Hong Kong-based
i.Tech Dynamic has announced that
its SolarVoice 908 solar-chargeable Bluetooth headset has earned an
International CES Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering Award.
Ontario-based
Sino Regent Services handles
i.Tech's U.S. sales and marketing and is the company's exclusive
distributor in the Americas. Award winners were selected "for
outstanding design and engineering in 36 categories of consumer
electronics products," according to a company news release. Information: www.itechdynamic.com
The December meeting of the
Safety Forum of the Inland Empire
will cover the topic, "Effective Safety Training -- Unleash Your Expertise." The event's guest speaker will be
Katherine Abbott,
founder of
Abbott Communications,
a training and consulting company. The group "works to reduce injuries and save lives by providing safety
education and training to employers in the Inland Empire," according to
a news release. The meeting will take place at 8:30 a.m. Dec.
15 at the Goldie Lewis Community Center, 11200 Base Line Road, Rancho
Cucamonga. Cost: $10. Information: (909) 625-9650; www.safetyforuminlandempire.org
The
Yucaipa Valley Chamber of Commerce
will hold its monthly lunch meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Yucaipa Community Center, 34900 Oak Glen Road. The keynote speaker for the event will be state Sen.
Bob Dutton,
R-Rancho Cucamonga. The event will be catered by
Asaderos Authentic Mexican & Seafood Restaurant.
Cost: $15 for chamber members; $20 for nonmembers. Reservations are required by Nov. 17. Information: E-mail info@yucaipachamber.org or visit www.yucaipachamber.org
The
Drucker Society of Georgia
is launching Thursday, the 100th birthday of the late management thinker
Peter F. Drucker,
whose namesake business school is at
Claremont Graduate School. "The mission of the Georgia chapter is to improve the lives of young
people in Georgia by applying Peter Drucker's principles in conjunction
with Georgia educational, government, community and business leaders,"
according to a news release.
Planetree
has inducted
HMC Architects
in Ontario as a founding member of the
Visionary Design Network,
an honor bestowed on only five firms in the nation. According to a company news release, the announcement took place in
October after the certification committee completed at two-day site
visit to HMC and to an HMC client,
Loma Linda University Medical Center. Planetree
"recognized HMC Architects for their design excellence in healing
environments, evidence-based design practice, and promotion of
sustainability in healthcare environments," according to the release. Information: www.hmcarchitects.com
The
Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce
will be holding its annual holiday luncheon Dec. 3, and it is
encouraging chamber members to participate by providing a service
certificate, product or gift certificate for use in holiday baskets
that will be part of the silent auction. Proceeds will benefit
Chino Neighborhood House
and
Caring for the Hills.
The names of all donors will be listed on the baskets. Information: Andy Ronquillo, (909) 627-6177
The
U.S. Small Business Administration
recently announced a three-year agreement to "expand and deliver
entrepreneurship training for service-disabled veterans of the wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan." The agreement with SBA's
Office of Veterans Business Development
will "support the expansion of the year-long Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV)," according to a news release. The management training and mentorship program aims to "maximize small
business programs for veterans, service-disabled veterans,
reserve-component members, and their dependents or survivors." Additionally, the SBA launched an online contracting tutorial on www.sba.gov as part of its efforts to expand services to veterans and service-disabled veterans. Veterans and military spouses who own small businesses can use the free
online course to learn "how to identify and take advantage of federal
contracting opportunities," the release states. Information: www.sba.gov/patriotexpress
The
State Compensation Insurance Fund
has filed a 5 percent rate increase in collectible premium, to be
applied to new and renewing workers' compensation policies effective
Jan. 1, according to a news release. Doug Stewart,
State Fund interim president and CEO, attributed the increase to "medical inflation." "Although manual rates increased 8 percent with this filing, other
changes to the rate filing will result in an overall 5 percent increase
in collectible premium," according to the release. Information: (877) 405-4545; www.scif.com
According to figures turned in by
BizBen.com -- Businesses for Sale in California,
58 businesses were sold in San Bernardino County in October. The monthly average in June to September was 45 sales. Ontario recorded the highest number of deals, with 10 closed escrows during the month, according to BizBen.com. There were seven completed deals in Rancho Cucamonga, and the third highest level of activity was in Chino with six sales. There currently are about 320 businesses for sale in the county, according to the site. Statewide, 1,314 businesses were sold in October, a boost in activity
compared to the figures posted in June through September, when the
average was about 1,000 per month.
September
new-home sales in California continued to remain below levels seen a
year ago, but the year-over-year declines have continued to shrink, the
California Building Industry Association
has reported. The monthly
CBIA/Hanley Wood Market Intelligence New-Home Sales and Pricing Report
showed that sales in new-home communities of 10 units or more were 11 percent below the same month a year ago. Sales of single-family homes were down by 17 percent, while sales of
townhomes and "plexes" -- duplexes, triplexes, etc. -- were down 11
percent and sales of condominiums were 12 percent higher than a year
ago. Compared with the same period last year, the median base price of homes sold dropped by 6 percent. In the San Bernardino-Ontario-Riverside metropolitan area, new-home
sales dropped 33.1 percent in September, compared to the year-ago
period. Median home prices, however, have begun showing signs
of mediating. While September's median price of $284,740 was down 16.7
percent from September 2008, it was up 1.5 percent from August.
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