Business | News

Economic Forecast Conference delivers good news

A decade after the recession of 2008, the region is home to the fastest job growth in Southern California and is the most improved among the major surrounding metro areas

By Holly Ober | October 17, 2018 | Business

Disruption makes startup investors balance caution against fear of missing out

Disruptive startups attract investors quickly but receive less money than their more conventional counterparts

By Holly Ober | October 10, 2018 | Business

Riverside named a top city for entrepreneurs

Riverside outranks the better-known entrepreneurship hotspot of San Jose

By Holly Ober | September 10, 2018 | Business

Business activity in the Inland Empire expands again

Trade activity strong to date but future outlook cloudy

By Holly Ober | August 16, 2018 | Business

UCR School of Business awarded re-accreditation by distinguished AACSB international

The UCR School of Business is the premier public business research institution in Inland Southern California and provides insights and resources that impact the development of the region

By Holly Ober | August 8, 2018 | Business

Electronic nose startup gets whiff of success

Chromanose chosen for National Science Foundation Innovation Corps entrepreneurial support

By Holly Ober | August 2, 2018 | Science / Technology, Business

Pest-monitoring device enters into field trials

The technology invented by engineers at UC Riverside could reduce pesticide use and crop loss

By Holly Ober | July 24, 2018 | Science / Technology, Business

UC Riverside startup receives National Science Foundation grant

Small Business Innovation Research Program provides seed funding for BEAM-CA, LLC

By Holly Ober | July 19, 2018 | Business, Science / Technology

Award-winning inventions improve electronics and renewable natural gas

Graphene thermal interface and steam hydrogasification receive TechConnect National Innovation Awards

By Holly Ober | July 2, 2018 | Science / Technology, Business

Worker scarcity, rising home prices push up against an economy in growth mode

Building and construction spending, permitting rises as home demand intensifies

By Holly Ober | June 28, 2018 | Business

UCR School of Business 2018 Executive Fellows

School of Business names executive fellows

Matt D. Lyons ’87, Byron Pollitt ’73, and William E. Thomas will serve for the 2018 -19 academic year

By Holly Ober | June 8, 2018 | Business

UC Riverside and Chile boost entrepreneurship efforts through partnership

Office of Technology Partnerships collaborates with Know Hub Chile to accelerate technology commercialization, transfer, and growth

By Brittney Carolina | May 31, 2018 | Business

Will 2018 be a ‘sweet spot’ in the Inland Empire’s housing market cycle?

At the 10-year anniversary of the Great Recession a new analysis looks at where the market has been and where it’s headed next

By Holly Ober | May 18, 2018 | Business

Business activity in the Inland Empire growing at a steady clip

UCR School of Business report suggests eventually growth will be constrained by labor shortages caused by the state’s high cost of living

By Holly Ober | May 10, 2018 | Business

Researchers apply experimental economics to Mexican water scarcity

A test of three policy interventions seeks to address the problem of Mexico's severely depleted aquifers

By Tess Eyrich | April 23, 2018 | Science / Technology, Business

Report offers snapshot of Inland Empire’s immigrant population

UCR-led project looks closely at the nearly 1 million immigrants who call Riverside and San Bernardino counties home

By Tess Eyrich | April 20, 2018 | Social Science / Education, Business

UCR explores collaboration with China’s top educations and entrepreneurs

This spring, a University of California, Riverside delegation traveled 6,698 miles west to Guangzhou, Guangdong, and Anhui Province in eastern China to strengthen UCR’s relationships with the region’s top educators, researchers, and government officials. Across the Pacific Ocean, Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox and Kelechi Kalu, vice provost of International Affairs,...

By Brittney Carolina | April 9, 2018 | Business

UCR explores collaboration with Chinese leaders

This spring, a University of California, Riverside delegation traveled 6,698 miles west to Guangzhou, Guangdong, and Anhui Province in eastern China to strengthen UCR’s relationships with the region’s top educators, researchers, and government officials. Across the Pacific Ocean, Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox and Kelechi Kalu, vice provost of International Affairs,...

By Brittney Carolina | April 9, 2018 | Business