Business

In 2016, Pomona businessman Glenn Todd started EZER, a business modeled on Uber. Like Uber, EZER operates exclusively by smart phone. Unlike Uber, EZER moves things, not people. The original idea was to help people move items they couldn’t fit into their car – maybe something they bought at Home …

A division of Konica Minolta Inc., the Japanese multinational technology company, is coming to Riverside. Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. will become part of the city’s recently formed Innovation District, bringing with it 75 corporate, administrative and technical staff, according to a statement released Thursday by the city. “We are …

A Watsonville-based company will build a $21 million maintenance and storage facility for the Redlands Passenger Rail Project. Granite Construction expects to begin construction this summer and complete the facility during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to a statement. The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, which is building the …

IKEA is coming to Ontario. After nearly one year of speculation, the Swedish furniture store chain has announced it will build a 330,000-square-foot store at the southwest corner of Inland Empire Boulevard and Archibald Avenue, said Brad Gates, Ontario’s business operations director. IKEA closed escrow on the 19-acre site, which …

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is putting together an environmental impact study regarding the proposed Palm Springs Arena. If approved, the 252,000-square-foot project will be built immediately north of the Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs, according to a statement on the city’s website. It will include a 173,000-square-foot …

Health Net LLC is providing special help to its members who were hurt by the Ridgecrest earthquakes. The health care provider is making sure that its members have access to prescription medication, critical medical information and access to other health care services “to help [people] cope with grief, loss, stress …