Irvine-based Rivian Automotive Inc. is building a 1.2 million-square-foot supplier park, an investment worth almost $120 million, to support its existing manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois. The project, which will house a subset of the EV maker’s key suppliers for light assembly and manufacturing, is expected to be completed next year. The Read More
Boot Barn Holdings Inc. has appointed Interim Chief Executive John Hazen as CEO permanently, effective May 5. He was named interim last November when previous CEO Jim Conroy announced his exit to join Ross Stores Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) as CEO. Hazen first joined the Irvine-based retailer (NYSE: BOOT) as chief Read More
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — The San Francisco Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI-SF) hosted its Annual Awards Celebration on Monday, April 28, 2025, at The Civic Kitchen Cooking School. Guests gathered to honor five exceptional women in the food, beverage, and hospitality industries, each recognized for their Read More
Jeff Moorad has been a superstar agent of major league baseball players and co-owner and chief executive at the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres. Following that, he’s moved onto what he considers the most interesting sport in the world – Formula 1 (F1) racing. “It’s the only global Read More
The Orange County economy is headed for slower job growth and higher unemployment while the much-debated U.S. tariffs on imports are here to stay, according to economists at California State University, Fullerton. The researchers, Anil Puri and Mira Farka, ruled out a U.S. recession in the near future though they Read More
CG Oncology Inc.’s latest research effort to treat bladder cancer is impressing investors. The Irvine-based biopharmaceutical company on April 26 reported a 75.5% remission rate in patients with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer in its Phase 3 BOND-003 clinical trial. Of the 110 patients, 51 maintained remission after one year Read More
The Honda Center is the latest billion-dollar project on the belt of Henry and Susan Samueli, owners of the Ducks hockey team. The Samuelis are funding a $1.1 billion overhaul of the Anaheim venue to complement their existing 100-acre OCVibe mixed use development, an investment worth $4 billion. The project Read More
Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta made his biggest local splash in 2022 when he paid $650 million for the Montage Laguna Beach, but the Texas billionaire’s deal-making has involved others in the area, as a recent meal at Fashion Island’s Ocean 48 highlighted. The upscale steakhouse and seafood restaurant was Read More
The future of another aging Orange County enclosed mall is up in the air. The Ohio-based landlord of Westminster Mall is trying to offload its portion of the 51-year-old shopping center, potentially putting into jeopardy plans to overhaul the mall into a mixed-use hub with more than 1,200 apartments and Read More
An oil company that owns a stretch of Orange County’s coastline in Huntington Beach near Bolsa Chica State Beach has proposed a major project of houses, retail and a hotel. As many as 800 housing units and a 350-room hotel, plus dining and shopping uses, have been proposed by California Read More
