Business

Esri in Redlands is partnering with the International City/County Management Association in an attempt to build better, stronger communities. The alliance is part of a national effort to get municipalities to reassess the way they approach issues and deliver services, according to a statement released today. “Citizens are calling on …

Stater Bros. Markets will soon plant its flag in Ventura County. The supermarket chain is scheduled to open a store in Simi Valley next month, said Pete Van Helden, the company’s president and chief executive officer. An opening date hasn’t been set for the store, a 48,000-square-foot structure that was …

Bear Creek Golf Club in Murrieta will host the 117th California State Open July 19-22. More than 150 players, a mix of professionals and top amateurs, will tee it up on the Jack Nicklaus-designed course, according the PGA of Southern California, the event’s organizer. This will be the first time …

The Perris Auto Speedway has made its annual $10,000 donation to the city’s Relay for Life program, which raises money to fight cancer. The donation was made July 4 during the racetrack’s annual Independence Day celebration and fireworks show, with several Perris officials on hand for the presentation, according to …

Stater Bros. is dimming the lights. The San Bernardino-based grocery store chain is reducing by half the light it uses in all of its 168 stores as a way to save energy, according to a statement released Monday. The move, which is being done seven days a week between noon …

In January, Pomona businessman Glenn Todd started EZER, which would be modeled after Uber but move items instead of people. Six months into the venture, EZER isn’t profitable yet but it’s filling orders and generating interest outside of the Inland Empire. The biggest problem remains getting the word out.  Q: …