Citizens Business Bank Arena has been ranked among the top 200 arenas in the world by a concert industry trade journal. The facility, which opened in October 2008, placed 95th globally and 53rd domestically based on concert ticket sales last year, according to Pollstar’s recent year-end rankings. Based in Fresno, …
Read More »PetSmart opens in Redlands
PetSmart, the popular retail chain that caters to all domestic pet needs, has opened a store in Redlands. The facility, at 500 W. Stuart Ave., held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday that included members of the local chamber of commerce, according to a statement. The 18,000-square-foot store features …
Read More »Apple Valley to get Big Lots DC
Workers are grading a site in Apple Valley that will be home to a Big Lots distribution center. Crews began moving dirt last month on the 106-acre parcel at the southwest corner of Navajo Road and LaFayette Street, according to a statement. The foundation is tentatively scheduled to be poured …
Read More »OIA passenger count stays strong
Ontario International Airport posted another sold month in November. Passenger traffic was up 8.5 percent, as the airport added more than 410,000 passengers compared with November 2016, according to a report. During the first 11 months of 2016, Ontario International served an estimated 4.1 million passengers, up 6.8 percent year-over-year. …
Read More »Victorville lands tool retailer
A national tool retailer will open a store in Victorville. Harbor Freight Tools, a family-owned chain based in Calabasas, will set up shop in a 27,330-square-foot retail building at 7th Street and La Paz Drive, according to Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services. The site, at 14676 7th St., …
Read More »“The Cheech” to get major funding help
Three Inland Empire community groups will donate $90,000 to the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & History, which is scheduled to open in Riverside in two years. The Riverside Latino Network, the Greater Riverside Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Spanish Town Heritage Foundation announced recently that they …
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