Inland Empire factories are about to wrap up their second straight year of growth, although the pace of this expansion declined in November, according to recently released data.
The Purchasing Managers Index, a monthly study by the Institute of Applied Research at Cal State San Bernardino, came in at 54.0 November, a sharp drop from 61.3 measure for the previous month. The study, which measures production, sales and employment levels at about 30 Inland factories, has been above 50 — the level that suggests expansion — for 23 consecutive months.
Two of the three most important categories, new orders and production, fell significantly in November but are still expanding, albeit at a slower pace. The third key segment, employment, declined but the fall-off was marginal.
Barbara Sirotnik, director of the Cal State SB institute, said in a statement the slower growth was probably because many manufacturers had completed the work that had to be done specifically for the holiday season and now are easing off somewhat.
The manufacturing sector employed an estimated 100,500 Inland workers in October, according to a state report, a 2.3 percent increase since October 2017.
Despite the sustained growth, more than one in five factory executives who responded to this survey said they believe the region's economy will weaken during the next quarter. That is the loudest note of pessimism in almost two years, although 25 percent say the growth spurt will continue.
Bud Weisbart, owner of A&R Tarpaulins, a Fontana company whose customer base runs from consumers looking to cover their vehicles and boats to the aerospace industry that needs to protect sensitive components, said he's optimistic his business can finish 2018 with a rush.
Weisbart added that a decline in some of the regulations businesses have faced has reduced what some of his customers see as risk. This makes them more aggressive in their purchasing, he said.
The downside of that is that the easing of regulations could be causing some customers to be more cautious, due to possible liability issues, Weisbart said.
Would it surprise you to learn California ranks No. 1 for the worst drivers in the U.S.?
The Golden State got last-place rankings for its high driving costs and poor quality of driving, according to a tally from Bankrate.com.
The financial website said California's ranked poorly because of its high percentage of bad roads, long commutes and high rates of theft and fatal crashes.
Hawaii, Connecticut, New Jersey and Washington rounded out the bottom five states for worst driving conditions.
So who wins for best driving conditions? States with lots of wide open spaces: North Dakota was No. 1 followed by Iowa, Ohio, Minnesota and Nebraska.
An industrial building in Chino Hills has been bought by a leading manufacturer of technology accessories for $15.9 million, according to a statement from Newcastle Partners, the developer and seller.
The 100,326-square-foot building, known as the Chino Hills Commerce Center on Fairfield Ranch Road, was sold to TP-Link USA Corp., which makes consumer products such as routers, range extenders, switches and network adapters.
TP-Link USA will use the facility to anchor its Inland Empire operations and expand capacity from its current location in Brea.
Newcastle Partners said it currently has more than 2 million square feet of industrial space in the Inland Empire either under development or in pre-development.
One of downtown Riverside's bigger office buildings, Center Tower Riverside, has been sold for $20.66 million, according to the brokerage Newmark Knight Frank, which represented the buyer.
The five-story, 73,645 square-foot building was bought by Montclair-based De Anza Land and Leisure Corp.
The building, at 3880 Lemon Street near Ninth Street, was sold by Irvine-based CIP Real Estate, which was represented by CBRE.
Center Tower is 94 percent occupied, with 11 tenants that include Best Best & Kreiger, Reid & Hillyer, Riverside County, and Index Fresh.
According to the statement, the 31-year-old building underwent $3 million in renovations that were completed last year, including improvements to the lobby, elevators and landscaping.
A Temecula retail location completed this year, home to an LA Fitness, has been sold for $13 million, according to Hanley Investment Group, which represented the seller.
The single-tenant building, at 29920 Temecula Parkway, was sold by an unnamed private developer from Irvine. The buyer is an unnamed family trust from Los Angeles. According to the statement, LA Fitness has a 15-year lease on the 37,000-square-foot-building, with renewal options.
R&L Properties-Cerritos, of Corona, represented the buyer.
Bank of America formally opened its newly remodeled Redlands Financial Center with a ceremony on Dec. 13. The center is at 305 East State Street, and Mayor Paul Foster led the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Bank of America invested in renovations that included new layouts, furniture, technology and conference rooms.
The facility's staff advises clients in financial planning, lending, small business development and other matters.
HomeAid Inland Empire and Carol's Kitchen are the two focuses of Pardee Homes' annual Holiday Giving program. Each year since 2002, residential property developer Pardee Homes has selected Inland Empire nonprofits that need help to make the holidays better for people in need.
This year, Pardee's Inland Empire team served Thanksgiving meals to the homeless at Carol's Kitchen in Beaumont and assembled more than 200 "care kits" for homeless veterans that will be distributed by HAIE.
Pardee's Inland Empire regional office is located in Corona.
Hayneedle, an online retailer that sells outdoor-style furniture and other home goods and is owned by Wal-Mart, has given $5,000 to a Riverside charity that helps troubled teens.
Hayneedle operates a fulfillment center in Riverside's Sycamore Canyon area and is part of a Walmart program that encourages community grants to local entities as they see fit.
The grant will go to Operation Safehouse, which offers shelter to teenage runaways.
Farmer Boys, the Riverside-based fast-casual restaurant chain, has raised $150,000 in its annual charity drive to help Loma Linda University Children's Hospital. This is the highest amount raised for the hospital through Farmer Boys since the restaurant began its campaign in 2000.
The money, which is raised through donations from customers, employees, and restaurant owners, will help fund Loma Linda's new Children's Tower, part of LLUCH's Vision 2020 campaign.
Karen Eadon, Farmer Boys' president and COO, presented the check to the hospital Dec. 10.


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Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in pediatrics
J. A. McMillan
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a frequent cause of upper and lower respiratory tract infections in pediatric patients. Pneumonia caused by M pneumoniae is recognizable in the school-aged child, adolescent, and young adult as the atypical pneumonia syndrome. Extrapulmonary manifestations of disease associated with M pneumoniae include exanthem/enanthem, hemolysis, arthritis, carditis, central nervous system disease, and hepatitis. Delineation of the spectrum of clinical manifestations has been difficult because available diagnostic methods are clinically impractical. Recent efforts using polymerase chain reaction may allow both timely, accurate diagnosis and better understanding of the pathogenesis of this common infection.
Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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Pneumonia Medicine & Life Sciences 58%
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Medicine & Life Sciences 23%
Myocarditis Medicine & Life Sciences 20%
Central Nervous System Diseases Medicine & Life Sciences 19%
Hemolysis Medicine & Life Sciences 18%
Hepatitis Medicine & Life Sciences 17%
McMillan, J. A. (1998). Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in pediatrics. Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 9(2), 112-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1045-1870(98)80061-7
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in pediatrics. / McMillan, J. A.
In: Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vol. 9, No. 2, 1998, p. 112-119.
McMillan, JA 1998, 'Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in pediatrics', Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 112-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1045-1870(98)80061-7
McMillan JA. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in pediatrics. Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 1998;9(2):112-119. doi: 10.1016/S1045-1870(98)80061-7
McMillan, J. A. / Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in pediatrics. In: Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 1998 ; Vol. 9, No. 2. pp. 112-119.
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