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IE Together: November 15, 2024
November 18, 2024Inland 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More Inland Empire Economic Partnership
The IE’s voice for business and quality of life
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