By Ed Hoffman In the wake of the Amtrak train derailment last week that killed eight people and injured more than 200, Democrats have followed the lead of the White House by spreading the message that the reason for this tragedy was a lack of infrastructure and transit funding. On …
Read More »Inland region adds to its population
Two Inland Empire cities are among the fastest-growing cities in California. Beaumont’s population grew four percent while Chino’s grew 3.4 percent between last January and the first month of 2014, according to the state Department of Finance. That ranked Beaumont 6th and Chino 10th among the fastest-growing cities in the …
Read More »Builder confidence drops slightly
U.S. home builders are apparently a little less optimistic this month about the U.S. housing market. Builder confidence in the prospective sale of new, single-family homes fell to 54, down two points month-over-month but up nine compared with May 2014, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing …
Read More »Plans are submitted for Montclair Plaza renovation
It’s official: The plaza’s owner will add more shops and an outdoor component to the property, which has been hurt by the success of Victoria Gardens. City officials and members of the city’s business community say the changes are long overdue. For the third time in its 47-year history, Montclair …
Read More »U.S. housing market mirrors California
The U.S. housing market is a lot like California’s housing market. One day after the California Association of Realtors announced that single-family homes statewide were a little more affordable during the first quarter, the National Association of Home Builders released data saying the same thing about the country as a …
Read More »Cadiz Water Project to Deliver 5000 Jobs to Job Poor IE
A Mojave Desert water project is expected to create up to 2,500 jobs in the Inland Empire over two years once construction begins as scheduled in 2016. The Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery, and Storage Project (Cadiz Water Project), a plan to deliver new water to customers in the Inland …
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