Members of the Teamsters Union at YRC Worldwide, the global logistics firm, have declined a company proposal that would have required them to give up wage increases and pension payments. Sixty one percent of those workers voted against the proposal, which would have required the union members to extend their …
Read More »Local businesses to participate in major boat show
Two Inland boat retailers will be among the exhibitors at the 2014 Progressive Insurance Los Angeles Boat Show, scheduled to be held Feb. 6-9 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Essex Boats and Sun County Marine, both in Ontario, are signed up for the three-day event, which is being produced …
Read More »Disney show to hit Ontario this weekend
Disney Junior Live on Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure, the stage version of the popular cable television series, is coming to the Inland Empire. The show, which is geared to preschoolers, will appear Saturday and Sunday at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario. Showtimes are 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. …
Read More »Top Stories of 2013
Industrial market carried the Inland Empire in 2013 UC Riverside Medical School, decline in housing foreclosures were among the other major Inland Empire business stories last year, which saw the region continue its slow but steady recovery from the recession A booming industrial market, a first-ever medical school, a drop …
Read More »Disney’s Merida is skating into the IE
Disney on Ice will be presenting its new live production, Rockin’ Ever After at Citizens Business Bank Arena December 25th through December 29th. The show brings with it not only local entertainment, but an economic boost to the surrounding hospitality businesses. With holiday sales forecasted to be only three to …
Read More »Inland industrial market will only get stronger in 2014
E-commerce and a healthier job market will help the market, which is expected to add 60 million square feet of space next year, according to brokers. Don’t look for the Inland Empire’s industrial market to slow down next year. If anything, the region’s industrial sector could get even hotter than …
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