Threshold Aviation Group conducts business all over the world, but its roots are firmly planted in the Inland Empire. The company that occupies 175,000 square feet of hangar and office space next to a 7,000-foot runway at Chino Airport scours the world looking for aircraft – mostly private jets used …
Read More »Riverside company makes All- American fire helmets
Phenix Technology Inc. in Riverside makes equipment used by emergency service personnel, but the company is probably best known for its fire helmets. The privately-owned business was started in San Clemente in 1972 by Ronnie Coleman and Ray Russell. Both men were fire captains, and both collected antique fire helmets. …
Read More »Ontario company has strong link to U.S, armed forces
The next time you come across a military insignia, keep in mind that what you’re looking at very likely got started in Ontario. Action Embroidery Corp., a manufacturing and design company at 1315 W. Brooks St., makes approximately 80 percent of the U.S. armed forces’ official insignias, said Ira Newman, …
Read More »Federal bill would establish one standard for “Made in America” label
For several years, MAG Instrument Inc. in Ontario has been fighting the state of California regarding the right to put “Made in America” on its products. The manufacturer of high-end flashlights favored by much of the world’s law enforcement objects to a state regulation that requires at least 95 percent …
Read More »Threshold to restore helicopters
Threshold Aviation Group in Chino will welcome a Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter next month, where it will be refurbished and retrofitted so it can be used to fight fires. The military aircraft can transport 30 to 40 people and is one of the world’s largest helicopters, said Doug Crowther, Threshold’s …
Read More »IE United Way announces donations
The Inland Empire United Way has announced that it will donate $566,000 to local nonprofits. Grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 will be handed out to 45 organizations that serve the Pomona Valley, west end, east valley and the High Desert areas of San Bernardino County during the next year, …
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