Recent Trends in Logistics: No Signs of Green Shoots

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Recent Trends in Logistics: No Signs of Green Shoots

The Winter 2010 issue of Inland Empire Outlook described the Inland Empire’s strategic role transporting goods from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to the rest of the country, and noted that the logistics industry (the part of the supply chain that provides for the efficient distribution of goods) is a critical component [...]

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Political Analysis

Inland Empire State Legislative Races in 2010

In the Inland Empire, 2010 is shaping up to be an unusually competitive year for state legislative elections. Due to term limits and resignations, several of these elections have no incumbent on the ballot. A changing electorate and a difficult economic climate also bring new dynamics to the races. The election season kicked off with [...]

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Looking to the Long Term

Economic Analysis, Political Analysis

Looking to the Long Term

Our inaugural issue (Winter 2010) examined how the Inland Empire was facing one of the most severe recessions in history. This issue continues that analysis, but also notes how some sectors are looking beyond the recession and investing in the future. To help assess the prospects for growth and investment in the Inland Empire, we [...]

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Trends in Commercial Real Estate

Economic Analysis

Trends in Commercial Real Estate

At the peak of the housing market in August 2006, the construction industry employed more than 10 percent of the Inland Empire’s labor force. Today, it employs barely 5 percent. This sharp decline in construction jobs, which was felt in both the residential and commercial sectors, demonstrates how important the real estate market had become [...]

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Riverside: An Innovative ‘Capital City’

Political Analysis

Riverside: An Innovative ‘Capital City’

The City of Riverside serves as the unofficial capital of the Inland Empire. Founded in 1870 and incorporated in 1883, Riverside has long been the Inland Empire’s most populous city, the seat of government for Riverside County, and a major supplier of jobs for the region. Riverside is also the Inland Empire’s largest center of [...]

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Leading Economic and Coincident Economic Indicators in I.E.

Economic Analysis

Leading Economic and Coincident Economic Indicators in I.E.

From December 2007 to the end of the second quarter of 2009, the United States suffered its most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression. This period is now referred to as the “Great Recession.” While much of the rest of the country appears to be emerging from this long downturn, it is less clear [...]

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Agua Caliente Seeks to Diversify

Political Analysis

Agua Caliente Seeks to Diversify

The Coachella Valley is home to five tribes—Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Augustine Band of Mission Indians, Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, Torres-Martinez Band of Desert Cahuilla Indians, and Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians. Through development of casinos and other businesses, these tribes have contributed to the economy of the Coachella Valley. But [...]

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For the I.E., the Housing Crisis Continues

Economic Analysis

For the I.E., the Housing Crisis Continues

The decline in the Inland Empire’s housing market has contributed significantly to the length and depth of the current recession.

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Inland Empire Outlook

Inland Empire Outlook is a newsletter analyzing economic and political trends shaping California’s fastest growing region. The Lowe Institute of Political Economy and the Rose Institute of State and Local Government—two prominent research institutes at Claremont McKenna College—have joined forces to provide business and government leaders timely and sophisticated analysis of political and economic developments in this pivotal region.

All articles are available online, and or you can view a printable version here.

The Lowe Institute

The Lowe Institute of Political Economy analyzes economic policy issues and their social and political contexts. Director Marc Weidenmier, Ph.D., is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Economic History. Manfred Keil, Ph.D., an expert in comparative economics, has extensive knowledge on economic conditions in the Inland Empire and has served as a consultant on economic development issues to several private firms in the region. Learn more about the Lowe Institute.

The Rose Institute

The Rose Institute of State and Local Government authors studies of political and demographic trends on national and local issues. Director Ralph Rossum, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized constitutional law scholar who has expertise in tribal law and the relationship between the region’s tribes and local governments. Kenneth P. Miller, J.D., Ph.D., is an expert in California politics and policy who studies political developments in the Inland Empire. David Huntoon, MBA, specializes in economic development in the region. See more at the Rose Report.

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