The demise of Fresh & Easy should serve as a cautionary tale for any other grocery chain planning to enter the hyper-competitive California market, several retail officials said. The company, which struggled almost immediately after it entered that market seven years ago, recently announced that it will close or sell …
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Redlands filmmaker Trevor Stevens recently had one of his short films selected as “Short of the Week” by Vimeo, the video-sharing website. Stevens’ “Run” is a 17-minute story of a drug transaction gone bad and how the gang members involved must deal with the consequences, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. …
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Todd Jorgenson has been named assistant general manager for water by Riverside Public Utilities. Jorgenson has served in a variety roles with the agency since he began working there in 2004, including senior engineer, principal engineer, water operations manager and water engineering manager, according to a statement. For the past six …
Read More »California: Another Energy Crisis Courtesy of Jerry Brown
Numbers are a funny thing. Regardless of what people say they mean, ultimately the numbers are what they are. This applies to California Energy Policy. California government has been interfering in the electricity market for years. Up until 20 years ago, the regulation of the Big Three electrical utilities, Pacific, …
Read More »CVB Financial has solid quarter
CVB Financial Corp. enjoyed a strong third quarter, with net earnings and diluted shares at near-record levels. The Ontario-based financial institution, the holding company of Citizens Business Bank, reported earnings of $27.9 million for quarter that ended Sept. 30, according to the company’s third quarter report, which was released Wednesday. …
Read More »Annual “plane pull” scheduled at OIA
Ontario International Airport and the Friends of Ontario Airport will host the seventh annual Pull For Our Heroes on Saturday, an airplane pull that will benefit several local charities, including Bob Hope USO Ontario. The plane pull is a tug-of-war in which teams of men and women try and pull …
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