Nearly 200,000 passengers used Ontario International Airport in August, 43 percent of what it handled exactly one year earlier. Domestic travelers totaled more than 193,000 and International travelers about 3,0000, according to data released by the Ontario International Airport Authority. That was the third-best COVID-19 related recovery of any U.S. …
Read More »Tractor Trailer Supply opens Moreno Valley store
Tractor Trailer Supply Co. has opened a store in Moreno Valley. Members of the city council and the Moreno Valley Chamber of Commerce recently opened the store at 27330 Eucalyptus Ave. in the Stoneridge Town Centre with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to a statement on the city’s website. “It’s a …
Read More »IE business activity plummets
Business activity in the Inland Empire dropped 26.5 percent in the second quarter, as COVID-19 and the severe public restrictions that accompanied it delivered a gut punch to the region’s economy. “The second quarter’s dismal numbers are largely the result of rigid health-mandated closures and restrictions, which began in the …
Read More »Omnitrans makes service changes
Omnitrans, the largest public transit agency in San Bernardino County, has begun several service changes, including new, realigned, and eliminated routes. A small pilot project has also started, and some service that was cut back because of COVID-19 has been restored, according to a statement on the transit agency’s website. …
Read More »Amazon opens Beaumont facility
Amazon’s fulfillment center in Beaumont is up and running. The 640,000-square-foot facility near Interstate 10 and the 60 Freeway officially welcomed workers Sunday to mark its first day of operation, according to a statement. Following some safety training, workers received the building’s first shipment: a box of Keurig K-Cup pods. …
Read More »Southwest Airlines to begin Palm Springs flights
Southwest Airlines will soon offer year-round service to Palm Springs International Airport. Destination and schedule for the non-stop service will be announced soon, with flights expected to begin later this year, according to a statement posted on the airline’s website. Dallas-based Southwest also announced it will start non-stop flights to …
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