Orange County’s unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in February from a revised 4.1% in January and unchanged from February last year, according to the state’s Employment Development Department. The state’s unemployment rate of 5.5% was unchanged from January and up from 5.1% a year ago. The U.S.’s was 4.5%. Nonfarm Read More
Diane Dixon Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) presented House Resolution 17 in honor of women in carpentry on Monday, March 24 during Women’s History Month. The Southwest Mountain States Carpenters Training Fund’s Bridging Outstanding Opportunities with Tradeswomen Skills (B.O.O.T.S.) is a four-week pre-Apprenticeship program to empower women who are considering Read More
Miguel Angel Jiménez claimed victory in the 2025 Hoag Classic. Miguel Angel Jiménez has claimed victory in the 2025 Hoag Classic, held March 19 through 23 at the Newport Beach Country Club. Jiménez, the 36-hole co-leader, closed with bogey-free round of 67 to win the Hoag Classic and becomes the Read More
UCI coach Russell Turner with Devin Tillis (left) and Jurian Dixon following Wednesday’s game. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). UC Irvine men’s basketball coach Russell Turner got emotional Wednesday night talking about what the Anteaters 81-77 overtime victory over University of Alabama-Birmingham in the quarterfinal round of the NIT Read More
A new small company that combines distribution of Asian foods with indoor home products made its public debut this month. Irvine-based Marwynn Holdings Inc. opened on the Nasdaq on March 13 at $4 per share under the ticker “MWYN,” raising $8 million in gross proceeds. Marwynn in January had anticipated Read More
One of Orange County’s fastest-growing public companies only went public two months ago. Beta Bionics Inc.’s concept of an artificial pancreas that regulates blood sugar levels in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was well received by Wall Street. It raised an upsized $234.6 million during its January debut, $120 Read More
The county’s fastest-growing publicly traded companies grew revenue by an average of 58% during a two-year span ending Dec. 31, 2024. Nineteen of Orange County’s 50 biggest publicly traded companies made the list, with a cutoff at a minimum 15% or more growth. The lists are broken into three categories: Read More
