Growth gap between Inland Empire, coastal economies shrinks

The Inland Empire is still Southern California’s growth engine, but Los Angeles and Orange counties are catching up, says one economic scorecard.
The Milken Institute Center for Regional Economics’ annual economic scorecard blends local job and wage growth data with a community’s technology industry expansion, density and breath. This year’s results show Riverside and San Bernardino counties ranking No. 25 among 200 large U.S. regions. That’s down from No. 15 last y