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UPS, FedEx top OIA freight carriers

UPS, FedEx top OIA freight carriers

United Parcel Service moved nearly 87,500 tons of freight in and out of Ontario International Airport during the third quarter of this year, according to data released Tuesday. That was 73.3 percent of all the cargo handled at the airport during July, August and September, according to Los Angeles World …

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Inland mortgage company shuts down

Inland mortgage company shuts down

An Ontario-based mortgage company that has been in business for 40 years is shutting down. First Mortgage Corp. is in process of selling or liquidating its loan and servicing portfolios and its loan originating offices, according to a statement released Monday. The company, which stopped issuing loans in July, has …

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OIA traffic up

OIA traffic up

Passenger traffic at Ontario International Airport rose slightly in September, according to data released Tuesday. Overall traffic was up 1.64 percent year-over-year, as the airport served more than 341,000 passengers last month, Los Angeles World Airports stated in its monthly report on passenger volume at the airport. Much of that …

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Restaurant gives local charities a boost

The Habit Burger Grill

A restaurant opening turned out to be a boon for several Inland Empire charities. The Habit, the Irvine-based hamburger chain, opened its second restaurant in Upland Wednesday and also raised $4,700 for three local non-profits: Foothill Family Shelter ($1,930), Scheu Family YMCA of Upland ($1,940) and Shoes That Fit ($815), …

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Grocers should learn lessons from Fresh & Easy

Grocers should learn lessons from Fresh & Easy

The demise of Fresh & Easy should serve as a cautionary tale for any other grocery chain planning to enter the hyper-competitive California market, several retail officials said. The company, which struggled almost immediately after it entered that market seven years ago, recently announced that it will close or sell …

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Annual “plane pull” scheduled at OIA

Annual “plane pull” scheduled at OIA

Ontario International Airport and the Friends of Ontario Airport will host the seventh annual Pull For Our Heroes on Saturday, an airplane pull that will benefit several local charities, including Bob Hope USO Ontario. The plane pull is a tug-of-war in which teams of men and women try and pull …

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