An Inland Empire nonprofit that arrange business loans will hold its 12th annual Faith-Based Small Business Summit next month. About 300 people are expected to attend the event, which is scheduled to be held Oct. 10 at the Riverside Convention Center, said Hilda Kennedy, founder and president of AmPac Business …
Read More »Cadiz Inc. is getting into the hemp business
The company that wants to pump underground water out of the Mojave Desert has entered into a joint venture that could create one of the largest hemp farms in California. Cadiz Inc., the company that for years has wanted to pump groundwater from its desert aquifer in the Mojave Desert …
Read More »Tickets go on sale for Spirit of Entrepreneur Awards
Tickets are on sale for the 2019 Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards, scheduled to be held Nov. 13 at the Riverside Convention Center. Innovators from the Inland Empire will compete for awards in nine categories, each of which recognizes the “leadership, determination, teamwork, community involvement, and the risks taken to …
Read More »Omnitrans to raise fares, change routes
For the first time in five years, Omnitrans is raising its fares. Starting Sept. 3, a single bus trip will increase from $1.75 to $2.00 while the 1-day pass rate will rise from $5 to $6, according to a statement. Cost of a 31-day pass will go from $55 to …
Read More »Discount airline will offer non-stop flight from ONT to New Jersey
Frontier Airlines will begin offering nonstop flights from Ontario International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey starting next spring. That service, which Frontier Airlines officials announced Tuesday, is one of 15 routes the air carrier will add starting in March or April of next year, according to …
Read More »Local food bank to join in national effort to fight hunger
Feeding America Riverside/San Bernardino, the Inland Empire’s largest food bank, will join in a nationwide effort next month to end hunger. September is Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month, which is meant to draw attention to the fact that 41 million Americans, including nearly 13 million children, don’t get enough to …
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