Liyuan Woo is no stranger to disruption. In fact, she thrives on working for category creators like TOCA Football. With a career that’s spanned billion-dollar fashion brands to facial-tech startups, Woo has built a reputation for steering companies through restructuring, high growth and reinvention. That experience proved invaluable when she Read More
Two months after retiring, a friend asked Tony Dabbene to temporarily fill in as a chief financial officer of IHI Power Services Corp. while the full-time CFO took a leave of absence. Dabbene agreed to take on the commitment, thinking the job would occupy his time for two, maybe three Read More
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, the second-largest hospital in Orange County, is in the midst of a major $1.2 billion expansion in Irvine. Six new buildings are taking shape at what Hoag’s calling the Sun Family Campus, supported by the hospital’s $300 million Boldly Hoag campaign which has raised close to Read More
Google’s recent court loss may become Viant Technology’s gain. A U.S. district judge in Virginia ruled in April that Google illegally monopolized advertising tech markets. That’s good news for the future of the Irvine-based advertising software company, which has become a major player in online ads. The U.S. Department of Read More
Makani Science is one step closer to commercial launch. The Irvine medtech company last month received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its wireless, wearable respiratory monitor in adults. “It shows that our device not only works as we say it does, but it shows that it’s Read More
A five-floor, 128,183-square-foot office building in Irvine is under new ownership, with San Diego-based Sentre Inc. selling its interest in 18191 Von Karman to one of its tenants. The building was sold to the transportation and logistics firm Hyundai Glovis for $22.1 million, or $172 per square foot as part Read More
As a youngster, Michael Arens would go on family vacations in Florida, where he saw the “red tides” and fish kills that would close local beaches, causing disappointment because the native of St. Louis wanted to swim in the ocean. During a high school speech class, he heard a classmate Read More
After dealing with stagnant revenue in the last few years, Juice It Up breached $50 million in total system sales for the first time in 2024. The Irvine-based chain saw sales hover around the $45 million mark since 2022. But as it introduced more grab-and-go and heated snack options, sales Read More
Biola University is one year into building a new $74 million studio facility for its fast-growing Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts, which now houses the second largest undergraduate program on campus. “It was designed to accommodate the growth that already is happening within the Snyder School,” founding Dean Read More
Twenty-seven of the largest restaurant chains headquartered in Orange County generated $37 billion in systemwide sales for 2024, an 8.5% increase from last year. While local headcounts fell 6.4% to 20,900 people across the board, that’s not stopping OC-based restaurant companies seeking to grow stores over the next five to Read More
