A study by UC Riverside shows that Hispanic-owned businesses grew dramatically in the two-county region during the worst of the economic slowdown. Many of them have only a handful of employees, but the trend was still positive for the region. Everyone agrees that the Inland Empire took a major hit …
Read More »Vintage LA Dodgers to Help Honor People in Uniform
Members of all five of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series championship teams are scheduled to attend an event next month that will honor men and women in uniform. The gathering, which is being sponsored by the Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 4-11 p.m. May 21 …
Read More »Restaurant with Bowling Alley, Arcade Coming to Ontario
A restaurant chain that features a sports bar, bowling lanes and an arcade is coming to Ontario. Big Al’s expects to open in the former Best Buy at 4120 E. Fourth St. during the first quarter of next year, said Todd Moore, chief operating officer for the Vancouver, Wash.-based company. …
Read More »SB County Businesses Get Tax Credits
Seven businesses in San Bernardino County have earned $3.65 million in tax credits for expanding and creating jobs. The award, from the California Competes Tax Credit program, will help those companies generate approximately $79.3 million in investments within the county and hire more than 500 full-time employees, according to a …
Read More »The Future is Bright for Small Businesses in the Inland Empire
So says Mike Stull, an academic and entrepreneur who runs a local academic program devoted to growing and developing entrepreneurship in the two-county region. Now is probably a good time to start a business in the Inland Empire, although there could be some rough patches ahead, according to Stull. To …
Read More »OIA Traffic Up
Passenger traffic at Ontario International Airport was up during the first quarter of this year, in part because of a steep increase in international traffic. Overall traffic was up 1.87 percent compared with the first quarter of 2015, according to data released Thursday by Los Angeles World Airports. During the …
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