Fitness
What’s new: EōS Fitness debuts in Moreno Valley
EōS Fitness opened in mid-July in Moreno Valley, the bargain fitness chain’s 15th location in California.
The 45,000-square-foot, full-service gym features cardio equipment, strength training machines, free weights, indoor pool, fitness classes and more.
27220 Eucalyptus Ave. in the Stoneridge Towne Center.
Rialto Village sells for $12.8 million
Dedeaux Properties and partner Basis Investment Group have acquired the land under Rialto Village for $12.8 million.
The property is home to an 83,272-square-foot warehouse recently completed at 1505 S. Willow Ave.
The Dedeaux -led joint venture in February 2023 entered into an initial ground-lease development with the seller, Newmark Merrill, to construct the facility with an option to buy the ground lease at a later date.
“This project further highlights our commitment to high-quality, strategically located logistics space in our target markets like Rialto and the entire Inland Empire,” Matt Evans, Dedeaux’s chief investment officer, said in a statement.
Rialto Village is a concrete tilt-up building with 32-foot clear ceiling heights, 17 dock-high doors, one grade-level door, a 125-foot secured truck court and 5,490 square feet of office space.
CatCon returns to Southern California
Attention, cat lovers, there’s a convention coming to a town (perhaps) near you.
CatCon is returning to the Pasadena Convention Center for a two-day “immersive experience” Aug. 3-4. The event blends pop and cat culture, luring cat enthusiasts like a tomcat on catnip.
More than 200 kittens will be looking for their forever homes at the Hill’s Pet Nutrition Adoption Village.
Participants can visit the Mad Catter’s Tea Room or enjoy a cat show in “Whisker Wonderland.”
Tickets start at $47.93 (adults) and $11.42 for kids. For more information and additional packages, go to eventbrite.com and search the term “catcon.”
Address: 300 E. Green St., Pasadena
IKEA bringing small-format store to Ontario
IKEA is expanding its order and pickup services to four Southern California cities later this year.
Rather than open large warehouse stores, the Scandanavian flat-pack retailer is crafting smaller hubs for either planning IKEA installations (think kitchens or bathrooms) or picking up online orders.
The company said Friday that new “plan” and “order pickup” locations are coming this fall to Ontario, Laguna Hills, Santa Monica and Thousand Oaks.
Thousand Oaks and Ontario are getting IKEA’s Plan and Order Points with Pick-up. That’s a lot of words that basically mean customers can plan, order, and pick up purchases made at IKEA design studios, in its stores or online. The locations in Santa Monica and Laguna Hills will be aimed at customers who need to simply pick up purchases made at IKEA.
People on the move
Beniamin Kisliuk has joined Lee & Associates Inland Empire North as a sales and leasing agent. Licensed since 2017, he specializes in commercial, industrial, residential, multifamily, and land and development properties.
News you might have missed
Here’s a brief recap of news surrounding Inland Empire businesses or upcoming events.
Ticketmaster warns customers of data breach: A data breach at one of Ticketmaster’s third-party cloud databases likely exposed the personal information and banking details of more than 500 million customers. The company said certain customers in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. In the “notice of data breach” email, Ticketmaster says the unauthorized activity took place between April 2 and May 18. Customers who use Ticketmaster were advised to watch banking activity closely.
Optum closing some urgent cares, laying off hundreds: The healthcare company owned by UnitedHealth Group is laying off 525 people at multiple California locations. Layoffs and “departmental closures” are taking place into January 2025 in Redlands, Highlands, Beaumont, Irvine, Los Angeles, El Segundo, Cerritos, Glendora, Montebello, Covina, Pasadena, Long Beach, and Hayward in Alameda County. Optum did not provide a reason for the job cuts in its notification of layoffs to the state.
In the Inland Empire, 94 people were giving layoff notices at locations that include three primary physicians or speciality offices and three urgent care facilities:
—Redlands: 2 W. Fern Ave. (10 employees) — primary and specialty care
—Highland: 7000 Boulder Ave. (26 employees) — primary and specialty care and urgent care
—Redlands: 245 Terracina Blvd. Suites 100 105 106a and 106b (35 employees) — urgent care
—Beaumont: 839 Highland Springs Ave. (21 employees) — urgent care
—Beaumont: 81 S Highland Springs Ave. Ste 101 (two employees) — physician’s office
Taco Bell giving away frozen drink today: Fielding Buck reports the fast-food chain is celebrating its “Bajaversary” July 29 with a one-day giveaway of a medium-sized Mountain Dew Baja Blast fountain drink or a regular Baja Blast Freeze.
McDonald’s value meals live on: America’s biggest burger chain says its highly publicized $5 Meal Deal will continue through August in Southern California. The deal launched June 25 and will continue at most restaurants because it’s making money for the company. Buyer beware: prices will vary at different franchise locations.
Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion has a return date: The attraction reopens today after a six-month refurbishment, but expect construction walls to remain up for several more weeks, reports Brady MacDonald.
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