Business

Polymer Logistics, which manufactures reusable plastic containers that look like wood, has a new chief executive officer of its North American operation. Fred Heptinstall, who has held executive positions with Chiquita Brands, IFCO Systems and Mars Inc., will start work with the Riverside-based company July 1, according to a statement. …

A job fair designed primarily to help out-of-work veterans is scheduled to be held Thursday at Ontario Convention Center. The “Honor a Hero Hire a Vet Job and Resource Fair” will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with more than 130 employees expected to attend, said Don Froman, …

Threshold Aviation at Chino Airport is trying get control of extra hangar space so it can bring in a pilot’s school. If it happens the school could provide a major boost to the airport and the local economy. Final say rests with San Bernardino County, the airport’s owner. Threshold Aviation …

Redlands-based Esri, a world leader in Geographic Information System technology, is helping to track the deadly Zika virus. The Pacific Disaster Center in Hawaii, which compiles information for all types of calamities, is using the Esri platform to track the spread of the virus worldwide, according to a statement the …

Metrolink will begin service along the 91 Freeway/Perris Valley Line June 6. The new service, the first extension of any Metrolink operation since 1994, will bring the rail line to four additional Riverside County stations: Riverside-Hunter Park-UC Riverside, Moreno-Valley-March Field, Perris-Downtown and Perris-South, according to a statement by Metrolink and …

Riley Distillery, producer of bourbon and whiskey, started in 2014 and is just now making inroads into the local market. Some changes by the state might make that task easier, according  to the business’ co-owners. Like any entrepreneur, Jason Riley would like to see the business he started grow into …