Nonprofit Xandra Laskowski Lucy Sun Jennifer Powers Women Investing in Security and Education (WISE) welcomes three accomplished leaders, Xandra Laskowski, Jennifer Powers and Lucy Sun, whose expertise supports WISE’s mission to empower women through financial literacy, investing and education. Xandra Laskowski, founder of OSEA Angel Investors, brings more than 25 years Read More
A Northern California homebuilder announced plans to build 120 single-family houses across two new neighborhoods in Rancho Mission Viejo. The new houses in Orange County are part of San Francisco Bay Area-based Trumark Homes’ larger play to add new housing in Southern California, with 450 residences planned for the region. Read More
The Tustin City Council unanimously approved a development agreement for Meritage Homes Corp. to build 73 condominium units on nearly 3.4 acres. The residential development, approved on June 3, would be built on two parcels that are currently vacant and surrounded by a multifamily development to the north, commercial properties Read More
Scott Germann says mutual respect and reasonable understanding are key to success when working with his two sons and a daughter at Main Electric Supply Co. “I never try to be dogmatic or absolute in my decision-making,” Germann, the company owner and chief executive, says of the family links. That Read More
When Tony Elias-Calles took over a construction company from his former boss back in 1989, there were zero customers at the time. The chief executive wanted the firm, which he renamed Consolidated Contracting, to be “a one-stop shop for all construction related needs,” from construction management to design.“We started from Read More
The largest women-owned businesses in Orange County are back to growing. The 37 locally based companies on this year’s Business Journal list reported total revenue of $4.8 billion, up 12% from a year ago. On last year’s list, their sales fell 4.5%, the first such decline in a decade. The Read More
Yoshiharu Global Co. is undergoing a major reset, replacing top executives – including the company founder – and temporarily shutting down its restaurants as part of a sweeping overhaul aimed at restoring investor confidence. The Buena Park-based ramen chain removed its founder and co-chief executive James Chae and Chief Financial Read More
A bayfront property along Newport Harbor featuring residential units, commercial space and boat slips has sold for $11.6 million. Located at 2410 Newport Blvd. in Newport Beach, the mixed-use property includes two residences. The bayfront residence is a 2 bedroom and 2.5 bathroom, and the street side residence is a Read More
A three-bedroom house with 4.5 bathrooms on Linda Isle sold for $17.9 million, or $5,366 per square foot, earlier this month. The 3,336-square-foot house on a 5,580-square-foot lot at 30 Linda Isle in Newport Beach features a private dock, boat slip and 45 feet of frontage on Newport Harbor. Some Read More
Like me, I’m guessing most of you have reached the point where you need to find an escape from our nation’s political and economic state of affairs. Perhaps that escape will be found by cracking open a few of the books you’ve stored away for summer reading.What follows are a Read More
