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Thorpe to step down as ONT chief executive officer

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Mark Thorpe will step down as chief executive officer of the Ontario International Airport Authority. Thorpe submitted a letter of resignation today and will remain on special assignment until March 31, the day his resignation becomes effective, according to a statement on the airport’s website. The statement did not elaborate …

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ONT finishes 2021 strong

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Ontario International Airport accommodated nearly 4.5 million passengers in 2021, a 77 percent year-over-year increase, according to data released Monday. More significantly, the airport last year attracted roughly 80 percent of its passenger count in pre-pandemic 2019, a sign that’s its recovery from COVID-19 stayed strong for 12 months, the …

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UCR uses a grant to fight fruit disease

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UC Riverside has received a $1.5 million grant to help fight a disease that threatens the nation’s fruit supply. The emergency donation from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture is being used to identify plants immune to Citrus Greening Disease, which leaves fruit “bitter and worthless,” according to a …

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ONT lands duty-free retailer

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Ontario International Airport will soon have its first duty-free retailer. The Ontario International Airport Authority has approved a 10-year agreement with 3Sixty Duty Free and More Inc., a leader in global travel retail operations based in Miami, according to a statement on the airport’s website. The store is expected to …

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Jurupa Valley manufacturer to expand

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A firm that produces containers and other manufacturing supplies will move its Jurupa Valley manufacturing operation to a larger building in that city. The Cary Company has signed a 10-year lease on a 139,000 square-foot industrial building at 10220 San Sevaine Way, according to a statement released Monday by Avison …

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