Three of Southern California’s largest supermarket chains and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union are expected to return to the bargaining table this week. The current contract between Vons, Ralphs and Albertsons and approximately 60,000 union members will expire March 2, according to a report originally published in The …
Read More »Airport battle could take new twist in wake of passenger drop
The next meeting between Los Angeles World Airports, the agency that owns and operates Ontario International Airport, and the Inland Empire officials who are trying to get control of the airport away from them should be an interesting discussion. LAWA officials will have to explain why passenger traffic at the …
Read More »Lawsuit would block major medical campus
A judge is expected to rule this week on a lawsuit that seeks to block the development of a medical complex on the former March Air Force Base. The suit, filed by Moreno Valley, questions agreements between the March Joint Powers Authority, which oversees development at the former air base, …
Read More »Food company to employ 100 in Rancho Cucamonga
A leading food manufacturing company will expand its operations in Rancho Cucamonga. Hillshire Brands Co. has leased a 76,000-square-foot industrial building at 9955 6th St. where it will employ at least 100 people, according to a source familiar with the lease who spoke on condition of anonymity. The company is …
Read More »Passenger traffic at OIA falls to record lows
Proponents of local control of Ontario International Airport have more ammunition with which to battle the airport’s owner, the city of Los Angeles: passenger traffic at the airport dropped dramatically during 2013. A total of 3.9 million foreign and domestic passengers used the airport last year, an eight percent drop …
Read More »Extension of park project to be considered
Hesperia’s Redevelopment Review Committee will discuss extending for the fourth time a project at Hesperia Civic Plaza Park. Plans calls for construction of a restroom-concession building that would cover 700 square feet, as well as shuffle board and bocce ball facilities and table for chess and reading, according to report …
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