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  • IE Together: November 15, 2024

    Inland Empire Together:

    The Inland Empire's Voice for Business and Quality of Life

    Issue No. 252 | November 15, 2024

     

    MEMBERS AND PARTNERS UPDATES

    Regional Leadership Academy Session 3: SoCalGas

     

    On Friday, November 8th, 2024, the cohort visited SoCalGas’s Model Hydrogen Home and Energy Resource Center (ERC) in Downey. Regional Public Affairs Manager Kristine Scott provided an overview of SoCalGas's initiatives and advocacy efforts.

     

    After presentations, the group toured the ERC and the model Hydrogen Home, North America's first-ever clean, renewable hydrogen-powered microgrid and home. This project demonstrates how net-zero gas made from renewable electricity can fuel communities of the future.

     

    IEEP thanks SoCalGas for their hospitality and for offering the cohort a detailed look into the role of utilities in the I.E.

    Read the October 2024 Employment Report by IEEP Chief Economist Dr. Manfred Keil Here
     
     
     

    EDUCATION

    How California colleges built dual-enrollment pathways

    Research from the Los Angeles Regional Consortium and the Career Ladders Project highlights best practices in establishing dual-enrollment pathways for high school students. Dual enrollment is one sector of undergraduate education that has continued to grow in recent years, jumping 10 percent in spring 2024 and accounting for 28 percent of undergraduate enrollment increases, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

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    UC plans hefty tuition increase for non-Californians

    Tuition for nonresident students entering next fall would increase by $3,402 under the plan. That would bring the total cost of tuition for those students to an estimated $52,536.

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    BUSINESS

    $19.2M refinancing secured for Cable Business Park in the Inland Empire market

    JLL Capital Markets secured a $19.2 million refinancing for Cable Business Park, an 11-building 283,164-square-foot industrial park in Upland, California.

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    Inflation progress stalls in US in October

    Prices in the US rose 2.6% over the 12 months to October, driven by more expensive food and groceries.

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    NONPROFITS

    Three Coachella Valley housing nonprofits awarded BofA grants

    This is the second round of grants that Bank of America has awarded to local nonprofits this year.

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    Inland Empire Community Foundation receives $4.5M

    The Inland Empire Community Foundation received $4.5 million from the estate of Palm Springs pioneer and philanthropist, Jane Lykken Hoff - making for the largest donation the foundation has ever

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    LOCAL

    2024 Election: A look at notable results around the Inland Empire

    In an election year tradition, columnist David Allen highlights some of the more interesting, curious or comical results around the IE.

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    10 propositions are on California's ballot. Voters are deciding on crime, rent control and more

    California voters are deciding 10 ballot propositions on issues including crime, rent control and the minimum wage.

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    Inland Empire Economic Partnership

     

    The IE’s voice for business and quality of life

    Inland Empire Economic Partnership

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    Riverside, CA 92501

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