Business

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc, the chain of restaurant/gift shops with a distinct southern theme, will open its first California location in Victorville. The company has submitted plans to build and operate on 1.3 acres immediately south of BJ’s Brewhouse and Restaurant, which is at 11600 Amargosa Road, according …

CarMax Inc., one of the largest retailers of used cars in the United States, has opened a store in Murrieta. The facility, at 25560 Madison Ave., will restore vehicles and ship them to other CarMax’s on the west coast, according to a statement. It will also house the company’s first …

Sprouts Farmers Market is looking to hire more than 100 full and part-time employees for its soon-to-open store in Rancho Cucamonga. Job openings include department managers, assistant department managers, clerks, cashiers, backup receivers and administrative coordinators, according to a statement released Tuesday. The new store, scheduled to open May 3 …

A Chino-based company will host a conference next month that will introduce U.S. aviation companies to Chinese businesses, investors and government officials. The inaugural U.S. China General Aviation Business Conference will be held March 25 – 31, said Paul T. Glessner, chief engineering officer for Threshold Aviation Group. The event …

Big Al’s, the sports bar and entertainment-themed restaurant that will open in Ontario next month, is looking to hire. The Vancouver, Wash.-based chain plans to hire 170 people between now and March 16, the day its Ontario facility is scheduled to open, said Todd Moore, Big Al’s chief operating officer. …

The regional mall, which turns 50 next year, will be getting two sit-down restaurants, a relocated food court and some extra space to work with after it demolishes a former anchor-tenant building. It will also rearrange its tenant mix and makes some other changes. The question is, will those moves …