Business

Despite high costs and what some believe is too much regulation, some local manufacturers say the Inland region is a good place to do business and they have no intention of leaving. Tony Maglica is the personification of the American Dream. Born in New York City in 1930 and raised …

Threshold Aviation Group conducts business all over the world, but its roots are firmly planted in the Inland Empire. The company that occupies 175,000 square feet of hangar and office space next to a 7,000-foot runway at Chino Airport scours the world looking for aircraft – mostly private jets used …

Phenix Technology Inc. in Riverside makes equipment used by emergency service personnel, but the company is probably best known for its fire helmets. The privately-owned business was started in San Clemente in 1972 by Ronnie Coleman and Ray Russell. Both men were fire captains, and both collected antique fire helmets. …

The next time you come across a military insignia, keep in mind that what you’re looking at very likely got started in Ontario. Action Embroidery Corp., a manufacturing and design company at 1315 W. Brooks St., makes approximately 80 percent of the U.S. armed forces’ official insignias, said Ira Newman, …

For several years, MAG Instrument Inc. in Ontario has been fighting the state of California regarding the right to put “Made in America” on its products. The manufacturer of high-end flashlights favored by much of the world’s law enforcement objects to a state regulation that requires at least 95 percent …

Threshold Aviation Group in Chino will welcome a Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter next month, where it will be refurbished and retrofitted so it can be used to fight fires. The military aircraft can transport 30 to 40 people and is one of the world’s largest helicopters, said Doug Crowther, Threshold’s …