Grubb and Ellis has ranked the Riverside Metro area in the top five in all four national markets in their 2003 Global Forecast: U.S. Market Strength Forecast 2002-2007:

♦2nd in Office Market
♦2nd in Industrial Market
♦2nd in Retail Market
♦3rd in Apartment Market

Forbes Magazine ranked the Riverside Metro area as the 34th best place for business in America

Inc. Magazine has just identified Riverside as the #2 best place in the country for entrepreneurs to start their business

Time Magazine cited Riverside as the 11th best metro area for recreation in the nation

Riverside is located in the Inland Empire, a $77 billion economy (2000), which has lead California in terms of job creation over the last decade