Jobs and consumer confidence are both up, which means this holiday shopping season is expected to be strong. Some people have already started shopping, and a 4.5 percent year-over-year increase in sales isn’t out of the question. If the experts are correct, U.S. retailers can look forward to the holiday …
Read More »Donut chain to open local drive-thru
Dunkin’ Donuts will open its first drive-thru in San Bernardino County. The popular chain will move into a 3,000-square-foot storefront at the Mountain Green Shopping Center in Upland, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Minor changes to the building’s interior and exterior will be made, and …
Read More »CVB Financial posts solid earnings
CVB Financial Corp has completed another solid quarter. The Ontario-based financial institution reported earnings of $24.3 million, or 23 cents per share, for the third quarter, according to the quarterly earnings report it released Wednesday. That marks the 150th consecutive profitable quarter for CVB Financial and the 100th consecutive quarter …
Read More »A proposed Starbucks causes a stir in Redlands
A developer wants to put one of the popular establishments on the site for a former drive-thru restaurant on Redlands Boulevard. The planning commission has OK’d the project, but some see the former restaurant as historic and want that building, which still stands, incorporated into the Starbucks design. If an …
Read More »Amazon to add holiday workers
Amazon.com, which operates two distribution centers in the Inland Empire and has a third under construction, announced Thursday that it will hire 80,000 extra seasonal workers. About 10,000 seasonal workers hired last year have since been made full-time employees by the online retailer, and much the same could happen this …
Read More »Faith-based business awards scheduled
The seventh annual Faith & Business Awards is scheduled to be held Oct. 23 at the Riverside Convention Center. The awards, which are given to Inland businesses that give back to their local community, is expected to attract about 300 people, said Hilda Kelly, founder and president of AMPAC Tri-State …
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