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The company that wants to pump underground water out of the Mojave Desert has entered into a joint venture that could create one of the largest hemp farms in California. Cadiz Inc., the company that for years has wanted to pump groundwater from its desert aquifer in the Mojave Desert …

Tickets are on sale for the 2019 Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards, scheduled to be held Nov. 13 at the Riverside Convention Center.  Innovators from the Inland Empire will compete for awards in nine categories, each of which recognizes the “leadership, determination, teamwork, community involvement, and the risks taken to …

For the first time in five years, Omnitrans is raising its fares. Starting Sept. 3, a single bus trip will increase from $1.75 to $2.00 while the 1-day pass rate will rise from $5 to $6, according to a statement. Cost of a 31-day pass will go from $55 to …

Frontier Airlines will begin offering nonstop flights from Ontario International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey starting next spring. That service, which Frontier Airlines officials announced Tuesday, is one of 15 routes the air carrier will add starting in March or April of next year, according to …

Feeding America Riverside/San Bernardino, the Inland Empire’s largest food bank, will join in a nationwide effort next month to end hunger. September is Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month, which is meant to draw attention to the fact that 41 million Americans, including nearly 13 million children, don’t get enough to …

The Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau has released a redesigned version of its Official Visitors Guide. First published in 2013, the publication promotes greater Ontario as the ideal place from which to take advantage of all of Southern California’s tourist attractions, said Michael Krouse, the bureau’s president and chief …