Business

A developer wants to put one of the popular establishments on the site for a former drive-thru restaurant on Redlands Boulevard. The planning commission has OK’d the project, but some see the former restaurant as historic and want that building, which still stands, incorporated into the Starbucks design. If an …

Amazon.com, which operates two distribution centers in the Inland Empire and has a third under construction, announced Thursday that it will hire 80,000 extra seasonal workers. About 10,000 seasonal workers hired last year have since been made full-time employees by the online retailer, and much the same could happen this …

The seventh annual Faith & Business Awards is scheduled to be held Oct. 23 at the Riverside Convention Center. The awards, which are given to Inland businesses that give back to their local community, is expected to attract about 300 people, said Hilda Kelly, founder and president of AMPAC Tri-State …

For the first time since March, the Inland Empire’s purchasing managers index drops below 50. While it’s too early to call it a trend, some people are more anxious than normal to see the next set of data. After five months of growth, manufacturing in the Inland Empire shrank during …

The town has attracted much retail during the past year, and there’s more on the way, but it’s not alone. A lot of retailers are liking the High Desert more and more. The High Desert is undergoing a retail renaissance, and Apple Valley is helping to lead the charge. During …

Attendance at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona dropped slightly this year compared with 2013. This year’s fair, which ended its 23-day run Sunday, attracted 1,204,911 patrons, down from 1,438,514 last year, said Michael Chee, Fairplex spokesman. Officials believe hot weather, and possibly the elimination of $1 admission on …