Irvine-based Taco Bell is expanding its specialty drink concept, Live Más Café, after a successful test in Chula Vista, California. The expansion includes adding 30 more of the experimental cafés to existing Taco Bell restaurants in Southern California and Texas this year, including a location opening this summer in the Read More
The OC business outlook for the quarter starting next week has picked up considerably, according to economists at California State University, Fullerton led by Anil Puri. The overall expectations index, OCBX, for the third quarter of 2025 improved to 68.6% from 52.2% in the current quarter. A reading above 50 Read More
You’ve got a weekend pop-up stall. A last-minute tradeshow booth. A community event that came out of nowhere. The flyers are ready, the staff are prepped—but there’s one missing piece: branded merch. That’s where fast turnaround promotional items become the not-so-secret weapon for small businesses looking to make a bold Read More
A 51-unit multifamily complex in Santa Ana is under new ownership, with Cypress-based NNC Apartment Ventures paying $15 million to buy the residential property from Anaheim-based Clausen Enterprises. Real estate advisory firm Marcus & Millichap brokered the deal, with brokers from Orange County and Fresno working on the transaction. “Our Read More
Compass Diversified added two more years – 2022 and 2023 – as financial statements that weren’t reliable in addition to its previously disclosed 2024 because of alleged fraud at its portfolio company, Newport Beach-based Lugano Holding. Compass said it is focused on completing the investigation into Lugano, whose founder and Read More
Staar Surgical Co. today announced its appointment of Deborah Andrews as chief financial officer, effective immediately. Andrews has been interim CFO since March and previously served as Staar’s CFO from 2007 to 2013 and 2017 to 2020. “Deborah has blended seamlessly with the leadership team, and we quickly realized that Read More
One of the most recognizable office buildings in Orange County changed hands for $18.5 million. Newport Beach-based Surlamer Investments bought City Plaza, a 19-floor office building for nearly $52 per square foot according to CoStar data. The sale price, on a per square foot basis, is likely one of the Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Adax Inc. announces a new control and communications protocol for drones and UAV’s that greatly enhances drone survival in hostile environments where they are being shot down because of excessive radio communications. Adax MAVCP (Multipath Aerial Vehicle Control Protocol) is designed for drone survival in Read More
Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), now party of Rady Children’s Health, opened its new outpatient and research tower at its Orange campus after two years of construction. The nine-story, 330,000-square-foot facility officially opened on June 20 and will continue to open in phases until June 24. CHOC invested $300 Read More
Dr. Puneet Nanda’s holistic wellness company GuruNanda LLC was on the verge of being kicked out of Walmart for not making its sales goals in 2022. Then one Friday evening, his phone began chiming nonstop with notifications of people purchasing his oil pulling mouthwash. “I said, ‘This is probably a Read More
