Covered California, the state agency that is administering the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will add 350 customer service representatives to its telephone lines. About 900 people are reportedly answering telephones for the program now, and the extra workers will help reduce the wait time and make the program …
Read More »Inland health care company bought
Medline Industries in Illinois, the largest private manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products in the United States, has purchased Professional Hospital Supply in Temecula. Founded in 1981, Professional Hospital is a wholesale medical, dental and hospital equipment supplier with clients in six states in the western United States, according to …
Read More »Former rocket test site in Norco is sold
A San Diego developer has purchased a 430-acre site in Norco that has a history of of environmental problems attached to it. Lansing Companies bought the property for an undisclosed amount from Calcerf LLC, a consortium of six national banks, said Greg Lansing, the development company’s president and chief executive …
Read More »Signups for Affordable Care Act lag in the Inland Empire
Unlike some of California’s major metropolitan areas, the two-county region isn’t close to meeting its registration goal by March 31, the program’s open-enrollment deadline. The early returns are in on Obamcare sign-ups in California, and the Inland Empire has some catching up to do. Nearly 40,000 residents of Riverside and …
Read More »Developer buys land for second DC at Meridian Business Park
A San Francisco real estate developer will build its second logistics operation at the Meridian Industrial Park in Riverside. Newcastle Partners Inc. has bought a 25.7-acre parcel at 22200 Opportunity Way, where it will develop at 510,000-square-foot warehouse-distribution facility, said Phil Lombardo, executive vice president with Cushman & Wakefield Ontario. …
Read More »Founder of SB animatronics company to get award
Garner Holt, founder of Garner Holt Productions in San Bernardino, will receive a lifetime achievement award from one of the amusement park industry’s major trade groups. Holt, whose company designs and manufactures animatronics, action equipment, themed environments and special effects, will be recognized April 5 by the Themed Entertainment Association, …
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