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Retail Explosion in the Inland Empire

The Inland Empire has become a magnet for Millennials and young families. That increased population has spurred employers and companies to relocate into the region as they seek to take advantage of a lower cost of business.

The increasing needs of this growing population has spurred more than one million square feet of new retail development into the planning stage or currently under construction. Many cities are pursuing entitlement planning to add more service and lifestyle retail and dining options.

San Bernardino County Economic Development Agency’s Elisa Laurel says, “Affordable quality single family housing and higher-end multifamily communities in denser urban environments are attracting today’s younger demographic. Investors, developers and city officials are taking notice by providing greater retail diversity, walkability, and a range of new housing product that fits social and lifestyle demands.”

A few of the latest retail additions in the Inland Empire include:

  • Majestic Realty’s Mountain Grove in Redlands
  • Epicentre Rancho Cucamonga in Rancho Cucamonga
  • Renaissance Marketplace Retail Center in Rialto
  • Redlands Packinghouse District in historic downtown Redlands
  • Marketplace on Main in Hesperia

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About Dennis Kaiser

Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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