Business

In 1992, Duane and Kelly Roberts purchased The Historic Mission Inn, located in Riverside. When the couple purchased the hotel, Kelly had an inclination to restore the hotel to what it had once been. She also wanted to exceed customer expectations by creating a world-class retreat, now known as Kelly’s …

The U.S. unemployment picture was a mixed bag during August. First, the good news: the national unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent last month, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Now, the not-so-good news: the economy added 173,000 jobs during that time, a solid …

Jet Blue Airways will begin offering non-stop flights from Palm Springs International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York starting next year. The new flights will operate five times a week, Thursday through Monday, beginning Jan. 14 through May 1, according to a statement released Monday by …

International passenger traffic continues to carry the load at Ontario International Airport. Overall passenger activity at the airport was up 1.4 percent year-over-year in July, according to Los Angeles World Airports, the agency that owns and operates Ontario International. All of that increase, however, was on the international side of …

Operation New Hope (ONH), an Inland Empire-based youth rehabilitation program, began 35 years ago as a means of preparing at-risk youth for the realities of adulthood. The program originally began as a court-ordered recovery program for teens that were incarcerated and housed in California’s Youth Authority (CYA). ONH’s founder, Bill …

Farmer Boys has appointed Larry Rusinko as its chief marketing officer. The Riverside-based restaurant chain made the announcement August 24. Rusinko has more than 25 years of brand building and strategic marketing experience. “Farmer Boys continues to grow and Larry is undoubtedly the right person to oversee our marketing efforts,” …