Business

After 42 year in business, 99 Cents Only Stores is calling it quits. The City of Commerce-based discount chain announced April 4 that it will close all of its 371 stores and phase out its business operations, according to a statement on the company’s website. All company-owned merchandise will be …

Tesla Motors will build a collision service center in San Bernardino, the automobile maker’s first in the Inland Empire. The facility will be a partnership between Tesla and ViaWest Group, a Phoenix-based real estate-investment group, according to a statement released by the city April 4. The 30,000-square-foot collision center, approved …

Smart & Final, the grocery warehouse chain, is opening a Smart & Final Extra! store in Temecula. The 30,000-square-foot store at 32937 Temecula Parkway is scheduled to open April 24, according to a statement released March 1. A Smart & Final Extra! store is about twice the size of a …

In the heart of aviation hub Chino, within the bustling confines of Threshold Aviation Group, an unexpected avian drama unfolded, showcasing the spirit of pilots helping pilots in a unique way – by coming to the aid of a family of owls, the silent pilots of the night skies. Jesus …

Construction has begun on a Walmart Supercenter in Eastvale. A groundbreaking ceremony was held March 20 at 14100 Limonite Ave., future site of the 171,000 square-foot store, according to a statement on the city’s website. The store, which will include a 16-pump gas station, will create approximately 300 jobs. It …

A new smokehouse restaurant has agreed to open in Indio. Babe’s Smokehouse and Tavern will occupy 2,300 square feet at Canopy at Citrus, a 25,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center at 49730 Jefferson St., according to a statement. Terms of the lease were not disclosed. The restaurant, near Highway 111, is expected …