The Inland Empire manufacturing sector is growing again. The two-county region’s purchasing managers index was 56.2 in September, up from the 51.3 index recorded in August, according to a report released Oct. 4 by the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. More important than …
Read More »Sanchez joins ONT
Marissa Sanchez has been named Ontario International Airport’s chief capital development officer. Sanchez will oversee planning, design and construction at the airport, according to a statement on the airport’s website. Most recently, Sanchez spent 11 years working for the city of Dallas, where she was assistant director of infrastructure and …
Read More »McKinster named head of RFD
Steve McKinster has been named Riverside’s fire chief. A veteran of 29 years in fire service and 25 years with the Riverside Fire Department, McKinster is currently the department’s deputy fire chief, according to a statement on the city’s website. He is scheduled to take over as chief Oct. 10. …
Read More »Frontier Airlines returns to PSP
Frontier Airlines will begin offering flights from Palm Springs International Airport in December. The discount airline is scheduled to launch nonstop flights to Denver International Airport and San Francisco International Airport Dec. 12, according to a statement on Palm Springs’ website. Both routes will operate three times per week with …
Read More »UCR to start construction on major instructional building
UC Riverside held a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 4 for a 100,700-square-foot instructional building. The four-story Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility will give the university classroom, laboratory, and studio space, particularly undergraduate courses that attract many student, according to a statement on the school’s website. The $156.3 million structure will …
Read More »ONT completes runway upgrades
Ontario International Airport has completed a $90 million renovation of one of its two runways. The project, which began in February 2023, included repaving 80,000 square yards of the airport’s southernmost runway, according to a statement on the airport’s website. Some concrete was removed, and a taxiway next to the …
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