Business

Frontier Communications has secured more than $23 million in governmental funding that will help pay for expanding high-speed fiber broadband service to homes and businesses in the Inland Empire. The grants from the California Public Utilities Commission will improve education and business opportunities in parts of Riverside and San Bernardino …

Three Inland Empire car washes have been sold for an undisclosed sum. The facilities in Hesperia, Apple Valley and San Bernardino were bought by three Southern California investors who wished to remain anonymous, according to Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga. Progressive represented the seller, an Arizona investor who …

Ontario International Airport is predicting an 11 percent year-over-year increase in passenger traffic during the upcoming Labor Day weekend. More than 105,000 travelers are expected to pass through the airport between Aug. 29 and Labor Day on Sept. 2, according to a statement on the airport’s website. Airlines are offering …

Riverside County veterans who want to start their own business will soon have a place where they can get started, free of charge. The Veteran Entrepreneurship Program will be available to active-duty members and their direct family members, according to a a statement. Established by the Inland Empire Center for …

Ontario International Airport has received $4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration that will help pay for runway and taxiway improvements. That funding is part of $636 million in grants the administration announced it was distributing this month under its 2024 Airport Improvement Program, according to a statement on the …

Palm Springs International Airport has received an “A” rating from an international credit rating agency. That designation by S&P Global Ratings in New York recognizes “continued confidence in the airport’s impressive passenger growth and solid financial health,” according to a statement posted Aug. 19 on Palm Springs’ website. Several factors …