Business

A general merchandise discount chain will open its first Southern California store in the Inland Empire. GMD Stores has signed a 10-year lease to locate at Canyon Springs Riverside, a shopping center at 2800 Campus Parkway, according to NAI Capital. NAI represented the landlord in the transaction. Financial terms of …

A Walmart Neighborhood Market is closing its doors permanently next month. The store at 859 W. Florida Ave. in Hemet is scheduled to close its doors Oct. 2, according to a company statement. Walmart will continue to operate two super-centers nearby, at 1231 Sanderson Ave. in Hemet and 1861 S. …

Palm Springs International Airport has secured $22.5 million from the federal government that it will use to improve and expand its baggage handling system. The grant, from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Infrastructure Program, is part of a $154.8 million allotment being distributed among 72 California airports, according to a …

American Airlines will begin nonstop flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Charlotte, N.C. later this year. The seasonal flights will begin Dec. 20 and will run every Saturday through April 18, according to a statement on Palm Springs International’s website. The flights will be on American’s 172-seat Boeing 737-800 …

A 5,000-square-foot retail building in Palm Desert has been sold for $1.7 million. The freestanding structure at 74120 Highway 111 is near the city’s Downtown Edge District, a pedestrian-friendly area that combines commercial, residential, and service uses, according to Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga. It’s also near the El …

Ontario International Airport had a great July. 681,912 passengers used the airport last month, a record for the seventh month of the year and a 2.3 percent year-over-year increase, according to a statement on Ontario International’s website. That number included 624,959 domestic fliers, a decrease of 0.7 percent, and 56,954 …