By John W. Tulac In the 1980s, there was real concern whether China would have the ability to feed itself. There was even a very thoughtfully written book entitled “Who Will Feed China?” The reality was China was able to feed itself then and now, although China does import food …
Read More »Animal shelter to participate in Clear the Shelters
The Corona Animal Shelter will participate later this month in an event to clear animal shelters nationwide. The NBC4 and Telemundo52 Clear the Shelters event is scheduled to be held Aug. 17, according to a statement. Last year, the Corona shelter found homes for 22 animals, while nationwide an estimated …
Read More »Stater Bros. makes large donation to help fight cancer
Stater Bros. Charities has made a major donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, one of the largest voluntary health agency’s in the world dedicated to curing blood cancer. The $366,703 contribution will benefit the society’s Susan Lang Pay-It-Forward Patient Travel Assistance program in Southern California, according to a statement. …
Read More »Agua Caliente tribe announces plans for Palm Springs arena
The project, expected to be completed by the fall of 2021, will be built on tribal land in partnership with Oak View Group in Beverly Hills. Possible first tenant: a minor league hockey team. Palm Springs will soon have its own entertainment and sports arena. The Agua Caliente Band of …
Read More »Home Chef to expand in SB County
Home Chef, one of the largest deliverers of meal kits in the United States, will enlarge its San Bernardino County operation. The Chicago-based company will move its west coast production facility to a 200,000-square-foot facility at 1445 S. Tippecanoe Ave., nearly tripling the size of its local operations, according to …
Read More »Inland manufacturing bounces back
Well, that didn’t take long. Only one month after the Inland Empire’s purchasing managers index fell below 50 for the first time in more than two years, the much-watched statistic came roaring back, according a report released Thursday. July’s index was 55, comfortably above the 50 benchmark that determines if …
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