Aha! Airlines, a division of Express Jet Airlines, will begin nonstop service early next year between Palm Springs and Reno, Nev. Starting Jan. 3, the airline will fly three times a week to and from Palm Springs International Airport and Reno-Tahoe International Airport, aha!’s home base, according to a statement. …
Read More »“Spirit” award would be big win for small PS company
Michael Edward Jones feels like 13 years of hard work is finally paying off. In 2008, Jones co-founded Qwiktarp Inc. which makes customized truck bed covers for pick-up trucks and covers for patio furniture. The Palm Springs company has been nominated for a Spirit of the Entrepreneur Award in the Small/Emerging …
Read More »Lack of supply keeps hurting housing market
U.S. home prices rose 18 percent in September year-over-year, as an undersupply of new houses continued to hurt the market, according to data released this week. Demand for houses remained strong as summer came to a close, but the ongoing supply shortage continues to drive prices up, Irvine-based CoreLogic reported …
Read More »San Bernardino Raising Cane’s property sells for record price
A San Bernardino property occupied by a Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers restaurant has sold for $8.2 million, a record for any parcel in the United States occupied by the Baton Rouge, La.-based chain. That is also the most ever paid for a fast-food property in San Bernardino County, according to …
Read More »Inland Empire manufacturing makes comeback
Inland Empire manufacturing rose sharply in October, despite a labor shortage and other issues that continue to plague the economy. The two-county region’s purchasing managers index last month was 62.3, up from 54.7 in September, according to data released Monday by the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at …
Read More »Colton company says first “Spirit” nomination is especially satisfying
This is the first year U.S. Rubber Recycling Inc. in Colton has been nominated for a Spirit of the Entrepreneur Award, and Jeff Baldassari, the company’s president and chief executive officer, could not be more delighted. The company, which makes rubber flooring, acoustic underlayment, and vegetation control products, has been …
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