Business

E-commerce is forcing more retailers and logistics operators to set up their delivery systems in urban areas in order to shorten their delivery times. That trend, which has been developing for several years, is leading to warehouse-distribution facilities being developed in multistory warehouses, pick-up lockers and infill service centers, according …

More and more businesses are implementing ESOP’S, much to the benefit of Craig Dart, a certified public accountant who made his niche more than 10 years ago. Craig Dart began his accounting career with Ernst & Young in 1996, performing audits on employee benefits packages. It didn’t take long for …

State Bros. has started its annual charitable campaign on behalf of the American Heart/American Stroke Association. For the 16th straight year, all 169 Stater Bros.’ stores will participate in the “Have a Heart, Save a Heart” campaign, which raises money to combat heart disease and stroke, according to a statement. …

San Antonio Regional Hospital in Upland has reached an affiliation agreement with City of Hope, the world-famous cancer treatment center in Duarte. That agreement calls for City of Hope to develop an outpatient cancer center that will provide radiation oncology, medical and surgical oncology, chemotherapy and other cancer-related services, both …

Stater Bros. Markets has been named one of the top 20 U.S. companies for job security by an online business publication. Indeed.com, a website devoted to jobs and career information, recently named the San Bernardino-based supermarket chain one of the best companies to work. The study, which was reported on …

Lamps Plus Inc. has expanded its warehouse-distribution operation in Redlands. The company, one of the leading lighting retailers in the United States, has bought a 57,000-square-foot industrial building at 26509 Palmetto Ave., according to a statement released Monday. The building is at 9425 California St., next door to a warehouse …