Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) articles from April 2007

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) archives from April 2007

Get an edge on summer job hunt.
April 30, 2007... Byline: Kevin Smith Apr. 30--It's that time of year. Millions of high school and college students will soon begin the annual ritual of looking for summer jobs. Some will be looking for full-time positions while others are in the...

Run-up in home prices make many in Southern California millionaires.
April 29, 2007... Byline: Barbara Correa Apr. 29--Craig Costello, 84, doesn't feel like a millionaire. He lives on Social Security and income from four rental units and rides his bike for fun. But the house in Manhattan Beach that he built 50 years...

More East West Bancorp headed to the Inland Valley, Calif., area.
April 28, 2007... Byline: Kevin Smith Apr. 28--PASADENA -- East West Bancorp Inc., parent company of East West Bank, is gearing up to expand its presence in the Inland Empire. East West and Desert Community Bank, headquartered in the High Desert area...

Business is booming for ... (Don't) do-it-yourselfers.
April 27, 2007... Byline: Lori Consalvo Apr. 27--The feeling is universal -- too much to do, too little time. But founders of a Web company based in Beverly Hills believe they have discovered the solution to one of the most rapidly growing problems...

Indio music festival features 100-plus acts.
April 27, 2007... Byline: George A. Paul Apr. 27--The big day has finally arrived. Starting today, fans of alternative, electronica, rock sounds and more will converge in Indio for the eighth Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Along with...

Parking may be punted.
April 27, 2007... Byline: Monica Rodriguez Apr. 27--POMONA -- About 120 parking spaces, give or take a spot, could disappear from downtown. That may not be much to some but it means a whole lot to members of the Board of Parking Place Commissioners....

Housing starts down 22 percent.
April 27, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport Apr. 27--If California needs to build 220,000 homes a year just to keep up with population growth, 2007 doesn't look like a good year. Blame it on the Inland Empire. Numbers released Thursday by the...

Students, supporters protest proposed fee hike.
April 26, 2007... Apr. 26--POMONA -- Cal Poly Pomona students and faculty were joined by Coalition of Students for Quality Education members Wednesday at University Plaza to protest proposed student fee hikes for the California State University system. ...

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., business briefs column.(Column)
April 26, 2007... Apr. 26--LA VERNE -- WFC OPENS NEW HEADQUARTERS: WF Construction will open its new corporate headquarters building with grand-opening ceremonies tonight. The 30,000-square-foot, two-story office building is located in La Verne and...

Area home prices take a dip.
April 25, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport Apr. 25--Home prices in the San Bernardino-Riverside area suffered a year-over-year decline in March, according to numbers released Tuesday by the California Association of Realtors. The median price in the...

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., business briefs column.(Column)
April 21, 2007... Apr. 21--ONTARIO, Calif. -- LOCAL ALLSTATE AGENCY HONORED: The Gary J. Withey Insurance Agency has been recognized by Allstate Insurance Co. for high standards in customer satisfaction, customer retention and profitability. The agency is...

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., David Allen column.
April 20, 2007... Byline: David Allen Apr. 20--DON'T DISMISS POMONA TAKEOVER OF CLAREMONT: Beyond Borders: Land-scarce Claremont is mulling the idea of building a police station just over the border in neighboring Pomona -- or at least it was, until...

Major pipeline repairs 'dramatically ahead of schedule'.
April 20, 2007... Byline: Jason Newell Apr. 20--Major pipeline repairs that have forced much of the Inland Valley to cut back on water use for the past week may be done sooner than expected. "Work is going along remarkably well," said Bob Muir,...

California foreclosures nearly twice U.S. rate.
April 19, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport Apr. 19--California was hit hard by rising foreclosure numbers in March, although the higher rates weren't all that out of line with historical standards. That's the word from RealtyTrac's U.S. Foreclosure...

Pomona's city manager picks last day.
April 18, 2007... Byline: Monica Rodriguez Apr. 18--POMONA, Calif. -- Doug Dunlap, Pomona's city manager for the past 6 1/2 years, made it official Tuesday morning: He will retire this fall. Dunlap informed the City Council in a letter that he intends...

Norco, Calif., rounds up for annual Horseweek.
April 18, 2007... Byline: Andrea Bennett Apr. 18--NORCO, Calif. -- For 37 years, Norconians have proudly displayed their distinct culture and reveled in their horse-friendly ways during the annual Norco Horseweek. And this year's 10-day schedule of...

Claremont PD looks at Pomona site.
April 17, 2007... Byline: Will Bigham Apr. 17--CLAREMONT -- City officials believe they've found an ideal location for the new Claremont police station: Pomona. Less than a mile west of the department's 35-year-old Bonita Avenue station -- replacement...

Home sales dip, but prices go up.
April 13, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport Apr. 13--Record prices, low sales. That was the story of the Southern California housing market in March, according to numbers released Thursday by DataQuick Information Systems. The median price of a...

Study: I.E. homes too pricey.
April 12, 2007... Byline: Jason Newell Apr. 12--Homes in the Inland Empire are more overvalued than almost any place else in the nation, according to a study released this week. Housing prices in the San Bernardino and Riverside counties area are...

Forum to explore ways to make homes more affordable.
April 12, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport Apr. 12--RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Dentists, lawyers, judges, electrical engineers. Teachers, firefighters, police officers, registered nurses. We think of the folks working in those professions as having...

Claremont utility plan backfires.
April 12, 2007... Byline: Will Bigham Apr. 12--CLAREMONT -- The decision by City Hall to establish utility connections for the Village Expansion project before development plans had been submitted appears to have backfired. Since the start of...

FBI, retail groups' new network aims to fight shoplifting teams.
April 10, 2007... Byline: Rod Leveque Apr. 10--The FBI and several national retail organizations have created a new computer database to help track and bust organized shoplifting gangs. Federal officials say the new link will give police an advantage...

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., business briefs column.(Column)
April 4, 2007... Apr. 4--RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- BIA BEGINS ITS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE: Members and leaders of the Building Industry Association's Baldy View Chapter will take part in a two-day membership drive today and Thursday at its 8711 Monrue Court, Suite...

ExpressJet soars on ONT maiden voyage.
April 3, 2007... Byline: Jason Newell Apr. 3--ONTARIO -- Michael Baumgartner walked to his gate at LA/Ontario International Airport on Monday morning expecting to simply board a flight to Omaha. Instead, the Lake Elsinore man found himself surrounded...

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., business briefs column.(Column)
April 2, 2007... Apr. 2--RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- SHOPPING STRIP SELLS FOR $2.35 MILLION: Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co. recently announced the sale of Cucamonga Center. This 8,314-square-foot shopping strip sold for $2.35 million....