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Scott Miller has been named Riverside’s interim finance director. Miller, who has held a number of financial positions in the public and private sector during his 30-year career, began work Monday, according to a statement. Miller will oversee the day-to-day activities of the city’s finance department until a permanent finance …

Mark Esbensen and Scott Forest of WestMar Commercial Real Estate in Temecula have been named the top retail leasing brokers in the Inland Empire for 2015 by The CoStar Group. CoStar is a leading provider of commercial real estate information and analytics. To determine its top brokers, the company evaluates …

Michael B. O’Kelly has been named the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s acting executive officer. O’Kelly, who has been the district’s chief financial officer since April 2010, began work last week as the head of the agency, according to a district statement. Before joining the district, O’Kelly was chief …

Curt Watts has been named head of Cathedral City’s economic development department. Watts, who has held similar positions in Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, will work with Economic Development Manager Leisa Lukes to attract new businesses to the desert city and encourage development there, according to a city statement. Watts …

Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam will speak March 11 at Riverside City Hall. Putnam, called “the most influential academic in the world” by the Times of London for his research into social capital, will discuss his latest book, “Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis,” according to a statement released …

San Bernardino County Chief Executive Officer Greg Devereaux has been elected a fellow at the National Academy of Public Administration. Devereaux will join a long list of national luminaries who already serve in the academy, including former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Attorney General Dick Thornnburgh and former Secretary …