San Bernardino International Airport has reached an agreement with UPS to add flights during the holiday season. The international package delivery company will operate four flights per week from the airport during December, according to a statement posted Tuesday on the airport’s website. The flights, all 757 aircraft, will fly …
Read More »Ontario Christmas festival set to begin
Ontario’s annual Christmas on Euclid Experience, a city tradition that has attracted thousand of patrons every year since 1922, is just around the corner. This year’s event will begin with the tree lighting ceremony, scheduled to be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 2 at Ontario Town Square, according to a …
Read More »Inland Empire Economy Continues to Grow
The Inland Empire economy grew by 2.2 percent during the third quarter, more than double its growth rate compared with the previous quarter. Government hiring accounted for approximately half of the jobs created in Riverside and San Bernardino counties during the third quarter, making it the largest contributor to the …
Read More »UPS Mechanics Vote to Strike
Aircraft mechanics with United Parcel Service have voted to authorize a strike. Members of Teamsters Local 2727 announced Monday that they took that action following three years of contract negotiations, according to a statement on the union’s website. Major health care concessions were cited as a primary reason for the …
Read More »Brown Remembered for his Business Skill, Personal Touch
Jack Brown, the man who made Stater Bros. Markets into the largest private employer in the Inland Empire, was remembered by friends and colleagues as a fair-minded executive who always put customers and employees first. “I can’t imagine life without Jack Brown,” said Bruce Varner, a Riverside attorney who served …
Read More »Local Whiskey Distillery Strikes Deal with BevMo
A whiskey distillery in Redlands has reached an agreement with BevMo, one of the largest alcoholic beverage retailers on the West Coast. J. Riley Distillery has two of its main products – California Clear, a basic whiskey, and 1775, a light whiskey – available upon request at approximately 150 BevMo …
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