Business

Redlands-based Esri, a global leader in spatial analytics, will host its 37th annual Esri User Conference July 10-14 at the San Diego Convention Center. Attendees will hear remarks from leaders in the software industry and have an opportunity to meet with more than 350 Esri partners and startups, according to …

Esri in Redlands has entered into a research and development agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory. The agreement, which was announced last week, calls on both entities to develop ways to protect critical infrastructure and missions, according to a statement. Their work will also estimate possible …

Starting in July, Ontario International Airport will offer roundtrip charter flights to Nanchang, China. For seven weeks, Dynamic International Airways will operate the flights with stops in Anchorage, Alaska, according to a statement released by the airport Thursday. Nanchang, in southeastern China, is the capital of Jiangxi province. Dynamic International …

Stater Bros. employees gathered Saturday to assemble more than 1,000 care packages for local military personnel who are serving overseas. More than 150 Stater Bros. employees and members of Operation Community Cares participated in the event, which was held at the company’s corporate offices and distribution center, according to a …

Some people in the Inland Empire have gone into business for themselves. Riverside and San Bernardino counties ranked 13 in startup businesses among the 40 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, according to the 2017 Kaufmann Index of Startup Activity. That was five spots better than the two-county region ranked in the …

A series of increases during the next three years by Southern California Edison would put an unfair burden on working families, according to two trade unions. SCE says it needs the extra money for infrastructure improvements. Members of two trade unions are battling one of the state’s most powerful public utilities over …