Economic Development
Weather permitting; installation of the railroad bridge girders over Milliken Avenue just south of the I-10 freeway will take place early next week. The Milliken Avenue Grade Separation is a $50 million project planned for completion in June 2013. The new construction will elevate the existing railroad tracks over Milliken Avenue, enhancing traffic flow and reducing vehicular congestion and emissions. The girder installations next week will require road closures on Milliken Avenue from Guasti Road to Airport Drive. To minimize impacts to the community, road closures are scheduled at night, between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Monday, January 23,...
Bloomington, CA — Giovanni Cavaletto, Vice President of Operations at Index Fresh, announced the appointment of T.J. Salinas as Southern California Field Representative. He will serve avocado growers in Riverside and San Diego counties. “T.J. brings his valuable experience of a life spent in agriculture to the Index Fresh position. His hands-on experience gives him a unique understanding of growers and their specialized needs within the industry,” Cavaletto stated. T.J. grew up in agriculture, living in Fallbrook and Anza, California, where he garnered daily experience at his father’s horse ranch. His love for farming has always been an...
JUST ANNOUNECD: California’s Leading Economic Forecaster Christopher Thornberg, founding partner, Beacon Economics, to Keynote Business Discussion ONTARIO, CALIF. (December 6, 2011) – Recognized as the leading business event in the Inland Empire, the Ontario State of the City business networking event will be held at the Ontario Convention Center on March 21, 2012. In 2011, the event attracted close to 1,000 business, government and community leaders for a forward-thinking discussion about the City of Ontario and a panel discussion from local senior-level business executives. For 2012, the event theme will be “Creating Opportunity. Building Value.” This 2012 theme will...
More local businesses may now qualify for the program SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Nov. 28, 2011) –The San Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zone (SBVEZ) is pleased to announce that the California Department of Housing and Community Development approved an expansion of the zone, effective Nov. 8. The designated SBVEZ territory has increased by 2,962 acres, or approximately four square miles. The zone now covers most all commercial and industrial areas within the cities of Colton and San Bernardino, and some additional unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County in Bloomington and around the Auto Club Speedway. “SBVEZ supports regional business growth and job creation by...
Fontana, California, November 22, 2011. The Mayor and City Council invite residents to attend a Public Workshop sponsored by the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG). SANBAG is working to improve access to the Metrolink Station for bicyclists and pedestrians within the City of Fontana. The Workshop will be held at the Fontana Community Senior Center, located at 16710 Ceres Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335 on Thursday, December 1, 2011 from 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. Anyone interested in giving recommendations or ideas to improve access for bicyclists and pedestrians is invited to attend. If you have questions or would like more...
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Nov. 16, 2011) –The San Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zone (SBVEZ) announced today the businesses utilizing the zone have filed more than 3,000 hiring tax credit vouchers in 2011. SBVEZ officials estimate that another 500 vouchers will be filed during the next seven weeks. “More local businesses are employing workers that qualify for the credit, which is a good sign for many unemployed residents that have not been able to get a job because they have difficulty obtaining employment,” said Wendy Clements, SBVEZ zone manager. Last year, approximately 2,300 vouchers were filed by 182 businesses. This year 200 businesses have already...
ONTARIO, CA, November 1, 2011 – The Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center opened its doors at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 1, bringing more jobs to the Inland Empire and expanding Kaiser Permanente’s convenient health care offerings and sustainable building design. Designed with the patient in mind, this spacious 386,000 square foot hospital combines cutting-edge technology with a peaceful, patient-centered atmosphere. The Ontario Medical Center is based on Kaiser Permanente’s “template” design that represents the next generation of Kaiser Permanente facilities. Its design allows for enhanced flexibility to accommodate changing practices and technologies, such as the addition of “green” features to...
(October 19, 2011, Victorville, CA) The Victorville Chamber of Commerce is hosting an Economic Enhancement Forum featuring guest speaker Jack Stewart, President of the California Manufacturers & Technology Association, on October 27, 2011 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Conference Center located at12603 Mariposa Avenue in Victorville. Jobs are disappearing in California and, in an economy where every job counts, manufacturing matters more than ever. Manufacturing jobs are an essential engine of growth with high wages, innovation, and tremendous spillover effects in the economy and service sectors. California Manufacturers and Technology Association president, Jack Stewart, will...
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD RECEIVES GRANT TO FUND FREE JOB TRAINING FOR 200 LAID-OFF WORKERS Grant aims to help employers in vital economic sectors with talent location and employee development San Bernardino, CA (October 6, 2011) Two hundred laid-off workers are being recruited for free job training by the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board. Employers are also being sought to receive a reimbursement for wages paid through On-the-Job Training contracts. The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board was just awarded a $1.5 million Workforce Investment Act Multi-Sector Partnership National Emergency Grant to train San Bernardino Countys workforce. This grant will pay for...
Record $12 billion 1st Quarter Followed By Return to Pre-Recession Levels WASHINGTON – Spurred in part by unprecedented loan volume in the year’s first quarter, small business loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration in FY2011 reached the highest mark in the agency’s history, supporting over $30 billion, continuing the rebound begun in 2009 and returning to healthy pre-recession levels in the final three quarters of the year. “SBA-backed lending continued the upward trend we saw last year,” SBA Administrator Karen Mills said. “Due to the Small Business Jobs Act and a return to pre-recession lending levels,...
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