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Elia Quintana ’11 EMBA

Building a Business

Elia Quintana ’11 EMBA was ready for a new challenge in 2022.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
Warehouses in Southern California

Pandemic Left Behind, the Inland Empire Economy Flourished in 2022

Despite the recession drumbeat getting louder in many quarters across the nation, the Inland Empire’s economy is not only showing strength, but is outstripping California’s other major metros and the state as a whole along some very key measures, according to an analysis released today by the UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic...
By Victoria Pike Bond | UCR News |
Cinema Culturas 2023 with Mayor

UCR Business Interns Create Proposal for Riverside City Leadership

UCR students “were tasked to find a solution to bring prosperity to the Inland Empire, specifically, the city of Riverside,” says student intern Pierre CeArc ’20, ’23 MBA about his internship with Riverside’s Cinema Culturas.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
Worker washing windows

California Worker Shortage Constraining Job Growth

California’s labor market expanded steadily in November, with total nonfarm employment in the state growing by 26,800 positions, according to an analysis released jointly by Beacon Economics and the UCR School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development.
By Victoria Pike Bond |
Office space with computers

Growth Will Continue Despite Turbulence

Business activity in the Inland Empire has continued to rise and despite the turbulence in today’s macroeconomy, is forecast to continue its upward climb in the near-term future.
By Victoria Pike Bond | UCR News |
Poets & Quants UCR MBA Class of 2024

Meet the UCR School of Business MBA Class of 2024

This article was recently published on Poets & Quants, a premium online resource for prospective graduate business students worldwide. Also read the second part of the article: "An Interview with the Leadership Team".
By Jeff Schmitt | Poets & Quants |
Poets & Quants UCR MBA Class of 2024 | Leadership team

Poets & Quants: An Interview with the UCR Business Leadership Team

This article was recently published on Poets & Quants, a premium online resource for prospective graduate business students worldwide. Also read the first part of the article: "Meet the UC Riverside School of Business MBA Class of 2024."
By Jeff Schmitt | Poets & Quants |
Actuarial Science degree program

School of Business Launches New Actuarial Science Degree Program

UC Riverside’s School of Business is now offering a degree in actuarial science, providing a direct path for students seeking careers in finance and insurance.
By Imran Ghori | UCR News |
Black Friday shopping

Black Friday & Cyber Monday: UCR Experts Discuss the Annual Shopping Binge Ritual

As the nation’s retailers prepare for upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, they expect their holiday revenues to grow moderately over last year.
By David Danelski (david.danelski@ucr.edu) | UCR News |
Holiday shopping

Experts in Black Friday, Holiday Season Shopping Impacts

The founder of Beacon Economics LLC and an adjunct professor, Thornberg is an expert in economic and revenue forecasting, regional economics, economic policy, and labor and real estate markets.
By UCR News |
Architects on site

California has Recovered all Jobs Lost During the Pandemic

California’s labor market expanded nicely in October (the latest numbers), according to an analysis released jointly with Beacon Economics
By Victoria Pike Bond |
HSIF student group with Prof. Jean Helwege

How the MFin Program Delivers ROI for Students

Jerrold Penprase ’17 Master of Finance (MFIn) earned multiple degrees in psychology and sociology before he ever considered studying finance.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
Kenneth Leung, MBA ’89

Taste What Life has to Offer

Although he is a leader of business-to-business marketing of high-tech products, Kenneth Leung, MBA ’89, likes to remain grounded in the human side of life. That includes exploring different types of food.
Consumer choosing a product

If "New" Doesn’t Mean Improved, Why Do We Still Choose It?

Suppose you had a chance to bid on two identical boxes of chocolates, both with the same expiration date, both stored in the refrigerator. The only difference: One was purchased off the shelf a week ago, the other was purchased today.
By Darin Estep |
Anthony Bonales ’18

Giving Back is Par for the Course for UCR "40 Under 40" Alumnus

Whether he is mentoring younger business professionals or participating in a nonprofit program that uses golf to empower kids and teens, Anthony Bonales ’18 said his advice is the same: “You really get out what you put into relationships.”
By Darin Estep |
Containers and airplane

California Job Expansion Slowly Continues

California’s labor market expanded slowly in September, with total nonfarm employment in the state growing by just 6,500 positions over the month, according an analysis released jointly by the UCR Center for Economic Forecasting & Development and Beacon Economics.
By Victoria Pike Bond |
Diana Cullen ’19

"Invest in Your Network"

As senior manager of retail operations at Fabletics, Diana Cullen ’19 is responsible for the internal processes of retail locations globally for the popular active-lifestyle e-commerce brand, which has scaled up from 30 to almost 100 stores in the last three years.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
Anita Alamshaw ’91

A Smart Decision: ‘UCR gave me what I needed to succeed’

Anita Alamshaw ’91 has always been decisive – that’s an important quality as executive director and general manager of U.S. Value and Access at Amgen, one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies.
Crowd walking

Will the U.S. Economy Fall into Recession in 2023? Only if the Fed Intensifies Current Tightening Policies

The U.S. economy has little chance of falling into a recession this year or next unless the Federal Reserve raises interest rates more than they are currently projecting, according to a new forecast released yesterday at the 13th annual Inland Empire Economic Forecast Conference, hosted by the UC Riverside School of Business.
By Victoria Pike Bond | UCR News |
Incoming Executive Fellow Armen Karamardian ’93

‘Community is Everything’ to Restaurant Leader

As a 2022-23 Executive Fellow, Armen Karamardian ’93 wants UCR School of Business students to understand that, in business, they will not always have the right answers right away – and that’s OK.