Business

Kmart has announced that it plans to shut 64 stores nationwide, including two in the Inland Empire. All of those facilities will close by mid-December, including the stores at 17099 Valley Blvd. in Fontana and 81691 Highway 111 in Indio, said Howard Riefs, spokesman for Sears Holding Corp., the owner …

Redlands-based Esri has been named one of the 25 fastest growing cloud companies in the United States by PwC, the auditing, consulting and tax service. PwC’s report assesses some of the ways cloud computing – which allows businesses to manage and streamline data generated by mobile devices, sensors and other …

The California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, which represents more than 800,000 Hispanic-owned businesses throughout the state, will hold its annual convention this week at the Riverside Convention Center. About 3,000 people are expected to attend the event, which is scheduled to be held Wednesday through Friday at various locations throughout …

The department store chain is scheduled to open Oct. 21 in the space formerly occupied by Gottschalks, space that has been empty for seven years. The store is expected to give the mall, and all of downtown San Bernardino, a much-needed lift. With the holiday season looming, the timing couldn’t …

A Sonic Drive-in restaurant in Riverside has been sold. The restaurant, at 9505 Magnolia Ave., sold for $2.5 million, according to a statement released Tuesday by Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors and Lee & Associates, both of which negotiated the sale. Both of those brokerages represented the seller, Evergreen …

Stater Bros. is preparing to expand in Norco. The supermarket chain plans to build a 44,200-square-foot energy-efficient store that will open next spring in the Norco Village Shopping Center, according to a statement released Monday. That store, at the southwest corner of River Road and Corydon Street, will replace the …