News

PRESS RELEASE - VVEDA Files Lawsuit Against The State Of California
Keith Metzler - Executive Director, Victor Valley Economic Development Authority  |  13-Apr-2012

Named parties include the State Controller, State Finance Director and the San Bernardino County Auditor Controller
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Clear For Takeoff
Jane Yu - Orange County Business Journal  |  02-Apr-2012

Costa Mesa Aircraft Firm Gains on Mergers with 325 Workers at Southern California Logistics Airport read more >
PART and Boeing Announce Agreement On GoldCare Program at Southern California Logistics Airport
Keith Metzler, Assistant City Manager for the City of Victorville and Assistant Executive Director of Southern California Logistics Airport Authority  |  28-Mar-2012

PART and Boeing announce a 10 year agreement on MRO services at Victorville's Southern California Logistics Airport. read more >
Redevelopment Agency Elimination
Keith Metzler, Asst. City Manager - City of Victorville Published in Insight Magazine  |  01-Mar-2012
Victor Valley College Expands Aviation Training Program
Cathy Abbott - High Desert Business Journal  |  05-Mar-2012

Victor Valley College trains 25 new aviation mechanics.  read more >
City of Victorville Recognized by PublicCEO
Monica Petersen - City of Victorville  |  31-Jan-2012

The La Mesa/Nisqualli I-15 Interchange was awarded the 2011 PublicCEO.com Public Works Project of the Year and Mayor Ryan McEachron was named 2011 PublicCEO.com City Public Official of the Year. read more >
Local Unemployment Rate Drops for Fifth Straight Month
Staff Reports - Daily Press  |  23-Jan-2012

Rate lowest it's been since April 2009
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Mission Impossible: Victorville Breaks Ground on Nisqualli Interchange
Brooke Edwards Staggs, Daily Press  |  11-Jan-2012

As plumes of red, white and blue smoke shot into the warm January sky, "Mission Impossible" quite literally became "Mission Possible" for the Nisqualli Interchange project. read more >
DesertXpress Deliver The Jobs We Need
Mike Rothschild, Guest Column for High Desert Daily  |  09-Jan-2012

Guest Column: DesertXpress Deliver The Jobs We Need
By Mike Rothschild, Victorville Council Member read more >
Victorville Defaults On Bonds
Joe Nelson - Staff Writer, San Bernardino Sun  |  07-Jan-2012

Victorville City Manager Doug Robertson said the city's November default on bond payments totaling $10.6 million has not prompted an inquiry from a federal agency. read more >
Route 66 Museum Makes History Channel
Brooke Edwards Staggs - Daily Press  |  11-Dec-2011

Route 66 Museum Will Be Featured in New History Channel Show "101 Objects That Made America Great". read more >
The Mall of Victor Valley to Add Macy's
Vito Bello - The Mall of Victor Valley  |  10-Nov-2011

New department store set to open in 2013. read more >
Macy's to Open Three New Stores in New York and California
Macy's, Inc. - Published by Wall Street Journal's Market Watch  |  09-Nov-2011

Macy's new California location will be at the Mall of Victor Valley, encompassing 103,000-square feet at the former Gottschalk's store, opening in mid-2013. read more >
"Isolated Desert Outpost” of Over 100,000 People Responds to LA Times Article
Tracy Foster - City of Victorville  |  26-Oct-2011

"Isolated desert outpost” of over 100,000 people responds to LA Times article on Inland Empire recovery. Read Asst. City Manager Keith Metzler's response. read more >
Holland Burger Cafe a Historical Point of Interest
Racheal Rickman - Daily Press  |  17-Oct-2011

Famous Route 66 Cafe in Victorville Honored Once Again. read more >
San Bernardino County Job Fair October 15th, 2011
Sandy Harmsen, San Bernardino County WIB  |  13-Oct-2011

Workforce Investment Board's Business Resource Team to Host Job Fair for United Furniture Industries.
The company expects hire up to 70 employees in Victorville, CA read more >
Victorville Sales Tax Jumps 11.63 Percent
Staff Reports - Daily Press  |  02-Oct-2011

Upward Trend Continues After Years of Steady Decline read more >
Victorville Furniture Company Brings New Jobs
Leticia Juarez - ABC-7 News  |  23-Sep-2011
400 New Jobs to be Created in Victorville, CA
Rebecca Hall/Jessica Neuman  |  20-Sep-2011

Stirling Capital Investments Leases 505,000 Square Feet to United Furniture Industries at Southern California Logistics Center for Manufacturing Business. read more >
Victorville, CA WWTP Serves Municipal Industrial Clients
Woodard & Curran Staff - 2011 Summer Newsletter  |  31-Aug-2011

The City of Victorville's innovative Wastewater Treatment Facility is featured in Woodward & Curran's Summer 2011 newsletter. read more >
California Seizure of $1.7 Billion in Redevelopment Funds Blocked by Court
Karen Gullo and James Nash - Bloomberg  |  11-Aug-2011

California’s planned seizure of $1.7 billion from state redevelopment agencies was temporarily blocked by the California Supreme Court, threatening to open a hole in the state’s budget.  read more >
Suit Filed Over Green Cards For Foreign Investors
Anna Scott - Daily Journal  |  08-Aug-2011

The city of Victorville has made good on its threat to sue the federal government for ending a jobs program aimed at stimulating employment in depressed areas by luring foreign investors.
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Companies At SCLA Taking Full Advantage Of LAMBRA Zone
Collette Hanna - City of Victorville  |  28-Jul-2011

LAMBRA program developed to attract reinvestment and jobs

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U.S. Department Of Transportation Gives Victorville To Las Vegas Train Green Light For Engineering Process
Miguel Gonzalez - Editor of High Desert Daily  |  14-Jul-2011
Councilman Rothschild Has Dropped His Audit Request
Tracy Foster - City of Victorville  |  27-Jun-2011

Councilman Rothschild has dropped his request for other Victor Valley cities to provide audits of tax increment spending for VVEDA and issued a statement on the matter.  read more >