Business

At last, some good news regarding Ontario International Airport’s passenger count. One year after its operations were all but shut down because of COVID-19, the airport recorded a year-over-year increase in passenger traffic of more than 900 percent, according to data released Tuesday. More than 298,000 air travelers passed through …

Stater Bros. has announced plans to build a store in Ontario, its fifth in the city. The supermarket will be built “from the ground up” and will anchor The Collection Shopping Center at the southeast corner of Fourth Street and Haven Avenue, according to a statement released today. The store …

Southwest Airlines began non-stop service from Palm Springs International Airport to Las Vegas on Sunday. Announced in March, the service will first operate once daily on Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays and Mondays, according to a statement on the Palm Springs website. In June, the service will shift to seven days a …

A food wholesaler is adding 53 all-electric refrigerated trailer units to the fleet at its Riverside distribution center. United Natural Foods Inc. is removing the diesel-operated trucks from operation and retrofitting them to all-electric technology, leaving the vehicles with zero emissions, according to a statement released Wednesday. Each truck’s refrigeration system …

Stater Bros. Charities and the City of Hope are raising money to fight pediatric cancer. Kids-4-Hope, an in-store campaign, began Wednesday and is scheduled to last through May 16, according to a statement released by Stater Bros. Markets. Shoppers can donate by adding a $1 or $5 mobile donation while …

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has agreed to purchase the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Closed for more than a year because of COVID-19, the casino will change hands for $650 million, according to a statement released today by Red Rock Resorts, the casino’s owner. The transaction …