Business

The Ontario International Airport Authority has given a green light to allowing in-terminal and outdoor advertising at the airport. Board members Wednesday unanimously approved two agreements expected to generate more than $7.6 million during the next 10 years, according to a statement. One agreement calls for Baton Rouge, La.- based …

Stater Bros. Markets Inc. has been named one of the Top 10 best places to shop for groceries by a national consumer magazine. In its July edition, Consumer Reports ranked Stater Bros. the ninth-best grocery store chain in the United States, according to a statement released Wednesday by Stater Bros. …

Small businesses in the Inland Empire are apparently looking to upgrade. SBA 504 loans were up 31 percent year-over-year in Riverside and San Bernardino counties for the nine-month period that ended June  30, said Larry Nuffer, spokesman for CDC Small Business Finance in San Diego. Small businesses in the two-county …

Eighteen of the original 29 counts have been dismissed, and much of the testimony put on by the prosecution appears to have backfired. Closing arguments are expected to start next month.  Attorneys for the four defendants in the Colonies Crossroads corruption trial were supposed to begin presenting their case July …

The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino is accepting nominations for this year’s Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards. The 15th annual event, scheduled to be held Nov. 14 at the Riverside Convention Center, will recognize the top locally owned businesses in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. …

Defense attorneys for all four defendants in the Colonies Crossroads corruption trial rested yesterday without any of them calling a witness to testify. The move came as a surprise.  Lawyers for developer Jeff Burum, former San Bernardino County Supervisor Paul Biane, former assistant county assessor Jim Erwin and Mark Kirk, …