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 …
Read More »ONT lands duty-free retailer
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 …
Read More »Jurupa Valley manufacturer to expand
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 …
Read More »Flights to Reno-Tahoe begin at Palm Springs
A regional airline has begun flights between Palm Springs International Airport and Reno-Tahoe International Airport. Aha! Airlines, a subsidiary of Express Jet Airlines in College Park, Ga., began the thrice-weekly flights Monday and will continue them indefinitely, according to a statement on Palm Springs’ website. “We see a huge demand …
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