DONALD MCCLYMONT CO-FOUNDER / CEO INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR WHY: Co-founded chip company uses sensors, semiconductors and software with a goal to enable the “uncrashable” car. The Aliso Viejo-based chip company, which was founded in 2007 and went public in 2021 when it raised $495M through a SPAC. It focuses on technology Read More
Palmer Luckey, co-founder, Anduril and Oculus VR PALMER LUCKEY FOUNDER OCULUS VR CO-FOUNDER ANDURIL INDUSTRIES WHY: At age 21, sold the virtual reality gear maker Oculus VR, which he founded, to Facebook for $2.3B in 2014. After being ousted from Facebook, returned to Orange County and founded Anduril in 2017. Read More
Westcliff University celebrates the grand opening of its College of Nursing in Corona ANTHONY LEE CEO WESTCLIFF UNIVERSITY WHY: Took over Westcliff University from his father who founded the school, growing its student base from 20 to thousands by combining technology-based learning with traditional campus classes. Expanded the school’s academic Read More
Brent Kulp accepts his entrepreneurship award BRENT KULP CEO / PRESIDENT TRAFFIX DEVICES INC WHY: Joined family business year after his parents founded it in 1987 to make products for highway safety, from signs to barricades. In 2020, took over business from parents. What started as a self-storage unit in Read More
Arthur Kuan at Nasdaq on CG Oncology’s IPO day ARTHUR KUAN CEO / CHAIRMAN CG ONCOLOGY WHY: The 34-year-old leads research for bladder cancer treatments that investors have called “game changers.” Went public in January 2024 after raising $380M in an initial public offering, marking the largest IPO for an Read More
You’re invited to Comcast Business Virtual Event: Building Digital Trust in an AI-Powered World taking place Thursday, June 5th at 10a PT. Register here As artificial intelligence transforms the enterprise landscape, the foundation of digital trust is being put to the test. With AI-driven automation, machine-to-machine communication, and deepfake threats Read More
LA VERNE, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Hillcrest, an age-qualified community in La Verne, proudly announces that Chief Financial Officer Joel Brouwer, CPA, CGMA, has been recognized as the CFO of the Year in the Small to Midsize Company category at the 2025 LA Executive Leadership Awards, an event celebrating leaders Read More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — SIP San Diego announces their first event of 2025, the SIP @ Seaport Art & Wine+ Festival! Featuring a day filled with art, delicious drinks, food and good vibes, the event happens Saturday, June 21, 2025 in the Lighthouse District at Seaport Village. Guests Read More
Allergan Aesthetics, the aesthetics unit of Chicago’s biopharmaceutical giant AbbVie Inc., is laying off 202 employees in Irvine, effective July 22. Of the 202 employees, only 19 are reported to work in-person at the Irvine location with the rest being remote, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Read More
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Founded in 1987, in the Carneros appellation of Northern California by the Champagne Taittinger family, Domaine Carneros is a grower producer of ultra-premium sparkling wines and limited production pinot noirs. Domaine Carneros has become the benchmark for California sparkling wine, reflecting both the individuality Read More
