California’s unemployment dropped in February. Employers throughout the state added 29,400 jobs during the second month of the year, as the state’s jobless rate fell to 6.7 percent, according to data released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. The jobless rate was down from seven percent during the previous …
Read More »Husing likes state of the local economy
The Inland Empire is again one of the fastest growing regional economies in California and has replaced all of the jobs it lost during the recession. That was the message delivered Thursday by Inland economist during his annual assessment of the region’s economy, according to multiple published reports. This year’s …
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Gary Geuss, an attorney for the city of Los Angeles, has been named Riverside City Attorney. Geuss, who has worked with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office for more than 25 years, is scheduled to start work in Riverside April 13, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. He will …
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Michael Lin, superintendent of the Corona-Norco Unified School District, has been honored by a national education publication. Lin, who has been superintendent for three years, is one of 15 school superintendents nationwide named a “Leaders to Learn From” by Education Week, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. An aeronautical …
Read More »Retail buildings in High Desert are sold
A portion of an Apple Valley shopping mall has been sold. Pacwest Management in Los Angeles bought four retail buildings at Rancherias Plaza for $3.1 million from Huntington Beach Partnership, according to a statement. The sale was announced Wednesday. The property, which is about 40 percent occupied, includes Domino’s Pizza, …
Read More »Salton Sea action called for
State officials are being called on to restore funding to clean up the Salton Sea. A coalition of private residents, elected officials and water officials spoke before the state water board Wednesday and implored its members take action before the lake turns into an environmental disaster, according to a report …
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