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UC Riverside has received a $2.5 million grant from the Riverside County Economic Development Administration. The grant, which will be used to help buy equipment for the Inland Empire’s  first wet incubator lab, will be matched by another $2.5 from the state of California and UC Riverside, according to a …

Alex John, an assistant professor at Cal Poly Pomona, has received a $240,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The money will allow John and his students to continue working on finding a biomass based alternative to petroleum products, according to a statement. John and his students are developing catalysts …

Palm Springs will host the 44th annual Neighborhood USA Conference later this month. Former U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer will be the keynote speaker at the event, which is scheduled to be held May 15-18 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, according to a statement on the city’s website. More than …

Two major industrial builders and a community college are developing a training center at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville that will address a shortage of workers in the logistics industry. Stirling Capital Investments in Foothill Ranch and ProLogis in San Francisco have partnered with Victor Valley Community College …

Ground has been broken on an eight-classroom preschool in Rancho Cucamonga. The project, at 7720 Victoria Park Lane immediately north of Baseline Avenue, will offer full-time and part-time educational child care starting with infants and going up to five years, according to a statement. Additionally, summer camps and before-and-after school …

One city has already begun that process, and another is seriously considering doing so. Officials in both places believe it will save money in the long run, but there are considerable hurdles to overcome. One Riverside city is currently putting together its own police department, and another is seriously considering …