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ONT expects drop in holiday traffic

Ontario International Airport expects to handle more than 271,000 passengers during the upcoming holiday travel season. If that prediction is accurate, it will be 93 percent of the traffic count Ontario International compiled during the 2019 Christmas season, the year before COVID-19 hit, according to a statement released by the …

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Marquez named Fairplex CEO

Marquez named Fairplex CEO

Walter Marquez has been named Fairplex’s chief executive officer and president. Marquez, who has held both positions on an interim basis for nearly one year, was appointed Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Fair Association’s board of directors, according to a statement on the Fairplex website. He is the sixth …

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Leon named Apple Valley Mayor

Leon named Apple Valley Mayor

The Apple Valley Town Council conducted its annual reorganization Wednesday, naming Kari Leon mayor and Art Bishop mayor pro tem. Both will server in those largely ceremonial positions in 2022. Leon thanked the council for the appointment and also expressed gratitude to outgoing Mayor Curt Emick for his service as …

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Inland economy outpaces state, nation in COVID-19 recovery

The Inland Empire labor market has replaced 185,600 jobs since April 2020, the month when the local employment market reached its lowest ebb following the onset of COVID-19, according to a study released this week. Though still below its pre-pandemic peak by 37,600 jobs, that is a recovery rate of …

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Slight drop in “Super Saturday” shopping expected

Record sales for holiday retail

More than 148 million people plan to shop the Saturday before Christmas, either in-store or online, according to the National Retail Federation. That would be a drop of about two million shoppers from last year’s “Super Saturday,” the Washington, D.C.-based trade association reported as the holiday shopping season approached its …

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Ontario parcel set for homes converts to industrial

An Ontario property originally intended for houses will instead be home to a “big-box” industrial project. Dermody Properties will develop Logisticenter at Ontario Ranch on a 54.4-acre parcel at Hamner Avenue and Ontario Ranch Road, the Reno-based company announced Tuesday. Logisticenter will consist of one industrial warehouse that will cover …

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