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ONT braces for heavy Thanksgiving travel

ONT nearly back to pre-pandemic passenger levels

Ontario International Airport expects a 12 percent increase in passenger traffic during the Thanksgiving holiday. More than 212,000 passengers will use the airport from Nov. 17 to Nov. 27, the busiest Thanksgiving travel season for the airport since 2007, according to the Ontario International Airport Authority. That prediction is based on …

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ONT using facial ID technology on foreign travelers.

ONT nearly back to pre-pandemic passenger levels

Ontario International Airport has installed a system meant to speed up the wait time for international travelers entering the United States. Operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Simplified Arrival uses facial data to automate the document checks normally done by hand that are required for admission into the country, …

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Building industry event focuses on housing for veterans

Building industry event focuses on housing for veterans

Thousands of building industry representatives and advocates converged in San Diego recently for the Building Industry Show hosted by the Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC). The annual event featured products and services from all aspects of the building industry and, this year, a special focus on veterans housing was …

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ONT marks seven years of local control

ONT nearly back to pre-pandemic passenger levels

Ontario International Airport celebrated seven years of local ownership on Nov. 1 at its annual State of the Airport event. More than 500 business leaders and other local dignitaries gathered at the Ontario Convention Center to hear how Ontario International became the fastest-growing airport in the United States during the …

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Entrepreneurial Resource Center opens in San Bernardino

Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship is accepting applications

Cal State San Bernardino’s Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship and the city of San Bernardino hosted a grand opening on Nov. 2 for the Entrepreneurial Resource Center in downtown San Bernardino. The resource center at Studio D, 330 N. D St., will help aspiring and established entrepreneurs and small business …

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State’s fast-food workers to get a substantial raise

Starting next April 1, California’s fast-food industry will start a new era. On that date, fast-food employees will be paid a minimum of $20 an hour as mandated by Assembly Bill 1228, which Gov. Gavin Newson, signed last month. That’s up from an average wage of $16.21 in 2022, a …

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