After years of declining passenger traffic, Ontario International Airport might be starting a comeback. The airport attracted slightly more than three million passengers during the first nine months of this year, up 3.74 percent compared with the same period in 2013, according to data released Tuesday by Los Angeles World …
Read More »Retail sales cool slightly
National retail sales slowed last week, with most sectors posting only modest gains. Sales were up 1.8 percent year-over-year for the week that ended Saturday and were down 1.6 percent compared with the previous week, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales …
Read More »Local manufacturing sector perks up
Manufacturing in the Inland Empire is back on track, at least for now. The region’s purchasing manager’s index for October was 52.6, according to the monthly report on manufacturing released Monday by the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. That was nearly a four-point …
Read More »Housing proposal raises concerns
A winery has proposed developing nearly 500 single-family homes in the Temecula Valley Wine Country, much to the distress of some residents there. In addition to that proposal, the Mount Palomar Winery has dusted off Twelve Oaks, an approved project, that would develop about 200 houses near Lake Skinner, according …
Read More »If Smart People Don’t Vote…
Today, we have the opportunity to make some changes in the way our local, state and federal governments are run. Like 3 million registered Republicans in the 2012 presidential election, you may be tempted to stay home from the polls today. Don’t. This is a critical election for the state …
Read More »Moreno Valley reinstates employee who is suing them
A Moreno Valley deputy city attorney who is suing the city over his recent termination has returned to work for the city. Paul Early returned to his former job two weeks ago shortly after Moreno Valley officials offered to reinstate him, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Early, who …
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