Three of Southern California’s largest supermarket chains and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union are expected to return to the bargaining table this week. The current contract between Vons, Ralphs and Albertsons and approximately 60,000 union members will expire March 2, according to a report originally published in The …
Read More »Airport battle could take new twist in wake of passenger drop
The next meeting between Los Angeles World Airports, the agency that owns and operates Ontario International Airport, and the Inland Empire officials who are trying to get control of the airport away from them should be an interesting discussion. LAWA officials will have to explain why passenger traffic at the …
Read More »Food company to employ 100 in Rancho Cucamonga
A leading food manufacturing company will expand its operations in Rancho Cucamonga. Hillshire Brands Co. has leased a 76,000-square-foot industrial building at 9955 6th St. where it will employ at least 100 people, according to a source familiar with the lease who spoke on condition of anonymity. The company is …
Read More »Passenger traffic at OIA falls to record lows
Proponents of local control of Ontario International Airport have more ammunition with which to battle the airport’s owner, the city of Los Angeles: passenger traffic at the airport dropped dramatically during 2013. A total of 3.9 million foreign and domestic passengers used the airport last year, an eight percent drop …
Read More »Pomona shopping center lands tenant
A popular department store chain will soon locate at the Rio Rancho Towne Center in Pomona. Ross Dress for Less, the off-price chain that sells clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture and jewelry, has signed a lease and is putting the finishing touches on its space there, said Raymond Fong, Pomona’s deputy …
Read More »Trucking firm, union reach agreement
YRC Worldwide and the Teamster’s Union have reached a contract agreement that might help the struggling global trucking company stay in business. The deal, which was completed last week, happened after the union – which represents an estimated 26,000 YRC employees – overwhelmingly rejected a plan that it said asked …
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