At the same time, this two-county region east of Los Angeles hasbeen home to booms in home construction and population that in turnhave altered demographics to produce a thriving office market and ademand for more and different types of retail developments.Theunique path that the Inland Empire is following and theimplications for its future growth will be the focus of RealShareInland Empire on Tuesday, Aug. 14 when the RealShare conferenceseries comes to the Ontario Convention Center for an event thatbegins at 11 a.m.

Some 350 registrants are expected at the conference, accordingto RealShare conference producer Jason Young, who points out thatsome of the top developers, brokers, lenders, development officialsand experts within the logistics and supply chain industry will beparticipants in this year's conference. In addition, the conferencewill feature "economic development officials from some of the mostactive and influential municipalities within San Bernardino andRiverside counties," Young notes.

The combination of logistics experts, economic developmentspecialists and others who are involved directly in the InlandEmpire's explosive growth has been designed to give the RealShareconference a uniquely Inland Empire flavor, Young and RealShareconference director Rich Kelley explain. Young notes that theregion's growth as a logistics and distribution hub has brought notonly local but national attention. And while distribution andlogistics continue to play a huge role in the Inland Empire, asthey have for a dozen years or more, the region is also emerging ashome to some of the savviest economic development officials in thebusiness.