The Palm Springs Spa Resort Hotel closed Tuesday after more than 50 years in business. The hotel employed about 160 people, and there’s no way of knowing if the facility will ever reopen, according to a report in The Press Enterprise. The hotel’s owner, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla …
Read More »Retail sales create some fireworks
The Fourth of July looked like Christmas to some U.S. retailers. Sales were up 1.7 percent for the week that ended Saturday compared with the previous week, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Index. Year-over-year, sales were up a robust 3.3 …
Read More »IE industrial market stay solid
As expected, the Inland Empire’s industrial market remained strong during the second quarter of 2014. Industrial vacancy was 5.6 percent during that three-month period, down from 5.82 percent during the second quarter of 2013, according to Voit Real Estate Services’ second quarter report. About 4.7 million square feet of construction …
Read More »“America: Imagine the World Without Her”
I had the opportunity to watch Dinesh D’Souza’s latest film “America: Imagine the World Without Her” in theaters now. I recommend everyone to watch this film as it is just as entertaining as it is historically accurate, insightful and thought provoking. He opens the movie with a fascinating thought: America …
Read More »San Bernardino budget cuts hit fire department
San Bernardino has reduced its fire department budget by more than $2 million, part of $22 million in overall reductions recently approved by the city council. As a result of those reductions, Station 10 at 502 S. Arrowhead Ave. will be shut down, and a fire engine unit will be …
Read More »IE gets much-needed transportation funds
The Inland Empire will receive money from the California Transportation Commission that will be used to repair highways and replace a bridge. The funding, which was announced late last month, is part of $510 million the commission allotted to help pay for 83 projects statewide, according a commission statement. In …
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