Heidi Zuckerman will exit as Chief Executive and Director of the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) at the end of 2025. During Zuckerman’s almost five-year tenure, OCMA opened its 53,000-square-foot facility in 2022 and said it increased its former location’s annual attendance 12 times over. The museum reported Read More
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed Lower Trestles near San Clemente as the beach venue for its surfing competition in the 2028 games, beating out Huntington Beach. “The 2028 Olympic venue plan invites communities from across the region to celebrate the Games coming to their backyard with the most exciting Read More
Karma Automotive made a last-minute addition to its luxury vehicle line-up last month in response to the shaky consumer market for electric vehicles. The Irvine-based automaker introduced on March 20 the Amaris, its first 2-door coupe that will feature an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) powertrain. The company expects to begin Read More
French luxury brand Baccarat, known for its crystal glassware, Rouge 540 perfume and eponymous Manhattan hotel, is making alterations to all its retail stores in 2025, using its recently renovated South Coast Plaza penthouse boutique as the model. The Costa Mesa store, one of two Baccarat locations in California, is Read More
The phrase “Orange County remains strong” can be heard across this year’s list of the region’s top 18 commercial real estate brokerages with local offices. The group of firms recorded an 6.2% jump to $42 billion in transaction value of sales and leases in 2024, according to Business Journal data. Read More
El Pollo Loco (Nasdaq: LOCO) said it “received an unsolicited, non-binding indication of interest from Biglari Capital Corp.” on Monday, according to an SEC filing. Biglari Capital, headquartered in San Antonio, is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Sardar Biglari and owns the restaurant chain Steak ‘n Shake among other Read More
Developer Bob Olson says he’s “bullish on Orange County” as he sets his sights on two major hospitality projects in Newport Beach and Dana Point. “The hospitality industry has gone through a lot,” Olson, chief executive of Newport Beach-based R.D. Olson Development, told the Business Journal. “We’ve learned a lot Read More
Garrett James says he was never considered “best dressed” when growing up in Fountain Valley and playing college basketball at Chapman University. But now professional athletes from NFL players to Olympians are wearing his exclusively-designed basketball shorts and 1970s-inspired work jackets all over social media. James, founder and creative director Read More
Six months ago, John Ing embarked on his fifth run as chief financial officer, this time at Santa Ana-based KidWorks Community Development Corp. Ing won the Business Journal’s CFO of the Year Award in the nonprofit category last May for his work at the Illumination Foundation, which provides emergency housing Read More
Goodwill of Orange County has appointed Jesse Allen as the nonprofit’s new chief operating officer of its retail division, effective April 1. Allen succeeds Corrine Allen, who is retiring after 26 years at the Santa Ana-based organization. He will manage the donation goods retail operation across 30 Goodwill retail Read More
