Palm Springs International Airport accommodated more than two million passengers in 2021. Total passenger count at the airport was 2,092,943, a 67 percent year-over-year increase, according to a statement on the city’s website. The city-owned airport also set monthly passenger records during the last eight months of the year, attracting …
Read More »CSUSB to mark student union expansion
Cal State San Bernardino will hold a grand opening ceremony to mark the $90 million expansion of Santos Manuel Student Union. The ribbon-cutting, scheduled to be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 17, will officially open the three-story, 120,000 square-foot project, according to a statement on the university’s …
Read More »Citizens Business Bank earns another high ranking from Forbes
Citizens Business Bank has again been listed by Forbes among the best banks in the United States. The Ontario-based bank ranked fourth on Forbes’ list of the 100 largest publicly traded banks nationwide, based on asset size, according CVB Financial Corp., the bank’s holding company. This is the sixth time …
Read More »The Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs is about to get a major overhaulf
Closed since 2014, a massive restoration was derailed by COVID-19 but is now back on track thanks to a $5 million donation. The next steps are to finish fundraising and come up with some plans. Backers of the restoration of the Plaza Theatre in downtown Palm Springs got …
Read More »State housing market stays solid in January
Sales of existing single-family homes in California totaled 444,540 in January, up 3.4 percent from December but down 8.3 percent year-over-year, according to the California Association of Realtors. The year-over-year sales decrease was the seventh straight decline but the smallest in six months, the Los Angeles-based association reported. The statewide …
Read More »Swoop Airlines adds year-round flight at Palm Springs
Palm Spring International Airport has secured another year-found flight. Swoop Airlines, the ultra-low-cost carrier based in Calgary, will expand its twice-weekly flights between Palm Springs International and Edmonton, Alberta to a 12-month operation, according to a statement on Palm Springs’ website. Swoop began those flights in December, 2021. An exact …
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