Business

KVCR, the radio and television stations owned by the San Bernardino Community College District, has been named the 2015 Non-Profit of the Year by the Inland Empire Economic Partnership. That award, which was presented last month, is given to the non-profit that best helps to promote economic development and a …

Starbucks has opened a store in a former drive-thru restaurant on Redlands Boulevard, ending a long-running dispute between Redlands and the project’s developer. The restaurant at 625 E. Redlands Blvd. opened two weeks ago, said Oscar Orci, the city’s director of development services. The disagreement, which lasted several years, involved …

A fundraiser Thursday in Rancho Cucamonga raised an estimated $3,000 to fight breast cancer. About 100 people attended the event on behalf of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, an affiliate of the American Cancer Society, said Jimmie Herrick, vice president and business officer with Stewart Title in Riverside and one …

Aldi, the discount grocery store chain, will open its first eight Southern California stores – all in the Inland Empire – on March 24. The Batavia, Ill.-based chain will open stores in Beaumont, Fontana, La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Palm Springs, San Bernardino and Yucaipa, according to a statement. …

Mindrum Precision Inc. in Rancho Cucamonga has been added to the city’s Green Business Recognition Program. The company, which makes ultra-precision components and assemblies in glass, ceramic and metal materials, has incorporated a number of practices that promote energy efficiency, waste reduction and water conservation, according to a city statement. …

Things are looking up at Ontario Convention Center. Conventions, meetings, number of attendees and revenue from food and beverage all went up between last year and 2014, according data released this week by the convention center. The facility, which is managed by SMG Worldwide Venue Management in suburban Philadelphia, reported …