Lake Forest-based Del Taco could be up for sale again as parent Jack in the Box Inc. looks to improve long-term financial performance. Jack in the Box said on Wednesday it was “exploring strategic alternatives for the Del Taco brand, including a possible divestiture of the business.” The San Diego-based Read More
Pacific Premier Bancorp., which is the largest bank headquartered in Orange County, agreed to sell itself for $2 billion to Columbian Banking System Inc. in Washington state. Columbia Banking, the parent company of Umpqua Bank, will acquire Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. in an all-stock transaction (Nasdaq: PPBI). The combined company Read More
Class will soon be in session at Allergan Aesthetics. Allergan Medical Institute (AMI), the educational arm of Allergan, is opening three training centers in the U.S., starting with Irvine. The 21,000-square-foot facility will complement and help expand AMI’s existing training programs, according to AMI Vice President Matt Williams. “This is Read More
Chipotle Mexican Grill will open its first restaurant in Mexico by early 2026 as part of a newly signed international development agreement to expand in the region. The Newport Beach-based restaurant chain has partnered with Alsea, an operator of over 4,700 locations in Latin America and Europe, to develop a Read More
Irvine Company is paring back, yet again, its office holdings in downtown San Diego. The Newport Beach-based landlord and real estate company continued its refocus in San Diego by selling its fourth downtown San Diego property in less than a year, as it has sold its stake in the 24-story Read More
Anduril Industries is leasing a large chunk of local warehouse space less than a mile from its Costa Mesa headquarters, pushing its total Orange County presence to roughly 1.1 million square feet. The commercial space Anduril plans to occupy spans 313,244 square feet at Lake Center Office Park in Santa Read More
Kaye Gitibin, the chief executive of Go Rentals, is a self-professed hospitality junkie. “The answer to every question is yes,” Gitibin told the Business Journal about the service he provides at his luxury car rental business. That mantra has proved sustainable for the Newport Beach-based company, which marks 30 years Read More
“Index Funds: The 12-step Recovery Program for Active Investors,” a documentary released several years ago by Mark Hebner, owner of Irvine-based Index Fund Advisors Inc., counts about 600,000 views on YouTube. One of those viewers was famed filmmaker Errol Morris, the Oscar-winning director of “The Fog of War” and other Read More
Glaukos Corp., the most valuable public company in Orange County’s thriving ophthalmology sector, appears to be expanding its corporate footprint. The maker of the world’s smallest medical device (NYSE:GKOS) paid $16.6 million for a two-floor, 40,000-square-foot office building that sits next to its Aliso Viejo headquarters. Glaukos acquired 26800 Aliso Read More
First American Financial Corp. named a new chief executive and chief financial officer following the abrupt departure of CEO Ken DeGiorgio, who was arrested this month by federal authorities in connection with an alleged assault aboard a Caribbean cruise. DeGiorgio was taken into custody this month for allegedly choking a Read More
