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Ontario International Airport saw its passenger count increase 13.4 percent in August compared with one year earlier, according to data released this week. 643,472 travelers passed through the airport last month – 608,360 domestic passengers and 35,112 international – the Ontario International Airport Authority reported. That increase is being attributed …

Ontario International Airport has received a $2.5 million grant that it will use to keep its airplanes cool while they’re not in use. The money from the Federal Aviation Administration will pay for replacing 22 pre-conditioned air units that are used to keep planes and jetways comfortable while the planes …

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has donated $12.6 million to multiple charities in the Inland Empire. The 228 grants, half of which went to Native American tribes, will “support crucial initiatives in the Inland Empire and across Indian country, according to a statement. “The Spirit of Yawa’— acting …

Pic N Save Bargains, a reworking of the original Pic N Save discount retail chain, will locate in Victorville. The company has signed a 10-year lease on a 29,680-square-foot space at 7th Street and La Paz Drive, part of a shopping center anchored by Superior Grocers, according to Progressive Real Estate …

A plasma donation center has opened in Victorville. BioLife Plasma Services has leased 18,600 square feet in the Victorville Shopping Center at 12480 Amargosa Road, according to SharpLine, a boutique commercial real estate firm in Pasadena. SharpLine represented 99 Cents Only Stores, the property’s landlord and previous tenant, in the …

Palm Springs International Airport will begin offering new round-trip flights, one of them international, in December. Porter Airlines will provide thrice-weekly nonstop flights to Toronto starting Dec. 12, according to a statement on the airport’s website. “Adding Porter Airlines to our growing roster of carriers is a fantastic development for …