Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) articles from April 2002

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) archives from April 2002

San Bernardino County, Calif.-Area Economic Growth Exceeds Expectations.
April 29, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 29--For much of 2001, the national economy was in recession with California narrowly avoiding the same fate. None of that came as any surprise to local economist John Husing. The surprise, if there was...

California Forecaster Says Sluggish Capital Spending Will Delay Recovery.
April 26, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 26--RIVERSIDE, Calif.--The recession is over, but sluggishness in capital spending probably will prevent a solid recovery until at least 2003. That's what Michael Bazdarich, director of the UC Riverside...

California's WolfeTech to Unveil Wireless-Access Software.
April 25, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 25--CLAREMONT, Calif.--Surya K. Jayaweera says people have been predicting the Year of Wireless for about 12 years. It hasn't happened yet, but Jayaweera believes he has something that might bring it on....

Oregon Building-Materials Distributor Moves Inland California Operation.
April 25, 2002... Byline: Kevin Smith Apr. 25--ONTARIO, Calif.--An Oregon-based building materials distributor is moving its Chino operation to an expanded 157,318-square-foot facility in Ontario. OrePac Building Products' new distribution center at...

Inland California Reaps Windfall from Car Race.
April 24, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 24--California Speedway has a Fontana address, but much of the revenue it generates each year ends up in Ontario and neighboring cities. With this weekend's NAPA California 500 race just days away,...

UPS Says Postal Service Wields Unfair Advantage.
April 24, 2002... Byline: Kevin Smith Apr. 24--If you're going to compete like a private business, you shouldn't also have the advantages of a federal agency. That's the message United Parcel Service is sending to Congress. Earlier this month, the...

Report Forecasts Slow Economic Recovery in California.
April 23, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 23--Economic recovery will be slower in California, but the state's economy will outstrip the rest of the country once it does, according to a report released Monday. The decline of the technology sector...

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Building Sold for $22 Million to Investment Group.
April 23, 2002... Byline: Kevin Smith Apr. 23--RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.--Empire Lakes Corporate Center, a 241,291-square-foot office building, has been purchased by an investment partnership for $22 million. The transaction, announced last week, was...

Pomona, Calif.-Based Auto Parts Company Widens Reach.
April 19, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 19--POMONA, Calif.--Keystone Automotive Industries Inc. recently completed several acquisitions that have significantly expanded its reach in the after-market auto parts industry. Earlier this month, the...

Computer Maker Gateway Opposes Digital Music Copyright Bill.
April 18, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 18--Computer maker Gateway Inc. is opposing a bill that would bar people from copying or transferring digital music. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., is designed to give additional...

Cupertino, Calif.-Based DSL Provider Woos Beleaguered Competitor's Customers.
April 18, 2002... Byline: Kevin Smith Apr. 18--In a move that could substantially boost its client base, DIRECTV Broadband on Wednesday said it hopes to lure customers away from Adelphia Communications Corp., which is mired in accounting woes. ...

Developer Plans Two Industrial Buildings on Ontario, Calif., Site.
April 17, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 17--ONTARIO, Calif.--A Whittier-based developer has purchased 9.22 acres of land in the city for $2 million and plans to build two industrial buildings there. The site, at the southwest corner of Mission...

Two Manufacturing Firms Plan to Leave Pomona, Calif.
April 16, 2002... Byline: Kevin Smith Apr. 16--POMONA, Calif.--Two manufacturing firms announced Monday that they are moving out of the city. Pomona Electronics, a subsidiary of the Everett, Wash.-based Fluke Corp., plans to move its manufacturing...

California Offers Big Help for Small Business.
April 16, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 16--Lisa Gill and Eric Schaper needed $45,000 for hot dogs -- not to eat them, but to sell them. But they had only $15,000 between them to buy the hot dog cart franchise. Thanks to financing from the...

California Program Helps Businesses Get Started, Grow.
April 16, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 16--Lisa Gill and Eric Schaper wanted to buy a business. When they found one they liked, they went to Sun Country Bank for financing. That's where they learned of a program state Sen. Nell Soto, D-Pomona, was...

Business Rebounds at Ontario, Calif., Mall.
April 12, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 12--ONTARIO, Calif.--Year-to-date sales at Ontario Mills are up compared with the same period a year ago and General Manager Jim Mance expects two new tenants to provide an additional boost for the region's...

Fontana, Calif., Business Park Project Begins to Take Shape.
April 11, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 11--FONTANA, Calif.--Walls are rising at the corner of Etiwanda and Jurupa avenues for what will be a 1.1 million-square-foot business park. Oltmans Construction Co. has been working on Jurupa Business Park...

Chick's Sporting Goods Plans Two Upland, Calif., Stores.
April 10, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 10--UPLAND, Calif.--City officials say Chick's Sporting Goods won't close its Foothill Boulevard store when it opens a new one in the Colonies Crossroads retail project in October 2003. Mayor John "JP"...

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., Business People Column.
April 8, 2002... Apr. 8--D. LINN WILEY, president and chief executive officer of Citizens Business Bank, has announced a number of promotions at various branches. Ken Clark has been named vice president and banking officer of the Ontario Airport Business...

IMAX Enters Mainstream Sector.
April 8, 2002... Byline: Greg Hernandez Apr. 8--The films may have been big, but the audiences were getting small. Faced with frustrated theater exhibitors complaining about a dearth of commercially-appealing product, giant screen pioneer IMAX Corp....

Inland California Cities Track Adelphia Communications Probe.
April 4, 2002... Byline: Dave Melendi Apr. 4--The eyes of many local cities were on Adelphia Communications Corp. on Wednesday as the cable company confirmed that federal authorities are examining agreements under which its founding family borrowed $2.3...

Seven Film Studios Develop Uniform Standards for Digital Cinema.
April 4, 2002... Byline: Greg Hernandez Apr. 4--The film industry's seven major studios may have been fierce rivals during this year's bitter Oscar race, but this week they presented a united front in announcing plans to develop uniform standards for...

California Firm Helps Businesses Use Tax-Exempt Bonds to Expand.
April 3, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 3--Daniel J. Bronfman wants businesses to know there's a lot of money available if they're interested in growing. Millions of dollars, as a matter of fact. Bronfman is the founder and president of...

Inland California Cities Watch as Stock of Cable Provider Adelphia Falls.
April 2, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 2--Cable television provider Adelphia Communications' stock fell significantly for a third consecutive day Monday, and the company also announced it would miss the filing deadline for an annual report with the...

Target, Wal-Mart May Look to Enter Grocery Business in Inland California.
April 2, 2002... Byline: Mike Rappaport Apr. 2--RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.--Nancy Sinclair looked at a package of snacks and dropped it into her shopping cart. Glancing at another item, she shook her head and moved down the aisle of the market section of...

San Bernardino County, Calif., Business Owner Resists Massage Parlor Label.
April 2, 2002... Byline: Neil Nisperos Apr. 2--The owner of a small business in an unincorporated area near Upland says he doesn't run a massage parlor -- regardless of what San Bernardino County officials say. However, if Tropical Spa owner Cary...