Business

Upland is negotiating to hand over day-to-day management of its library to a private company. City Manager Stephen Dunn has been told by the City Council to negotiate a five-year contract with Library Systems and Services Inc., according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. The move is …

Stater Bros. has announced plans to build two stores, including one in the Inland Empire. The San Bernardino-based supermarket chain will build a 44,000-square-foot store in Menifee at Newport and Menifee roads, its third location in that city, according to a company statement. That store is scheduled to open late …

That’s the opinion of the chairman of the state’s horse racing board, although moving races from one county to another might be tricky. Other issues must be resolved Fairplex officials appear to have a solid case for moving horse racing from the Pomona facility to Los Alamitos Race Course in …

The San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians has donated $4 million to the Claremont Graduate University, money the school will use to expand its Tribal Administration Certificate Program. The tribe has now donated $7.4 million to the program, which provides training and education for tribal management and other employees, …

Members of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union are voting this week on a contract. The union reached a tentative agreement with Vons, Ralphs and Albertsons one week ago, and now an estimated 60,000 rank-and-file union members must approve or reject the agreement, according to published reports. Terms of …

Upland might hire a private company to handle day-to-day operations of its library. Hiring Library Systems and Services Inc. could save the city $1 million during the next five years, according to a report published by the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. The company, based in Germantown, Md., wants to keep …