Oliver Chi, Irvine’s city manager since December 2021, stepped down Sunday to become Santa Monica’s city manager, capping a tenure marked by the city’s $1.2 billion expansion of the 300-acre Great Park neighborhood and the $600 million Gateway Village project. Not to be overlooked, however, are Irvine’s plans to build Read More
After unsuccessful attempts to bring its legacy lung cancer test to market and significant downsizing, Oncocyte Corp. is leaving Orange County. The oncology diagnostics technology firm in June relocated its corporate headquarters from Irvine to Nashville, Tennessee. It also rebranded from Oncocyte to Insight Molecular Diagnostics Inc. (iMDx)—the company began Read More
A 5,680-square-foot house with four bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms in Dana Point’s The Strand at Headlands neighborhood sold for nearly $11 million. An undisclosed buyer snatched the house sitting on a 15,712-square-foot homesite at Monarch Beach on June 16. Jeffrey Golden, an agent with Coldwell Banker Realty, represented the seller. Read More
A remodeled estate sitting on four acres within Coto de Caza’s Los Ranchos Estates neighborhood is under new ownership, with a buyer closing escrow on 31731 Capuchina Way for nearly $7.5 million on June 18. The 10,323-square-foot estate with five bedrooms and 7.5 bathrooms was on the market for nearly Read More
When Dawn Reese describes her leadership style at The Wooden Floor, she calls herself a servant leader. “I always lead with people first,” she said. That mindset has driven Reese, who joined the Santa Ana nonprofit in 2009, to roll out a suite of employee-centered perks that go well beyond Read More
For Sundt Construction’s OC chief Jim Householder, there’s a key to being the best place to work: 100% employee ownership. “This is ours and we treat it accordingly,” said Householder, vice president and Irvine regional director for Sundt. The advantages are clear for Sundt, which ranked No. 3 in the Read More
Avanti Restaurant Solutions has designed and equipped more than 5,000 restaurants across the U.S. and Canada since its founding in 2003, including Southern California chains Dave’s Hot Chicken and Del Taco. Since expanding its contracting services into hospitality and office spaces a few years ago, Avanti also works with the Read More
Christine Walker-Bowman Trust Services Christine Walker-Bowman has been appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer of Farmers and Merchants Trust Company (FMTC). A fifth-generation Walker and 20-year veteran, she succeeds Kevin Tiber and will drive growth and modernization while continuing FMTC’s commitment to client service and trust. Previous articleOn Read More
Matt Kimmel Trust Services Matt Kimmel, celebrating 10 years with Farmers and Merchants Trust Company (FMTC), is now senior vice president, regional manager of Orange County. He will manage the Newport Beach and Laguna Hills offices, focusing on boosting community presence. Previous articleBest Places to Work 2025 Next articleOn the Read More
The Business Journal’s Best Places to Work is the result of months of surveying workers and management at hundreds of local employers. The final list of 100 companies represents those that scored highest on a proprietary ranking done for the Business Journal by Houston-based Workforce Research Group. They are ranked Read More
