More than fifty percent of all Inland Empire businesses are minority-owned, with Hispanic owners making up the largest subgroup, according to report released Tuesday. Hispanic and African-American-owned business account for most of the minority entrepreneurship in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and minority-owned businesses managed to thrive during the pandemic, …
Read More »Airport to hold rebranding meetings
Two public meetings regarding a rebranding of Palm Springs International Airport have been scheduled. The sessions, which will be held via Zoom, will include a presentation from Aviatrix Communications in San Diego, the airport’s marketing consultant, according to a statement on Palm Springs’ website. Members of the public will be …
Read More »Real estate developer with unusual beginnings, sees growth in Inland region
A company that started in electrical parts decades ago in India, has become a significant player in commercial real estate ventures in the Inland Empire. The company, Greens Group was founded by current CEO Atman Kadakia’s grandfather, Jayantilal, in 1962 as an electrical parts distribution company. Atman’s father, Sharad, moved that …
Read More »Mall of Victor Valley adds tenants
The Mall of Victor Valley has added five stores, adding nearly 20,000 square feet to its specialty tenant mix. In the past month, the Victorville shopping mall has welcomed Cotton On, an Australian fashionwear chain, opened a 4,917-square-foot shop, according to Terri Relf, the Victorville mall’s senior marketing manager. Bath …
Read More »ONT in-house advertising jumps dramatically
Ontario International Airport generated $1.6 million from its in-house advertising and partnership programs, according to data released Tuesday. From February 2021 through June 2022, advertising revenue – including tourism, food and beverage businesses, automotive and financial enterprises – were more than double the annual revenues generated previously by those sources, …
Read More »Sweet Aya Bites takes a ‘bite’ out of entrepreneurship
Will Lyawe-Parsons has always known he’s wanted to be an entrepreneur, a creator of business and jobs and with the help of Mike Stull and the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino (IECE), he is closer to that reality than ever. What he didn’t know is …
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