Pechanga Resort Casino has targeted June 1 as a possible reopening date. The resort, next to Interstate 15 in Temecula, has been closed since March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement. “We anticipate limited gaming, restaurants and other amenities will be allowed at the initial reopening,” read …
Read More »Some small IE businesses can’t get emergency help from feds
Several local business owners say they haven’t gotten the help they sought from the CARES-Act, the federal emergency program set up in part to help small businesses get through the COVID-19 crisis. Maritza Gomez, founder and owner of MG Custom Printing in Riverside, hoped to get some help from the …
Read More »U.S. jobless rate skyrockets
The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression. In all, 20.5 million jobs went away last month – the worst job-loss month on record – as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to take a sledge hammer to the economy, according to data …
Read More »Riverside to use federal grants to help small businesses
Riverside will provide grants of up to $7,500 to small businesses to help them get through the COVID-19 crisis. The city council last week approved the Small Business Emergency Microgrant Stabilization Program, which will use $1.87 million in recent U.S, Community Development Block Grant funds to provide the grants, according to …
Read More »CSUSB names new dean for the College of Arts and Letters
Rueyling Chuang has been named dean of Cal State San Bernardino’s College of Arts and Letters. A tenured professor in the Department of Communication Studies, Chuang was selected after a nationwide search and will begin her new job June 1, according to a statement on the school’s website. Chuang has …
Read More »Loma Linda apartment complex sold
A 24-unit multifamily property in Loma Linda has been sold. The University Palms, which occupies one acre at 25356 Cole St. sold for $6.3 million, according to a statement released by CBRE. CBRE represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Details about either party were not released. Built in …
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