Business

The U.S. Small Business Administration held a special meeting Tuesday with some Inland Empire business owners. The two-hour session at Riverside City Hall was invitation-only, with no public or media allowed, and was made up exclusively of business owners, said Gene Valdez, one of the 15 entrepreneurs asked to attend. …

Stater Bros. Markets recently recognized employees who have reached milestone years with the company. Four hundred and seven workers were honored during a ceremony April 22 at the Riverside Convention Center, including four who have been with the supermarket chain for 45 years, according to a statement. The 45-year honorees …

The Tritech Small Business Development Center, which is part of the Riverside Community College District, has partnered with NASA in an attempt to create jobs and apply space technology to Inland Empire businesses. The agreement isn’t unprecedented: TriTech has a similar pact with a branch of the U.S. Navy. It …

Passenger traffic at Ontario International Airport was up 6.2 percent in March year-over-year, according to data released Friday. The airport served 379,656 passengers last month, up from the 357,590 travelers that passed through the gates during March 2016, airport officials announced in their monthly report on passenger and cargo activity. …

Redlands-based Esri, a global leader in geographic information systems [GIS] technology, will sponsor an exhibit at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2017 hackathon and conference, scheduled to be held May 13-17 in New York. Officials from Esri will be on hand to provide information regarding Esri’s start-up program, which helps developers, …

The Inland Empire chapter of APICS, a major trade association for supply chain and operations professionals, will host a meeting on global supply chain trends and strategies. The APICS-IE Spring Symposium: Disruptive Innovation in Logistics is scheduled to be held May 6 at Eagle Glen Golf Club in Corona, according …