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For the second consecutive quarter, the Inland Empire outdid the nation in business performance, according to a recent report. During the third quarter, business activity in Riverside and San Bernardino counties rose 2.3 percent year-over-year, compared with 1.9 percent growth in the gross domestic product, according to the UC Riverside …

Mary Hart, long-time host of the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Film Awards Gala, will receive a star on the Walk of Stars Palm Springs during “Mary Hart Weekend,” Dec. 6-7. Hart, who anchored Entertainment Tonight for 30 years, will serve as Celebrity Grand Marshal for the 27th Annual Palm …

Nancy Kelly, superintendent of the Upland Unified School District, is stepping down. A 37-year education employee, Kelly will retire June 30, seven years after taking the job, according to a statement. Kelly is credited with improving the district’s finances, which were in poor shape when she took over.  Within one …

Moreno Valley College has been recognized for increasing democratic engagement and voter participation on campus. The school earlier this month received a Silver Seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, a national program that helps schools increase nonpartisan democratic engagement and student voting, according to a statement. From 2014 …

Starting next spring, Cal Poly Pomona will offer night child care. The service, which will be available from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m Monday through Thursday, will be paid for with a four-year, $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, according to a statement. Currently, the university’s Children’s …

Riverside’s Public Works Department has received a grant of nearly $118,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety, money it will use to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. The program will pay for safety improvements at 12 schools, while also paying for reflectors and to write and distribute safety …