E-commerce is forcing more retailers and logistics operators to set up their delivery systems in urban areas in order to shorten their delivery times. That trend, which has been developing for several years, is leading to warehouse-distribution facilities being developed in multistory warehouses, pick-up lockers and infill service centers, according …
Read More »Inland Empire accounting firm reaps the benefits of employee stock ownership plans
More and more businesses are implementing ESOP’S, much to the benefit of Craig Dart, a certified public accountant who made his niche more than 10 years ago. Craig Dart began his accounting career with Ernst & Young in 1996, performing audits on employee benefits packages. It didn’t take long for …
Read More »Stater Bros. launches charity effort
State Bros. has started its annual charitable campaign on behalf of the American Heart/American Stroke Association. For the 16th straight year, all 169 Stater Bros.’ stores will participate in the “Have a Heart, Save a Heart” campaign, which raises money to combat heart disease and stroke, according to a statement. …
Read More »Stater Bros. ranks high in job security
Stater Bros. Markets has been named one of the top 20 U.S. companies for job security by an online business publication. Indeed.com, a website devoted to jobs and career information, recently named the San Bernardino-based supermarket chain one of the best companies to work. The study, which was reported on …
Read More »Lamps Plus expands
Lamps Plus Inc. has expanded its warehouse-distribution operation in Redlands. The company, one of the leading lighting retailers in the United States, has bought a 57,000-square-foot industrial building at 26509 Palmetto Ave., according to a statement released Monday. The building is at 9425 California St., next door to a warehouse …
Read More »Inland Empire office market continues slow recovery
New construction is not on the horizon. Instead, look for brokers to continue to fill the vacant space that continues to clog the market. Taylor Ing is bullish on the Inland Empire office market. Ing, senior managing director with Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Ontario, isn’t predicting that any office buildings …
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