
How company leaders talk about creativity can hurt investor confidence
Talking about innovation can hurt a firm’s market performance but enhance earnings

California’s creative economy bounces back but expands unevenly
New analysis tracks performance of state’s creative industries before, during, and after covid, revealing longer term direction

Inland Empire business activity headed for moderate growth
Labor shortages will be region’s key restraint on economic growth

Mass customization can make fashion more sustainable if customers are willing to wait for it
High fees for disposal and recycling can boost the sustainable effect under some circumstances

Surveys with repetitive questions yield bad data, study finds
“In as few as six or eight questions, people are already answering in such a way that you’re worse off if you’re trying to predict real-world behavior”

Inland Empire economy nears full recovery from pandemic downturn
Available labor supply likely to be among 2022’s biggest restraints on growth

Mamma Mia! Sweden gains the most musicians during the pandemic
Musician migration rates muted during pandemic, but interesting regional trends emerge

Inland Empire Economic Forecast Conference finds near term outlook strong but long run risks loom large
Labor shortage will place upward pressure on wages in 2022

University sets new enrollment record for fall 2021
UC Riverside has released its enrollment numbers for fall 2021, showing a record student population of 26,847. That represent a 1.6% increase from fall 2020, when 26,434 total undergraduate and graduate students were enrolled. The student population includes 40.8% low-income students and 54.7% first-generation students. Forty-one percent of students are...

Inland Empire business activity growth outpaces U.S. GDP in latest numbers
‘Hot’ IE housing market still has room to grow

Study disrupts venture capitalist assumptions about tax benefits of corporations
Startups backed by venture capital pay more taxes when organized as corporations versus LLCs

Job recovery, housing demand, consumer demand heating up Inland Empire economy
Region is outperforming along multiple measures

Effective messaging for crowdfunding campaigns
Research shows which types of updates and comments keep donations flowing

Inland Empire business activity to hit pre-pandemic levels by end of year
Weak spot: labor market lags other parts of the economy
‘Closure’ for 2020 and 2021 graduates
Nearly 4,500 students participated in modified in-person commencement ceremonies.

Pent up consumer demand to drive rapid economic recovery in Inland Empire
Vaccine rollout, easing of public health mandates boosts local economic outlook