award
Tomas Morales, president of Cal State San Bernardino, has been named the recipient of the Larry Sharp Inland Empire Leadership Award for 2023. The award, presented by the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, “recognizes individuals who go above and beyond their work in their profession and also display strong leadership in …
Read More »Record sales for holiday retail
U.S. retail sales during the 2023 holiday season grew 3.8 percent compared with 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Despite inflation and higher interest rates, sales in November and December totaled $964.4 billion, a record that easily surpassed the $929.5 billion in sales recorded the year prior, the census …
Read More »Entrepreneurship center coming to Temecula
The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino will open an Entrepreneurial Resource Center Jan. 24 in Temecula. A partnership of the IECE, Riverside County Economic Development and Temecula, the resource center will occupy the second floor of the Temecula Valley Entrepreneurs Exchange building, 43200 Business Park …
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