Business

Ontario International Airport just completed its best September in nearly 20 years. The airport accommodated 606,015 travelers last month, a nine percent increase compared with September 2023, the Ontario International Airport Authority reported. That total consisted of 575,513 domestic and 30,502 international customers. Domestic customers were up 10.7 percent, while …

Walgreens will close 1,200 stores in the next three years, starting with 500 closings next year, the company has announced. The Deerborn, Ill.-based pharmacy chain will shutter about 14 percent of its U.S. locations and reassign most of the employees in those sites, according to multiple reports. Exact locations were …

Avelo Airlines, an ultra-discount carrier based in Houston, is now offering flights from Ontario International Airport to the Bay Area. The Houston-based airline began nonstop flights on Oct. 10 from Ontario International to Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport, according to a statement on Ontario International’s website. The flights are …

The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino has announced the 2024 finalists for the 22nd annual Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards. Thirty-four entrepreneurs were selected from among 300 nominees. Winners will be announced Nov. 21 at the black-tie gala on November 21st at the Riverside Convention …

The San Manuel Landing, a 1.1-million-square-foot logistics center in San Bernardino owned by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, will get a megawatt solar project that will cut the building’s carbon dioxide emissions by 21,000 tons. Tribal officials have agreed to lease the building’s roof to Altus Power, a …

Indio has started a support group for the city’s businesses. Indio Business Connect, which was announced Oct.1 at the State of the City gathering, will be paid for by the city, according to a statement on the city’s website. Open to all Indio-based businesses free of charge, the program will …