People leave Terminal 4 at Ontario International Airport after arriving at their destinations in this 2012 file photo.(Stan Lim/Staff Photographer)

May 21, 2013; 06:14 PM

When Ontario International Airport opened its two modern terminals in September 1998, many of Inland Southern California’s top business executives lauded the event as a great way to make a first impression on would-be customers and investors from out of town.

To read story by Jack Katzanek in The Press Enterprise, click here.

Kevin Smith, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/17/2013 06:52:28 PM PDT
Updated: 05/17/2013 09:24:37 PM PDT

Related story: L.A. County’s jobless rate under 10% for first time in 4 years The Inland Empire’s unemployment rate fell to a 4 1/2-year low of 9.6 percent in April and the region added 900 jobs, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.

Read the rest of this entry »

A Metrolink train travels across the Magnolia Avenue overpass in January 2012. A similiar grade crossing project to the east at Riverside Avenue has received some $12 million in funding from the California Transporation Commission.

May 09, 2013; 05:46 PM

The California Transportation Commission has allocated nearly $70 million in funding to nine projects in Inland Southern California, including $12 million toward a four-lane grade separation on Riverside Avenue at the railroad tracks in Riverside.

To read story by Jan Sears in The Press Enterprise, click here.

Sunday, April 23, 2013 – 10:00 a.m.

A local Inland Empire ‘economist’ is back at again this week.

It must be time to drum up some business for the area’s paid cheerleader John Husing.

Read the rest of this entry »

Economist: Americans won’t do some jobs
April 19, 2013 11:33 PM
Jose Quintero, Staff Writer

SAN BERNARDINO • Research economist John Husing called for immigration reform at a conference Friday, saying Americans simply won’t do some jobs that undocumented citizens would.

Read the rest of this entry »

By Kevin Smith Staff Writer
kevin.smith@sgvn.com @SGVNBiz on Twitter
Posted: 04/19/2013 06:24:28 PM PDT
Updated: 04/19/2013 06:39:18 PM PDT

Unemployment rates fell throughout Southern California in March but job creation slowed from the previous month, state officials reported Friday.

Read the rest of this entry »

By Andrew Edwards
andrew.edwards@ inlandnewspapers.com @InlandGov on Twitter
Posted: 04/17/2013 05:43:00 PM PDT

• POWER POINT PRESENTATION: Pattern of likely recovery

REDLANDS — The Inland Empire’s unemployment rate may finally escape double-digit territory this year, said regional economist John Husing, predicting the jobless rate will improve to 9.5 percent this year.

Read the rest of this entry »

April 13, 2013; 06:38 PM

SACRAMENTO – On the second day of their state convention, Democrats celebrated last fall’s House victories in Riverside County and other battleground areas, while promising strong efforts to make more Inland gains.

To read story by Jim Miller in The Press Enterprise, click here.

Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/07/2013 05:32:09 PM PDT

Restaurateurs’ increasing confidence in the Inland Empire as a viable marketplace may be a sign of improving times for the region.

Read the rest of this entry »

By Kevin Smith and Gregory J. Wilcox, Staff Writers
Posted: 03/22/2013 08:46:57 PM PDT
Updated: 03/22/2013 08:49:51 PM PDT

Unemployment rates rose in Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire in January and both regions posted significant job losses, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.

Read the rest of this entry »

NASCAR

Speedway: Nearby operations benefit from annual Auto Club 400 event
Fontana: Stop is a boon for the local service industry
Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/22/2013 06:55:36 PM PDT
Updated: 03/22/2013 10:52:46 PM PDT

Rosa’s Italian Restaurant was quiet Friday afternoon, but assistant manager Melissa Herzog was sure business would pick up after dark.

Read the rest of this entry »

Workers push carts full of merchandise at the Amazon.com Phoenix Fulfillment Center

Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Posted: 02/03/2013 06:33:48 PM PST
Updated: 02/03/2013 11:02:23 PM PST

The growing popularity of buying products through the Internet and from bargain retailers is fueling big changes in the Inland Empire’s retail real estate market, experts say.

Read the rest of this entry »

Beau Yarbrough, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/04/2013 07:35:49 PM PST
Updated: 01/04/2013 10:53:12 PM PST

Friday’s unemployment figures from the Labor Department showed modest job growth in December – 155,000 new jobs – but strong gains in the hard-hit construction sector, a vital employment sector in the Inland Empire.

Read the rest of this entry »

Most purchasing managers pessimistic about economy
January 04, 2013 6:07 PM
Staff Reports

SAN BERNARDINO • A key economic indicator released Friday showed that the manufacturing industry in the Inland Empire stopped growing. But researchers say the overall economy of the region is continuing its slow recovery.

Read the rest of this entry »