Aldi, the discount grocery store chain, will open its first eight Southern California stores – all in the Inland Empire – on March 24. The Batavia, Ill.-based chain will open stores in Beaumont, Fontana, La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Palm Springs, San Bernardino and Yucaipa, according to a statement. …
Read More »Gitmo Closing: So this is “Who We Are”
By Ed Hoffman With Obama’s announcement that he is making good on his promise to close Guantanamo Bay because detaining terrorists is not “who we are,” I am now fully convinced this President has no idea how real Americans think. True, he has been promising to close our Cuban-based prison …
Read More »Business Joins City’s Green Program
Mindrum Precision Inc. in Rancho Cucamonga has been added to the city’s Green Business Recognition Program. The company, which makes ultra-precision components and assemblies in glass, ceramic and metal materials, has incorporated a number of practices that promote energy efficiency, waste reduction and water conservation, according to a city statement. …
Read More »Convention Center Posts Solid Growth
Things are looking up at Ontario Convention Center. Conventions, meetings, number of attendees and revenue from food and beverage all went up between last year and 2014, according data released this week by the convention center. The facility, which is managed by SMG Worldwide Venue Management in suburban Philadelphia, reported …
Read More »Alternative lending for businesses
By Jeff Brannon When an owner with a fairly young business wants to expand their operations, they usually go to a bank and seek out a traditional loan. Often times, business owners are surprised to learn that they are unqualified to receive traditional lending, primarily because their business is still …
Read More »Logistics Operation Changes Hands
A regional logistics center in San Bernardino has changed hands in a sale-and-leaseback transaction. The building, at 4472 Georgia Blvd., sold for $27.9 million, according to Colliers International, which helped negotiate the sale. Industrial Property Trust, a Denver-based company that owns and operates logistics operations throughout the United States, bought …
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