The Inland Empire is a big economy

The Inland Empire is a big economy—the 13^th largest in the nation by population and in the top 20 in terms of employment. Still, the two-county region doesn’t feel like a major economy. It isn’t considered its own media market, has no major league professional sports team, and seems to get much less attention from folks in Washington DC or Sacramento than other comparably sized urban areas.

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