Tractor Supply stores in California will host pet adoption events from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 13.
The company said all 29 Tractor Supply stores in California are participating, featuring adoptable pets from Wagging Tails Rescue Ranch, Katy Cat Lady Rescue and K&A Ranch Rescue.
“Caring for pets and serving the Riverside community are at the core of what we do,” said Christina Madrigal, manager of the Riverside store. “Home for the Holidays lets us celebrate our customers and connect more animals with families ready to love them.”
To help new pet owners with supplies, each adoption completed during the event will include a $25 Tractor Supply gift card.
Inland universities splitting $1 million AI grant
California State San Bernardino and UC Riverside will split a $1 million grant to expand and enhance artificial intelligence education and workforce development in the Inland Empire, according to Rep. Pete Aguilar, who secured the federal funding.
The U.S. National Science Foundation’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions program will provide a $600,000 grant to CSUSB and a $400,000 grant to UCR.
“As the artificial intelligence workforce rapidly expands and evolves, it is essential that students in the Inland Empire have the skills and knowledge they need to have successful careers in this growing field,” said Rep. Pete Aguilar. “This grant funding for CSUSB and UCR is an important investment in our students’ futures, our region’s workforce and our community’s economic development.”
Dr. Evangelos Papalexakis, professor and Ross Family Chair in Computer Science at the Computer Science and Engineering Department at UCR, said the grant would spur the university’s efforts on AI education and research, helping 100 faculty from different departments and colleges that use AI in their curriculum.
The funding was part of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Enriching Learning, Programs, and Student Experiences grant program.
Home health care franchise opens in Rancho Cucamonga
BrightStar Care, a home care and medical staffing provider, is open in Rancho Cucamonga.
The local franchise owner and executive director is Zalfa Assaf.
Assaf said she was inspired to launch the franchise after being her family’s caregiver, helping both parents during serious illnesses. “When a client’s child tells us, ‘You made such a difference for my mom or dad,’ that’s the biggest reward we could ask for – and I know my father would be proud of the work we’re doing,” she said.
BrightStar Care is a franchisor of home care services with more than 400 locations nationwide.
Distribution center in Fontana snags $174 million
Bridge Logistics Properties paid $174 million for a 1,101,900-square-foot distribution facility in Fontana.
The deal closed Nov. 7.
The Anaheim-Ontario offices of Voit Real Estate Services represented BLP. The seller was not identified.
The property at 10681 Production Ave. sits on a 46-acre lot. The building featurers 220 dock-high loading doors, 274 trailer parking stalls and immediate access to Interstate 10.
“This is a defining acquisition, not just for BLP, but for the broader logistics market,” said Paul Jones, managing director at Bridge Logistics Properties. “Assets of this scale, quality, and location are scarce. We moved decisively in this moment of peak dislocation, recognizing that the recovery in tenant demand for large, high-quality assets is outpacing available supply.”
The company in a statement said it would upgrade the docks, offices, among other updates.
Coachella shopping center sells for $12.9 million
The 84,820-square-foot Coachella Plaza shopping center in Coachella traded hands for $12,875,000.
The shopping center at 50249 Cesar Chavez St. is anchored by Cardenas Markets and also includes Planet Fitness, WSS, Absolute Dollar, and Innercare. JLL, which brokered the deal for the seller and buyer, said the property was fully leased at the time of sale.
“We continue to see investor demand for well-located stabilized retail centers in growing markets in Southern California,” said Max Kinsbruner, a senior associate at the brokerage.
Neither the buyer nor the seller were not identified.
Corona shopping center sells again
The Sierra del Oro Towne Centre anchored by Ralphs and Dollar Tree in Corona traded owners recently for undisclosed terms.
Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, Phillips Edison & Company Inc. based in Cincinnati. The buyer was not identified but was represented by Newmark.
HIG also represented the shopping center’s previous owner, Cornerstone Development Partners of Irvine, when it sold to Phillips Edison & Co.
“We secured a private all-cash 1031 exchange buyer who had recently sold their property to a land developer,” said Kevin Fryman, an executive vice president at HIG.
The 110,485-square-foot shopping center was fully leased when it sold. Other tenants include Anytime Fitness, Chase Bank, Jack in the Box, Domino’s Pizza, Wingstop, Green River Montessori, Kumon Math and Reading Center, Fantastic Sams and PostalAnnex.
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Michael D. Ellzey is the new executive director of the March Field Air Museum. Ellzey most recently was chief of Estate Operations for The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage. He started his new position Dec. 2, 2025. (Photo courtesy of March Field Air Museum)
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Michael D. Ellzey is the new executive director of the March Field Air Museum. Ellzey most recently was chief of Estate Operations for The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage. He started his new position Dec. 2, 2025. (Photo courtesy of March Field Air Museum)
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Michael D. Ellzey is the new executive director of the March Field Air Museum. Ellzey most recently was chief of Estate Operations for The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage. He started his new position Dec. 2. Before that, he was director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda and also spent seven years as chief executive officer of the city of Irvine’s Orange County Great Park Corp. “Michael brings an incredible wealth of experience to our museum,” said Jamil Dada, President of the March Field Museum Foundation. “He shares the vision of the board to bring our museum to the next level, and he has the talent unlike any leadership that we have had in the past.”
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