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Ontario International Airport continued to take a severe beating from COVID-19 in May, as passenger traffic fell 85 percent year-over-year. Last month, 70,296 passengers passed through Ontario International, compared with 449,092 passengers in May 2019, according to data released Monday by the Ontario International Airport Authority. All of those were …

Drive-in movies for ONT    Starting next week, Ontario International Airport will host four Friday night drive-in movies on a portion of the airport parking lot.    The series will premiere June 19 with “Ford vs. Ferrari,” much of which was filmed at Ontario International, according to a statement on …

The Ontario Convention Center and Toyota Arena are seeking third-party certifications that will demonstrate the safety of each venue, both of which are preparing to reopen. The Global Biorisk Advisory Council STAR accreditation on outbreak prevention is the “gold standard” for establishing safe public venue, as it provides “rigorous protocols in response …

JCPenney is closing 162 stores nationwide, including two in the Inland Empire. The venerable department store chain, which filed Ch. 11 last month, will close the stores in the next 10 to 16 weeks, according to a statement on the company’s website. Two of the stores slated for closing are …

Riverside is providing one-time grants of up to $7,500 to small businesses hurt by COVID-19.  The Microenterprise Business Grant Program will use money provided to the city by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a statement on the city’s website. Riverside is conducting the program with …

Stater Bros. will build a store in Ladera Ranch, its 30th location in Orange County.  The 48,000-square-foot store, at 25636 Crown Valley Parkway, is scheduled to open at 7 a.m. Wednesday following a cleaning and sanitation procedure related to COVID-19, according to a statement on the company’s website. After Wednesday …