Walmart and one of its warehouse operators have been ordered by a federal court to stand trial for allegedly violating the workplace rights at three Inland Empire logistics operations. U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder ruled Tuesday that Schneider Logistics and Walmart could be considered responsible for the working conditions …
Read More »More cutbacks at the P-E
The Press-Enterprise in Riverside has announced another round of layoffs. Thirty nine workers will be laid off as part of general restructuring at the Inland Empire’s largest daily newspaper, according to a report originally published in The Press-Enterprise. Those workers are employed in the newsroom, information technology and production departments …
Read More »Union rejects offer
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 …
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