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Nominations for the 2026 Spirit of Entrepreneurship Awards, the black-tie gala that recognizes the top business people in the Inland Empire, will be accepted through Aug. 30. Businesses started and/or based in Riverside or San Bernardino counties are eligible to to be nominated. Businesses in Claremont, La Verne, and Pomona, …

Ontario International Airport handled 674,413 passengers in July, a 1.2 percent month-over-month decline. During the first seven months of 2026, Ontario International served 4,085,992 air travelers, 1.3 percent more than the first seven months of 2025, according to the Ontario International Airport Authority. International travelers by the end of July …

Angry Chickz, a fast-food fried chicken restaurant, has come to Ontario. The chain recently opened at The Collection, a 96,000-square-foot neighborhood retail center at Fourth Street and Haven Avenue, according to Lewis Retail Centers in Upland, the project’s developer. The restaurant, Angry Chickz’ sixth in the Inland Empire, opened July …

FedEx is laying off 173 workers in Victorville, Palm Springs, and San Diego. One facility in each of those cities will be shut down as part of a reorganization that was announced four years ago, according to multiple reports. Sixty two workers at 1111 Bird Center Drive near Palm Springs …

Ontario International Airport generated $4.8 billion in economic activity in 2024, making it one of the Inland Empire’s major economic drivers, according to a study. The airport supported 24,300 jobs two years ago, and contributed $3 billion to Southern California’s gross domestic product, the report by Oxford Economics found. Since it was returned …

Two years after it started, a program that shortens the wait time at Ontario International Airport’s security-check lines is having some success. Participation in TSA PreCheck has gone from 13 percent to 26 percent since the airport installed Trusted Traveler Program enrollment kiosks in both terminals, according to a statement …