Business

The Inland Empire ranked 25th among the best-performing large metropolitan areas in the United States by a prominent think tank.  The list, compiled by the Milliken Institute, measures economic vitality in 200 large metropolitan areas and 201 small cities, according to a statement. San Francisco ranked first on this year’s …

The Redlands company that arranges government loans to small businesses is partnering with the Small Business Development Corporation of Orange County, a similar operation. The arrangement comes at an ideal time for small business expansion, according to the heads of both entities. In the 37 years he’s been arranging loans …

An Inland Empire company that provides government-backed loans to fledgling businesses has partnered with a similar business in Orange County. Enterprise Funding in Redlands, which specializes in U.S. Small Business Administration 504 loans, and the Santa Ana-based Small Business Development Corp. of Orange County, will now share resources and refer …

Omnitrans, the largest public transit agency in Southern California, has set up a task force in response to concerns about the spread of the Coronavirus. That group will communicate with the U.S. Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, along with local health authorities in order to deal with people’s concerns, …

Business activity in the Inland Empire grew two percent in the fourth quarter, effectively matching the national rate of growth during that time, according to a report. For all of 2019, business activity in the Inland Empire grew 1.9 percent, compared to the national growth rate of 2.3 percent, according …

The Pomona business based on Uber – only it moves items instead of people – is approaching investors and is performing better now than it has since it was founded four years ago, according to Glenn Todd, its founder and president. (Note: This is the latest in a series of …