Amazon Fresh will open in Murrieta May 5, the chain’s first Inland Empire location. The 35,000-square-foot store at 40481 Murrieta Hot Springs Road will feature the company’s “Just Walk Out” technology, according to multiple reports. That format bypasses the traditional checkout stand. Instead, shoppers pay by scanning a credit card …
Read More »Stater Bros. partners with professional soccer team
Stater Bros. has entered into a marketing partnership with the Los Angeles Football Club and one of its players, Fontana native Christian Torres. The grocery store chain will post signs inside the team’s home stadium, Banc of California Stadium, and a Stater Bros. commercial featuring Torres will be shown on …
Read More »IE office market has decent first quarter
The Inland Empire office market recorded nearly 26,000 square feet of net absorption during the first quarter of this year, due in part to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions that lead to more deals being completed, according to data released Tuesday. Leasing activity nearby doubled year-over-year, vacancy dropped slightly to …
Read More »Metrolink switches to renewable fuel
Metrolink has switched to renewable fuel in all of its locomotives, reportedly the first U.S. transit entity to make that conversion. To meet some of its climate change goals, the agency began using the cleaner-burning substance in a pilot program it held early last year according to a statement on …
Read More »ONT back to pre-pandemic performance
Ontario International Airport returned to pre-pandemic passenger volume in March, according to data released last week. The airport accommodated 454,000 travelers last month, four percent more than it handled in March 2019, the Ontario International Airport Authority reported. Domestic passengers totaled 439,531, while international travelers numbered almost 15,000, increases of …
Read More »Stater Bros., UFCW reach agreement
Members of six locals of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union have ratified a three-year contract with State Bros. Markets. The agreement includes wage increases, guaranteed minimum hours, better health care and pension guarantees, according the UFCW Local 135. “By ratifying this contract, {Stater Bros. workers] have not only …
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