The city of Fontana will hold a four-week 'Job Development andRetention' class at 7p.m. Tuesdays beginning Nov. 18. The class isopen to the public, ages 15 and older, and costs $40. Courseinstruction will include job development, job retention and theproper completion of job applications. The class will be held at theJessie Turner Health and Fitness Community Center, 15556 Summit Ave.Information: (909) 428-8360, ext. 226, or www.fontanarecreation.org.
Ontario Reign to launch ticket sales Saturday
The Ontario Reign hockey team announced Thursday that single-game tickets for the 2008-09 season will be available beginning atnoon Saturday. The Citizens Business Bank Arena box office willremain open until 6 p.m. Reign merchandise will also be availablefor purchase at the box office Saturday only. The box office is atthe northeast corner of the arena, 4000 Ontario Center Parkway,Ontario. Information: (909) 941-7825 or www.ontarioreign.com.
Assemblywoman to host forum on health-care work force
Assemblywoman Wilmer Amina Carter, D-Rialto, will host the firstof five forums aimed at addressing the state's shortage of health-care workers. Titled 'Diversity and Demand: Addressing California'sHealth Care Workforce Crisis,' the forum will focus on diversifyingthat work force. It is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon today at theSan Bernardino County Government Center, 385 N. Arrowhead Ave., SanBernardino. The event is free and open to the public. The forum'spanel will include Carter, state Sen. Gloria Negrete McLeod, D-Montclair; Kevin Flemming, director of the California CommunityColleges Economic and Workforce Development Program; Diana Fox,executive director of Reach Out West End; Stephanie Houston,superintendent of the Colton/Redlands/Yucaipa Regional OccupationProgram; and Michele Siqueiros, executive director of the Campaignfor College Opportunity. Information: (909) 820-5008 ordemocrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/A62/.
Architecture firm executive to speak at I.E. gathering
KTGY Group Inc., an Irvine-based architecture and planning firm,has announced that Principal Ken Ryan, head of the firm's communityplanning and urban design studio, has been invited to speak at theAssociation of Commercial Real Estate Executives Inland EmpireChapter's program, 'The Effects of Climate Change on Future RealEstate Development in California,' at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at theOntario Convention Center. According to a news release, Ryan hasextensive planning, design, and entitlement experience in projectsof varying scope and complexity throughout the United States.Registration starts at 3 p.m. A panel discussion begins at 3:30 p.m.A networking social hour will follow from 5 to 6 p.m. Cost: $40 inadvance, or $75 at the door for members; $60 in advance or $75 atthe door for nonmembers. Reservations are requested by Oct. 9.Information: www.acre-ie.org.
SB scholarship leader joins O.C. design firm
Henry Wong, vice president of the Bing S. Wong ScholarshipFoundation in San Bernardino, has joined the Newport Beach office ofCubellis, an architectural-engineering-interior design firm withclients throughout the world. Wong will work as the studio leaderfor the Hospitality Practice Group. 'He will add senior leadershipto the Newport Beach studio, with a focus on the overall managementof the Hospitality Practice Group Studio and its initiatives,including business development, project management and design,' anews release says.
Bus tour of I.E. industrial, office properties planned
The Inland Empire chapter of the National Association ofIndustrial and Office Properties will host the Inland Empire BusTour on Nov. 13. The afternoon tour of more than 50 office andindustrial properties in the Inland Empire will be followed by anetworking reception. The event is open to association nonmembers.Reservations are required before Oct. 31. The tour will leave fromVictoria Gardens Cultural Center, 12505 Cultural Center Drive,Rancho Cucamonga. Registration begins at 11 a.m. Buses depart atnoon. Information: rob@naiopie.org.
Real estate expert to speak at High Desert Opportunity
Ronald J. Barbieri, a senior vice president of the Lee &Associates commercial brokerage company, is giving a speech onfuture industrial growth in the High Desert at the 27th annual HighDesert Opportunity conference Oct. 16. The event will be held at theSan Bernardino County Fair grounds in Victorville. Lee & Associates -Victorville Inc. is also partnering with High Desert Opportunity asa bronze sponsor this year. Information: (760) 245-7600 orwww.highdesertopportunity.com.
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