Business

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has donated $45,000 to the Friends of the San Bernardino Public Library. The money will be used to buy books at the city’s four public libraries, according to a statement posted on the city’s website. “I would like to thank the San Manuel …

More than 200 people, including members of two trade unions, voiced their opposition Tuesday to proposed electricity rate hikes now being considered by the California Public Utilities Commission. The increases – 12.9 percent during the next three years by Southern California Edison  – would leave California with electrical rates approximately …

The U.S. Small Business Administration held a special meeting Tuesday with some Inland Empire business owners. The two-hour session at Riverside City Hall was invitation-only, with no public or media allowed, and was made up exclusively of business owners, said Gene Valdez, one of the 15 entrepreneurs asked to attend. …

Stater Bros. Markets recently recognized employees who have reached milestone years with the company. Four hundred and seven workers were honored during a ceremony April 22 at the Riverside Convention Center, including four who have been with the supermarket chain for 45 years, according to a statement. The 45-year honorees …

The Tritech Small Business Development Center, which is part of the Riverside Community College District, has partnered with NASA in an attempt to create jobs and apply space technology to Inland Empire businesses. The agreement isn’t unprecedented: TriTech has a similar pact with a branch of the U.S. Navy. It …

Passenger traffic at Ontario International Airport was up 6.2 percent in March year-over-year, according to data released Friday. The airport served 379,656 passengers last month, up from the 357,590 travelers that passed through the gates during March 2016, airport officials announced in their monthly report on passenger and cargo activity. …