Business

Amazon will hire 250,000 extra employees to help with the holiday shopping crunch, including 30,000 from California. The full and part-time positions –  mostly in packing, sorting, shipping, and selecting items to be shipped – are available to applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience, according to …

Benihana, the Japanese teppanyaki and sushi restaurant chain, will open this month in Temecula. The restaurant, at 26420 Ynez Road near the Promenade Temecula, will be the chain’s first in Riverside County and its 12th in Southern California, according to a statement on the company’s website. The 8,200-square-foot restaurant at …

Ontario International Airport’s passenger count continued to climb in August, according to data released this week. The airport accommodated more than 567,000 passengers last month, an 11 percent year-over-year increase, the Ontario International Airport Authority reported on its website. International travel also improved. The airport attracted 40,000 international travelers in …

Stater Bros. Markets will open a supermarket in Chino, its first store opening in nearly one year. The store at 8373 Pine Ave. will host a grand opening ceremony which is scheduled to start at  8 a.m. Sept. 20, after which the store will open to the public, according to …

Morongo Casino Resort & Spa is scheduled to hold a job fair on Sept. 19. Resort officials hope to fill about 50 positions in gaming, food, and beverage, including card dealers, banquet servers, bartenders, and cooks, according to a statement. The job fair is scheduled to be held from 10:00 …

Palm Springs International Airport will hold a public meeting regarding future development. The Master Plan Open House is scheduled to be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Palm Springs Convention Center, according to a statement on the city’s website. “The event will allow the community to hear …