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The Moreno Valley Mall at Towngate is a shopping mall located on the former site of the Riverside International Raceway in Moreno Valley, California.

Now under new management, Moreno Valley Mall, a family-oriented shopping center, has created a corporate sponsorship opportunity, special event and commercial filming venue that will allow the filming industry, business owners and entrepreneurs a unique opportunity to showcase their offerings and align with this popular destination. Built in 1992, Moreno Valley Mall occupies 87 acres and is conveniently located off I-60. Approximately 125,000 cars a day drive by the mall on the I-60. Located less than 5 miles from the shopping center is the University of California, Riverside with over 21,000 students, as well as Riverside Community College with over 36,000 students.

Retail Sales Summary for Market Conditions Summary for Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, California

For fiscal year 2013/14 By Michele Patterson

Assistant to the City Manager City governments in California receive sales tax revenue at the rate of 1% of the sales completed within their boundaries plus a share of the sales in the State and unincorporated County areas. As a result, a city’s sales tax revenues reflect the strength of that community’s consumer and business-to-business retail sales. The City of Moreno Valley contracts with consultants Hinderliter de Llamas & Associates (“HdL”) for sales tax revenue management services. HdL has compiled the annual sales data for Fiscal Year 13/14 (“FY” generated April 2013 through March 2014). The data draws a picture of the continued growth experienced by many Moreno Valley businesses. It also provides insight about areas of continuing opportunity where Moreno Valley has not kept pace with regional and state growth. OVERALL SALES GROWTH:

Of positive note, Moreno Valley’s sales growth continued

for the 4th consecutive year. FY 13/14 produced overall sales growth of 6.1% compared with FY 12/13. Even better news, the analysis finally indicates full sales tax revenue recovery from the economic downturn that hit bottom in FY 09/10. Previously, FY 06/07 had been Moreno Valley’s single best year of sales performance at just under $1.35 billion. FY 13/14 ended with sales tax data reflecting retail sales exceeding $1.37 billion.

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Moreno Valley is a medium-sized city in California, and is somewhat affluent with a median income of $51,934 per household. It’s much older than the rest of the state, with a median age of 28. The three zip codes with the largest populations are 92553, 92557, and 92555. Keep in mind, most people in Moreno Valley own their homes, with a 60.1% ownership ratio.

The median value of homes in Moreno Valley is $148,600, making it one of the lower priced areas in California. At the same time, the average list price of available homes is presently $246,647. 92555, 92557, and 92551 have the least expensive homes in the city. Foreclosures activity keeps falling in California and prices continue to rise. Survey from

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Chart 1 shows Moreno Valley’s annual spending growth or loss by Major Industry Groups. The General Consumer Goods group continued to dominate sales. However, the Building & Construction group experienced the largest gain for the year (26%).

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How would you like to get an extra $500,000 to $20 million to expand your business? Maybe you wish to retire. Here is how you do it. You partner with or sell your business to an Immigrant Investor under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. This is the type of immigration which we need to encourage. It will build Our Town and will promote economic growth. The program allows an Immigrant Investor to enter the United States and get a green card or visa legally. It enables them to jump to the head of the line to enter the US with their family. Immigrant Investors are usually active business owners, but in some cases they may want you to stay and continue to run the business.

According to Taylor Ferguson with the Riverside County Office of Foreign Trade, our county has had only five cases in 24 years under this program. Currently there are eight projects in the works. The average case was for $20 million and created an average of 50 jobs. The process takes less than a year to complete. Moreno Valley has the potential to do 10 of these initially and bring $200 million and 500 JOBS to Our Town. We need to advertise this program and recruit families to immigrate to Our Town. They bring skills, new ideas, cash to invest, and international connections that could expand present companies or build new projects in Moreno Valley. To qualify, an Investor Immigrant must bring a minimum investment of $500,000 and create 10 jobs in two years. For more information, contact Tom Freeman at the Foreign Trade Office. Call 951-955-2714 or email at (oft@rivcoeda.org). If you have an unfinished project, or land which needs to be developed, call Ali Saha-

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A Pioneering California Net-Zero City? By Les Hamasaki Moreno Valley is quickly becoming a bright green municipal-utility city by implementing a systematic Net Zero Energy Plan based on large-scale solar generation along with high-tech energy management, efficiency, and storage. This initiative is a key part of the city’s earthquake preparedness plan for the inevitable future occasion when the lights go out following a major seismic event. California is leading the way for the distributed power generation of the future with the passage of AB 2514 by CPUC Energy Storage Procurement Framework & Design Program that calls for the development of an enormous 1.325 gigawatts of in-state battery storage of electricity by 2020 -- a stored reserve of electric power for businesses, city facilities, and public institutions. The state program contains the building blocks for a heat-, drought-, and disaster-resilient solar and wind power-integrated power grid. The California Energy Commission (CEC) has announced $26.5 million in grants for the micro-grid projects and the associated energy storage and on-site energy management programs. Under the distributed generation and micro-grid mandate, the city, homeowners, and businesses can in effect now own their own electric company rather than rent their electricity from Edison. The energy savings would be enormous and have a valuable economic multiplier impact on the local economy, recycling millions of dollars into local Moreno Valley businesses thanks to avoided energy costs. The City of Moreno Valley is leading by example and takeing control of its energy costs -- the second-highest line item expense for the city and many municipalities after salaries. Moreno Valley Electric Utility Division Manager Jeannette Olko provided information about City electric utility programs they already actively provide or that are under consideration. For example: 1. SOLAR REBATES: The City’s solar rebate program is very robust. The rebate is currently $1.75 per watt for our residential customers. To date, more than 100 residential and commercial customers have taken advantage of the program and the City has provided over $1 million in rebates since 2008. 2. THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE: The City has a very active thermal energy storage program, known as the Ice Bear program. You can find the City’s press

release about the program on our website at: http://www.moreno-valley.ca.us/community/news/news_14/031814ice-energy. html. So far, ten Ice Bear units have been installed at the Stoneridge Shopping Center, with another 4 planned for installation at the City’s Animal Shelter. 3. CHARGING STATION / SOLAR CARPORT: The City is considering a demonstration project that would combine an electric vehicle charging station with a solar carport and battery storage. Here in Moreno Valley, homeowners are taking advantage of the HERO Program (Homeowner Energy Renovation Opportunity), an energy efficiency and solar power program that offers easy financing requirements. These homeowners should strongly consider energy storage as an additional part of the solar systems they have installed under the HERO Program. To date, according to Billie Rafferty, Marketing Manager of the HERO Program, over $17 million of solar energy and energy efficiency retrofits have been funded and installed with another $51.4 million approved for Moreno Valley homeowners. The energy savings are headed for the millions of dollars, most of it to flow back into the local economy. Not only do Moreno Valley homeowners benefit with lower energy costs, Moreno Valley businesses benefit with monies spent in the city. The financing program is easy to qualify for, and is attractive requiring no money down and offering five, 15, or 20 years to pay off, on the homeowner’s property tax bill. Another benefit to the homeowner is a federal solar tax credit of 30 percent on the cost of the system. For more information on the HERO Program, go to www.heroprogram.com/faq or call 855-HERO-411 (855-437-6411). Over $614.4 million has been funded in the Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) region that includes the 28 cities participating in this energy efficiency and solar program. To date over 25,000 customers’ applications have been approved and funded. This innovative program has created jobs and added to the recent economic revitalization of western Riverside County. Although the HERO program thus far has been successful for homeowners, businesses mostly have not taken advantage of the program. The city should develop a Solar Electric Vehicle Charging Carport

and Parking Lot Lighting & Surveillance” micro-grid project proposal and apply for a CEC Micro-Grid Storage Initiative grant as part of the Moreno Valley Earthquake Preparedness Plan. A single right-sized solar-photovoltaic system on a city parking lot could charge parked electric vehicles (EVs) by day as well as power nighttime illumination and 24/7 surveillance technology. This demonstration model could be replicated throughout the city to light up parking lots and provide charging for electric vehicles. Both businesses and homeowners should also consider lowering their summertime cooling loads and air conditioning costs by installing heat-repelling “white roofs,” a rapidly-progressing architectural application that can usefully complement solar electricity, and can be a very good energy-saving intervention by itself. The City of Moreno Valley could jump-start this by installing white roofs on its own structures.

Moreno Valley must be in the forefront, leading the Inland Empire in creating local green jobs, thriving businesses, and sustainable communities. The homeowners who have opted to install solar energy generation and storage will save money while helping themselves and Moreno Valley survive future power outages. Prepared, not scared: that’s not a bad mantra for Moreno Valley, the Inland Empire, and the State of California. Our local, regional, and state leaders have a duty to capture the moment and help create a resilient, sustainable, and healthy future for all of us. Les Hamasaki is the former Executive Director of GIVE (Green Institute of Village Empowerment) that launched the Green Valley Initiative that envisioned the Inland Empire as Silicon Valley II, a global green technology and information science center to combat climate change. He can be reached at Leshamasaki9@yahoo.com.

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How To Recognize and Prevent Violence In The Workplace. What is workplace violence? By Dr. Linda Sperling

hen you think of workplace violence, do you think of a physical altercation? According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2002), workplace violence can be any kind of threat against a worker. For example, workplace violence may range from verbal abuse, harassment, assaults, and homicide. Homicide is one of the leading causes of deaths in the workplace. Workplace violence can occur anywhere, anytime, and to anyone. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), in 2010, 506 of the 4,547 fatal workplace injuries were homicides. Although homicides by a disgruntled employee infrequently happen, we need to be concerned with the bullying, stalking, emotional abuse, and intimidation that take place in the workplace. These behaviors are what the manager deals with on a daily basis.

venience store or gas station worker. Health-care workers, such as the visiting nurse, home health nurse, and the utility, phone, and cable employee are also at risk. In 1986, a postal worker walked into an Oklahoma post office and shot 14 people to death before killing himself. In South Caroline, Alabama, and Georgia four postal workers were killed by either a former or current employer. These types of incidences bring awareness to the public about the reality of workplace violence. In Southern California, between 1989 and 1997, 15 workplace homicides occurred killing a total of 29 people.

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Though pleased with Moreno Valley’s continuing growth and economic recovery, the City also reports that, on a per-business basis, FY 13/14 overall sales growth ($103 / business) did not keep pace with the average for “All Riverside County Agencies” ($260 / business). In fact, sales in both Moreno Valley and Temecula grew but fell below the Riverside County average. WTH BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUPS:

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Chart 2 below shows the relationship of each Major Industry Group to Moreno Valley’s whole sales picture. A chart is also provided for the Riverside County average, to enable a comparison. Most of Moreno Valley’s categories align with the average. However, significant departures can be seen in the General Consumer Goods and Business & Industry groups. The General Consumer Goods category typically makes up 26% of a community’s sales (State and Riverside County averages). At 32%, Moreno Valley’s performance in this category clearly demonstrates the impact of the regional Moreno Valley Mall.

Call me Today to get your Free Market Analysis! 951-732-7143 Note also the comparatively lower share contributed by the Business & Industry group. This category, on average, represents approximately 14% of sales in Riverside County. At 4% of total sales, the performance of Moreno Valley’s Business & Industry group relates directly to community’s predominantly residential character and represents sales leakage - a gap in Moreno Valley’s business portfolio that indicates an opportunity for substantial economic growth. SALES LEAKAGE: The City also compares “per capita” sales against countywide averages. Dollarsper-resident sales that exceed the average suggest that the businesses in that group are capturing the local market plus attracting shoppers from outside the community. Some of Moreno Valley’s Major Industry Groups are exceeding per capita sales averages. Others show retail gaps. Looking at sales categories compared to Riverside County averages, the sampling of Major Industry Groups at left are falling below the average per capita sales rates. This statistic suggests that many Moreno Valley residents are traveling outside the City to complete purchases. It is retail sales leakage that drives the City’s Shop MoVal campaign. Correcting this leakage can bring Moreno Valley businesses substantial growth and create / retain local jobs.

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CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, Moreno Valley businesses experienced overall FY 13/14 sales growth of 6.1% compared with FY 12/13. This was the 4th consecutive year of sales growth and Moreno Valley’s single best year of sales performance with the data reflecting combined retail sales approaching $1.4 billion. Growth opportunities remain, especially in the Business & Industry Major Industry Group. Finally, retail gap analysis suggests that significant sales increases are possible for businesses that attract residents who may have been traveling outside Moreno Valley to complete purchases. Support local businesses and attract new favorites. Create & protect jobs, build business & improve our quality of life! SHOP MOVAL!

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With 1,574 homes flipped from April 2013 to March 2014, San Bernardino County ranked ninth on a list of 21 counties in the country with the most flips. Riverside County ranked seventh, with 1,728 homes flipped. Flipping involves an investor purchasing a home, fixing it up and selling it for a higher return on the investment. Mortgage Financing The cost of getting a mortgage has leveled off, with Freddie Mac saying lenders were offering 30-year fixed-rate home loans this week at an average interest rate of 4.12%. That rate is little changed from the average of 4.15% over the last 10 weeks. At Excellence Empire Real Estate your local office in Moreno Valley, we have professional Realtors with over 20 years of experience ready to serve you and give you

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Every Wednesday at Chamber office (except the 4th Wednesday) 7:30am -8:30am Moreno Valley Chamber of Commerce 12625 Frederick St. Ste.E-3 (951) 697-4404

Scheduled over a calendar year, the Leadership Moreno Valley program begins with a Kick Off luncheon in September followed by one day sessions monthly from October to June with a celebratory graduation ceremony in late June. The sessions are held at a variety of locations throughout the area. Each location is chosen for its relevance to the topic of the day and each month focuses on a specific topic selected for its direct impact to the quality of life and economic prosperity in Moreno Valley and surrounding areas.

The program strives to expose participants to the processes, programs, opportunities and challenges that impact Moreno Valley while stimulating interest in community activities and encouraging engage-

Moreno Valley Chamber of Commerce

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Session topics include: Government, business, public safety, media, education, health and human services, natural resources, military and quality-of-life.

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ment in local and regional affairs. It also allows the participant to create a network of community leaders who spearhead the spirit of collaboration that fosters regional prosperity. Participants have access to the top business, civic and community leaders who play integral roles in the City of Moreno Valley.

The Moreno Valley Chamber Leadership 2015 program begins in September, 2014. Space is limited! Anyone interested in this valuable opportunity can obtain an application by contacting the Chamber office at (951) 697-0444 or office@movalchamber.org.

Anyone interested in this valuable opportunity can obtain an application by contacting the Chamber office at (951) 697-0444 or office@movalchamber.org.

Every 4th Wednesday Location, Ayres Hotel & Spa: 12631 Memorial Ln. Moreno Valley $15 members/$25 potential members Includes Breakfast Buffet August 27, 6:30 am - 8:30 am Sponsor: Altura Credit Union September 24, 6:30 am - 8:30 am Sponsor: Riverside Physician Network

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August 14, 2014, 5:30 p.m. Costco Wholesale 12700 Day Street September 11, 2014, 5:30 pm Moreno Valley Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee “Meet the Military” March Field Air Museum, 22550 Van Buren Blvd.

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Save the date Thursday September 25, 2014 For more information Call the Moreno Valley Chamber of Commerce at 951.697.4404 or visit the Chambers website at www.movalchamber.org Our Sponsors:

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Thursday, September 25 5pm - 7:30pm Conveniently located in the Inland Empire at the Moreno Valley Conference & Recreation Center adjacent to City Hall

Moreno Valley Conference & Recreation Center 14075 Frederick Street Open to the General Public Free Admission, Free Parking Why attend?

*NOTE: Only firms or organizations assigned exhibit space may solicit businesses and distribute promotional material within the exhibit area.

• Network with local business owners and members of the public • Learn about local businesses and services • Support local businesses • Learn about the Moreno Valley Chamber • Win prizes from participating businesses • Get your flu shot free for Riverside Medical Clinic Patients • $20.00 for non-RMC patients.

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To Enter you must use a scan app on your smart phone and scan the QR code or complete the entry form below and mail to Shop MV, 11875 Pigeon Pass Road, Suite B13-SMV Moreno Valley, CA 92557. You may also enter at our website: http://www.shopmv.org and enter your email address and zip code. Congratulations to July’s issue winners! Francis Delapaz & Muriel Tso Each winner will receive Dinner for TWO, up to a $40.00 value, at Joe’s Italian Restaurant.

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WOMEN IN BUSINESS Moreno Valley Business Journal 11

August 15, 2014

Women-Owned Businesses in Moreno Valley An Introduction to Women-Owned Businesses

Since the beginning of the recession of 2007 through 2013, the two main sources of private sector job growth, within the United States, has come from large publicly traded corporations and privately owned, majority women-owned businesses. According to the Statistics Division of the United States Census Bureau, between 1997 and 2013, women-owned businesses have grown more than 1 1/2 times the national average. Along with large, publicly traded corporations are the privately held majority women-owned businesses that are among the only businesses that provided a net increase in employment. During this same time period, the number of businesses in the United States grew by 41%, with the number of women-owned businesses increasing by 59%. Out of the over 8.6 million women-owned businesses in the United States, they employed approximately 7.8 million people and brought in over $1.3 trillion in revenues. Over the past six years, women owned businesses have added an estimated 175,000 jobs to the economy. San Antonio TX, Portland OR, Houston TX, Riverside CA, and Washington DC/MD/VA are found to be the top metro areas for women-owned businesses. California has the greatest number of women-owned businesses in the country coming in at over 1 million businesses with Texas coming in second at just over 700,000. The Moreno Valley Business Journal believes it is important to profile our women-owned businesses so that the community can better understand the growth challenges that these women have had to face. As a community, we should do our best to help these women-owned businesses to continue to grow and achieve greater success. Information for this article was derived from a study commissioned by the American Express OPEN, analyzed and compiled by Womanable, a research, program and policy development consultancy (March, 2013) with insights provided by the Economic Census Branch of the Company Statistics Division of the U.S. Census Bureau (2013) For more information visit: www.openforum.com/womensbusinessreport.

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Reyna Arreguin is the owner of: Moreno Valley Furniture Inc Reyna Arreguin epitomizes the independent spirit of an entrepreneur. She married her husband of 19 years, Florentino Arreguin Jr., in 1995. The following year, Reyna began her journey to success as an independent cosmetics sales consultant, later venturing into nutritional product sales. In 2001, the couple, now proud parents, moved from Orange County to Moreno Valley. As their family continued to grow, so did Reynaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s desire to own and operate her own company in the city she adopted as her home. In May of 2004, the couple established Pacific Labor Source Inc., a staffing and placement company. At its peak of business, the company placed up to 400 people a week before closing its doors in 2009. Like many women business own-

ers, Reyna juggles her family life and her professional life. A loving wife and proud parent of five children ages 17, 15, 13, 11 and nine-years old, Reyna is flourishing as co-owner of Moreno Valley Furniture Inc. Established in February 2013, the store offers a large variety of furniture styles at affordable prices. Call Reyna at (951) 6974747 or visit her at 24455 Alessandro Boulevard, Suite 125, at the corner of Alessandro Boulevard and Ellsworth Street. Do you know of a Women-Owned Business in our town that you would like us spotlight? Please email the name and address to: esperling@mvbusinessjournal.com

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