More than 600 warehouse workers at two Smart & Final warehouses have gone on strike, protesting mass layoffs and what they believe are unfair labor practices. Workers at the Riverside and City of Commerce facilities walked off the job June 20 and have remained so this week, according to multiple …
Read More »ONT keep high bond ranking
Ontario International Airport has retained its “A” rating regarding outstanding revenue bonds. S&P Global Ratings, a New York credit rating company, recently reaffirmed that long-term rating due the airport’s “robust [passenger count] recovery that now exceeds pre-pandemic levels,” according to a statement on the airport’s website. S&P Global said its …
Read More »Local fireworks manufacturer buys Pacific Northwest company
An Inland Empire fireworks manufacturer has bought a special effects effects company in Washington. Pyro Spectaculars by Souza in Rialto recently purchased Pyro & Fire FX, LLC, according to a statement released June 21 by the Inland Empire company. Terms of transaction, including the purchase price and possible job losses, …
Read More »Charter to close Ontario facility
Charter Communications is closing an Ontario call center, a move expected to eliminate about 450 jobs within the next two months. The telecommunications company recently told the state Employment Development Department that it will permanently shut down its call center at 1260 S Dupont Ave., according to multiple reports. No …
Read More »ONT sets monthly passenger record
More than 618,000 air travelers passed through Ontario International Airport in May, the most in any month since the airport moved to local ownership in 2016. The previous monthly record was set in October, when Ontario International accommodated 606,497 passengers, according to data released June 17 by the Ontario International Airport Authority. …
Read More »Stater Bros. to help food drive
Stater Bros. Markets is partnering with ABC Ch. 7 and Subaru Retailers in support of the 13th Annual Feed SoCal Food Drive. A combination of inflation and the end of CalFresh, COVID-19’s emergency food allotments, has raised the risk of low-income families not having enough nutritious food to eat, according …
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