Business

The contract that covers most employees at three of Southern California’s largest supermarket chains has been extended indefinitely until a new contract can be reached. The agreement between Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons and approximately 60,000 members expired Sunday, but a union official said its members will continue to be covered …

Some small businesses in the Inland Empire will soon divvy up $21 million in loans that they will use to expand their operations. Eleven Inland businesses – none of which are being identified yet – have been approved for the loans, with one of those businesses slated to receive $7.5 …

Channel Communications Corp. in Temecula will move its corporate headquarters to Texas. The company, which provides plastic boxes and connective copper and fiber products to the telecommunications and broadband industries, announced last week that it will build a 175,000-square-foot facility in Rockwall, Texas, according to a report originally published in …

Monster Beverage Inc., the Corona-based manufacturer of energy drinks, continues to post strong profits. The publicly-traded company reported a net profit of $76.1 million, or 44 cents a share, during the final three months of 2013, according to the company’s latest earnings report, which it posted on its website last …

Seven people were arrested Wednesday in connection with a mortgage fraud scam in San Bernardino County. The suspects allegedly defrauded more than 1,550 homeowners in the county who were trying to adjust their home loans during the foreclosure crisis, according to a report originally published in The Press-Enterprise. Collectively, the …

Supermarket workers in Southern California likely will see their contract with three major store chains expire next week, but that doesn’t mean a strike or lockout within the industry is imminent. Negotiations are expected to resume in March, and both sides are likely to extend the current contract while a …