April 2013
Inland Empire Economic Partnership (IEEP) Continuing It’s Mission
A small group of business magnates in the cities of Riverside and San Bernardino created the IEEP. They were companies like Yeager Construction and others who saw a need for a regional approach to reach out to federal and state governments in order to deal with many of the expanding population issues.
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Daniel’s Electric On The Move Assisting Schools In Energy Efficiency
Daniel’s Electrical has been in business for 40 years. Ispas says they focus on commercial projects, new construction, remodeling jobs and solar work. They also plan, design and carry out several projects within the public sector. “We worked for the Colton Unified School District. We just finished a 250,000 square foot high school,” Ispas said.
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City if Redlands California Moving Forward On Energy Independence
Current City Councilman and former Mayor of Redlands, Jon Harrison, was interviewed recently by Sean Reynolds for Energy Independence Magazine about the city’s Sustainability Network and its effects on the local economy, job growth and energy conservation. Harrison said the city’s plan for sustainability began after attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors discussion of sustainability in 2007. Returning from the conference, he put together a committee of residents and experts in different fields in order to develop a plan that would fit Redlands’ specific needs. Using the Best Practices Framework from the Institute for Local Government, the committee worked out their own agenda.
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Information Technology Solutions (Part 2)
On March 12th 2013 James Clapper, the director of national intelligence for the United States, told the Senate Intelligence Committee that cyberattacks are now the top security threat facing our country, and that it would be “hard to overestimate [their] significance”. This is but one of many reasons why it’s time to talk about your computer’s security again, and this month that means talking about a few popular web plug-ins with big security issues: Java and Adobe Reader.
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