The Morongo Casino Resort & Spa plans to hire several hundred people in the next two months, starting with a job fair scheduled to for Feb. 3. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Morongo Grand Ballroom, with similar events scheduled for Feb. 9, Feb. …
Read More »Palm Springs tops two million passengers in 2021
Palm Springs International Airport ended 2021 on solid note. The airport passed two million passengers for the year in December, according to data released Monday. Total passenger count for 2021 was 2,092,943, an increase of 67 percent compared to 2020. That number is inflated because of the pandemic, which caused …
Read More »Thorpe to step down as ONT chief executive officer
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 …
Read More »Ontario International Airport will lease nearly 200 acres of surplus property
The land, not suitable for airport purposes, will be the site of a major industrial project, according to airport officials. An environmental matter must be dealt with first. Ontario International Airport’s governing body will lease nearly 200 acres of surplus property to a joint venture company that reportedly …
Read More »ONT finishes 2021 strong
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 …
Read More »UCR uses a grant to fight fruit disease
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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