There’s every reason to believe the season will be a good one, but some local park officials are being cautious for now. One wild card is the rising price of gas. For the local theme park industry, the recession might not quite be over. Yes, the economy is in far …
Read More »Office used by SB County is sold
An office building occupied by the San Bernardino County Human Services Department has been sold. The one-story structure at 150 Lena Road in San Bernardino sold recently for $1.73 million, said Rick Lazar, senior vice president for Coldwell Banker Commercial Sudweeks Group in Redlands. The seller was a private investment …
Read More »State unemployment up despite job gains
California employers added 54,200 non-farm jobs in May, according to data released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. Despite that, California’s unemployment rate rose to 6.4 percent, up from 6.3 percent in April, but at least one economist said that’s no reason for concern. “This is one of those …
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Brian Harris has been named a Riverside County Teacher of the Year. Harris, an English instructor at Valley View High School in Moreno Valley, was one of four recipients of the award, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Marisela Recendez, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Myra Linn Elementary …
Read More »Menifee expands major freeway exit
As southeastern Riverside County continues to grow, local municipalities are beginning to look at expansion projects to address freeway congestion. The City of Menifee is expanding the existing interchange off I-215 at Newport Road with a $48.4 million interchange project. The project would widen Newport Road to six lanes and …
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Andrew Peykoff II, chief executive officer and president of Niagara Bottling in Ontario, has been named an Entrepreneur of the Year for 2015 by Ernst & Young LLP. Peykoff received the award in the consumer products category among businesses in the Inland Empire and Orange County, according to a statement. …
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