Bill Cortus, a financial consultant at Thrivent Financial in Ontario, has been named a Thrivent 2018 Divisional Volunteer of the Year. Cortus worked with more than 40 charitable organizations in 2017, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and FrontSight Military Outreach, an Ontario-based ministry for veterans and their families, according …
Read More »CSUSB instructor named lecturer of the year
Kathleen Devlin has been named Cal State San Bernardino’s Outstanding Lecturer for the 2017-18 academic year. A full-time instructor in the school’s College of Natural Sciences, Devlin has taught a number of course at the university, including computer science, biology and physics, according to a statement. In class evaluations, several …
Read More »New senior retail specialist at Progressive Real Estate
Albert Lopez has joined Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga as a senior retail specialist. Lopez will specialize in leasing and selling strip malls, anchored retail centers and car washes in the Inland Empire, according to a statement. A resident of Rancho Cucamonga, Lopez was formerly director of retail …
Read More »Stater Bros. honors veteran employees
Stater Bros. recently honored employees who reached career milestones this year. Topping the list of long-time workers who were honored at the company’s annual Service Awards Program were Howard Rice, a foreman in Stater Bros.’ distribution center, who has worked for the grocery store chain for 55 years. Also honored …
Read More »Wapner takes over as head of SCAG
Ontario Mayor Pro Tem Alan D. Wapner has been installed as president of the Southern California Association of Governments. Wapner, a driving force behind the association’s three most recent regional transportation plans, was sworn in earlier this month, according to a statement. “We’re a region of 19 million people on …
Read More »Riverside electronics firm CEO wins award
Gordon Bourns has been named recipient of the 2018 Frank Miller Civic Achievement Award. Bourns is chairman and chief executive officer of Bourns Inc., a Riverside electronics firm that employs more than 7,000 people at 15 U.S. and international locations, according to a statement. He will be honored at 6 …
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