Business

Starting in August, American Airlines will offer flights from Ontario International Airport to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The Fort Worth-based airline began selling tickets Monday for the twice-a-day flights, according to a statement on Ontario International’s website. Planes will depart Ontario International at 11:40 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Return flights …

Restaurants, bars, wineries and breweries in Palm Springs may again stay open until 2 a.m. City Manager David H. Ready issued an executive order approving the move that went into effect Friday, according to a statement on the city website. A midnight curfew for those businesses had been in place …

The Biden Administration is making an extra effort to help small businesses applying for loans from the Paycheck Protection Program. Starting Wednesday, the U.S. Small Business Administration will begin a 14-day, exclusive loan application period for small businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 20 employees, according to a statement. Lenders …

Grocery Outlet will be opening a High Desert store reflecting its modern prototype. The discount chain, which operates more than 350 stores in six states, has leased a 16,100 square-foot-site at Hi Desert Plaza in Victorville, according to a statement released by Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga. Terms …

A car wash chain has purchased land in the High Desert that will be the site of its next California operation. Quick N Clean Car Wash paid $2.3 million for the parcel at Seneca Road and Highway 395 in Adelanto, according to Progressive Real Estate Partners, a commercial real estate …

A coalition of fitness center owners say they have the data to prove that their facilities don’t spread COVID-19 any more than retail stores and salons, and they’re taking their case public.  California currently allows gyms and fitness centers to operate outdoors, and a majority of state residents apparently agree with …