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Ontario CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2016 BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DIRECTORYIRECTORY SAVE more. EARN more. Step Outside the Bank Skip the stress. Ride Freeway Guasti Rd. Express. ONTARIO BRANCH Archibald Ave. Archibald Grove Ave. Mountain Ave. Mountain Euclid Ave. Euclid 2777 E. Guasti Rd. Airport Dr. Mission Blvd. Get to work, school, or play a fast and POMONA BRANCH easy way with Route 290 Freeway 435 W. Mission Blvd. Express. Connect to Montclair, Ontario We welcome the Ontario Mills, Colton and San Bernardino via the 10 Freeway. Omnitrans also pro- & Pomona communities vides local service on major streets, with connections to the Ontario Civic to bank with us. 866.287.6225 | CUSoCal.org Center, local high schools, Chaey College, and Metrolink. Less hassle than driving, plus free onboard Wi-Fi. Alhambra | Anaheim | Brea | City of Industry | Covina | El Monte | Fullerton | Garden Grove La Habra | Newport Beach (Fall 2015) | Ontario | Pico Rivera | Pomona | Whittier 1-800-9-OMNIBUS OMNITRANS.ORG OntariO Chamber Of COmmerCe business & COmmunity DireCtOry • 1 INSIDE Welcome to Ontario ppppiinneessss BB 4 Ontario aa eegg Ontario Economics Chamber of Commerce HH iinns NN 3200 Inland Empire Blvd., Suite 130 s 5 Ontario, CA 91764 (909) 984-2458 History of Euclid Avenue www.ontario.org [email protected] 6 Chamber President and CEO Peggi Hazlett What’s Your Pleasure Officers: WhenWhen yy Chairman of the Board Sean Keliiholokai 8 Greater Ontario Convention & Ontario International Airport Visitor Bureau Vice Chairman chsechse rr Jeff Roberts 11 City Rentals Secretary Ontario Healthcare Industry Diana Fox Reach-Out p iencedpienced 12 Treasurer Richard Egger Cutting Edge-ucation in Ontario Best Best & Krieger, LLP Immediate Past Chair agentsagents 14 Steve Eckerson KING Citizens Business Bank Arena Important Government Contact Information Board of Directors: Lisa Ascencio 17 Chaffey Community College Darren Cook Chamber Members County of San Bernardino Jill Coulter 19 Mt. View School District Jeffrey Hackbarth Business Directory Triology Financial Services Gewn Kleist 21 Kaiser Permanente Jon Novack Ontario Chamber of Commerce Patton Sales Corporation Gary Rafe Inside Back Cover Legal Shield Marco Robles Photo Credits: Cardenas Markets Cover Photo, David Carrillo; Page 4, City of Ontario; Page 11, Ontario Internationa Airport; Pages 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, David Woodruff; Page 17 top photo Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Kristine Scott SoCal Gas Published by Golden Gate Media Group, Copyrighted © 2016. Reproduction of any material Printed or Transmitted Electronically from this publication is strictly forbidden with-out written permission from the publisher. The information was Jennifer Shaw gathered and carefully compiled to insure maximum accuracy, Publisher cannot furnished them, nor the complete absence SoCal Edison of errors or omissions, hence, no responsibility for the same can be, nor is, assumed. For information about this publication please call Golden Gate Media Group at 310.872.7395. City of Ontario Liaison For Advertising Information call David Carrillo at 909.224.8167 or email him at [email protected] Tanya Spiegel 2598 S. Archibald Ave., Suite E, Ontario, CA 91761 2 • OntariO Chamber Of COmmerCe business & COmmunity DireCtOry OntariO Chamber Of COmmerCe business & COmmunity DireCtOry • 3 (909) 923-5464 www.Century21KingOntario.com ONTARIO ECONOMICS WELCOME TO ONTARIO Al C. Boling City Manager It has been an extraordinary year in the City of Ontario and I am pleased to provide you with an overview of just a few of the successful events and projects as envisioned by your City Council. On June 17, 2015, the Ontario Mayor and City Council unanimously approved a structurally bal- anced budget for Fiscal Year 2015-16. The total overall budget of $491,951,228 was balanced without the use of any reserves or one-time monies. Moreover, the budget provides funding to support high quality public safety and municipal services, maintenance and expansion needs of the City’s infrastruc- ture and facilities, and the investment and reinvestment of City resources into the community. nlike many cities across the third highest of all of Southern California. On- Ontario government and business leaders are This past June, 38,280 attendees from all over the world enjoyed the region’s milestone Huck Finn nation, Ontario, California’s tario endured the recession because its lead- working to make the best and fullest use of this Jubilee Bluegrass Music Festival, now known as the “Premier Bluegrass Festival on the West Coast.” Ueconomy not only weathered er’s continue searching for ways to improve the invaluable asset to help ensure the continued The Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau, overseen by the City of Ontario, booked 23 the economic storm of recent years but also quality of life, invest in public infrastructure and successful growth of Ontario’s econom- bands for the three day event (June 12 - June 14) that featured world class acts including a performance continued to grow. Ontario’s business and and increase economic opportunities, both for ic engine. United Parcel Service operates its by actor/comedian Steve Martin. The event infused $7.1 million into the local economy and helped government leaders are confident that a con- businesses and for the community. Western Regional hub out of ONT offering secure 2,257 room nights at area hotels. Next year’s event will take place on June 10-12, 2016; and tinued bright economic future lies ahead. Ontario’s business friendly environment firms an additional logistical advantage doing more information is available online at www.HuckFinn.com. Ontario’s economy continues to thrive boasts one of the largest inventories of ware- business in Ontario. Additional world famous events are right around the corner. Downtown Ontario will host the third and economists project a future with steady house/industrial space in southern California. Ontario reaps the benefits of being at the annual Route 66 Cruisin’ Reunion from September 18 – 20, and will feature thousands of classic cars growth. The City’s geographic location as a In 2014, Ontario had over 110 million square intersections of three major arteries of South- and over 200,000 attendees. This event gives our community an opportunity to showcase Downtown transportation and distribution hub for South- feet of industrial space renting at an affordable ern California’s dynamic freeway system: In- ern California offers access to four major in- average of .43¢ per square foot compared to terstates 10 and 15, and California Route 60. Ontario’s new Town Square, showcase car enthusiast vendors, and welcome world-class musical enter- terstates, two railways and the Ontario Inter- rates 25% to 35% higher in nearby counties. The efficiency of this freeway system has been tainment suitable for the entire family. To register your vehicle or obtain additional information, please national Airport, as well as easy access to the Dollar for dollar, Ontario offers compa- dramatically enhanced with the recent comple- visit www.Route66CruisinReunion.com. ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The City nies a lower cost of doing business – and their tion of the high-occupancy vehicle lane on In- Finally, this Fall I invite all of you to explore Downtown’s newest feature, the Ontario Civic Center is a natural hub for industry and commerce. employees a lower cost of living. The cost per terstate-10, augmenting its immediate truck- Community Conservation Park. This 1.3-acre site on the south side of Ontario City Hall has been The City of Ontario, California also con- square foot of Ontario’s commercial, retail, of- ing and air resources. designed to educate the community about the benefits of conservation through interactive features and tinues to prosper because of its people. At fice and industrial space is much lower in com- Ontario provides access to two major rail- sustainable park amenities. Interactive structures will include a sun clock, play garden, artistic wind- 167,000 residents, up 3 percent since 2010, parison their neighbors. The median sale price ways including Burlington Northern-Santa Fe mill, rock climbing play equipment, fossil digs, garden playhouse, butterfly garden, Ontario water his- the U.S. Census Bureau predicts Ontario’s of industrial space in Los Angeles is $115 per Railway and Union Pacific Railway. The city tory display and an outdoor education amphitheater. This three million dollar project has been entirely population will double by 2035. Ontario touts square foot compared with $71 in Ontario. is also home to a number of “less than load” funded by a grant from the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program and a ready labor pool of talented and trained work- The median sales price of commercial office trucking firms; all adding to Ontario’s strategic advances our commitment to making the Civic Center a model for sustainability and ingenuity. This is ers that is primed to grow. Ontario’s unparal- space in Los Angeles is $182 per square foot access to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long the first such open space in the region, and I look forward to seeing you there. leled workforce provides companies with a compared with $99 per square foot in Ontario. Beach through its interconnected freeway and pool of employees able to do anything, wheth- In 2015, the median sales price of homes rail system. Be sure to visit the City of Ontario’s website at www.ci.ontario.ca.us and the City’s new Arts and er that’s operating a forklift or heading up an in Ontario was $339,300, compared to Just as you invest in your business, Ontar- Culture website at www.ontarioarts.org for a complete listing of upcoming events and programs offered international corporation. $492,5,000 in Long Beach, $546,600 in Los io, California invests in its community, which in the City of Ontario.