Amazon announced Tuesday that it will open a second Inland Empire fulfillment center, this time in Moreno Valley. The online retailer, which held the grand opening of its San Bernardino facility Tuesday, hopes to create 1,000 jobs with the new facility, which will cover 1.2 million square feet, according to …
Read More »Walmart to open in Ontario
After a nearly 10-year battle, Walmart will open a supercenter today in the north part of Ontario. The 190,000-square-foot store at 1333 N. Mountain Ave. is a coup for the city because it puts a major commercial location back in play after years of sitting vacant, said John Andrews, the city’s redevelopment …
Read More »Corona could land Sonic
Sonic Drive-In is working on plans to develop a restaurant in Corona. If that happens, Corona would be one of the few cities in Riverside County with one of the popular drive-in restaurants, according to a report originally published in The Press-Enterprise. City officials have been trying to lure Sonic …
Read More »Partisan gridlock is hurting the economic recovery, says economist
The U.S. economy will remain sluggish as long as the federal government continues to send mixed signals to the business community, according to a leading Southern California economist. Chris Thornberg, a founding partner with Beacon Economics LLC in Los Angeles, said neither political party is addressing the nation’s long-term economic …
Read More »Federal shutdown barely touches Inland region
The Inland Empire economy took only a mild hit at best during the recent 16-day shutdown of the federal government, but businesses in the two-county region might be more cautious because of the closure. There are about 20,000 federal employees in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, including roughly 6,000 that …
Read More »Race car school to come to Auto Club Speedway
A business that will allow people to experience the thrill of driving a race car at top speeds is coming to the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. Speedway officials and Exotics Racing in Las Vegas have reached a joint agreement to open an Exotics Racing driving school at the speedway, …
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