Category: Top Stories

How Anaheim is Shaping the Future of Manufacturing: SME & AMT’s Manufacturing Technology Series WEST Empowers Manufacturers of All Sizes

  Visitors to the Manufacturing Technology Series WEST event will have an opportunity to see the latest equipment and technology in the industry up close Oct. 7-9 at the Anaheim Convention Center. If you are a small to mid-sized manufacturer—or you are working with one—you know that staying competitive is Read More

Can-Do: How Bored & Thirsty is Blending Art, Wellness, and Sustainability

Each can of Bored & Thirsty’s sparkling and still water features vibrant and eccentric designs from local artists, fashion designers, musicians, and more. The company has even created unique can artwork in collaboration with music festivals like Life is Beautiful, Darker Waves, and Wonderfront, offering a sustainable water option to Read More

The Secret Behind Foundation Building Material’s $8.8 Billion Sale to Lowe’s

Ruben Mendoza’s rise from teen entrepreneur in the San Gabriel Valley to building a national distribution company in Orange County—and potentially joining Lowe’s on an $8.8 billion deal—can be attributed to a simple philosophy. “You have to have the balls to take some risks,” Mendoza, CEO of Foundation Building Materials Read More

5 Questions With Lee Maen: Sushi Roku Founder on IDG’s Recipe for Success

IDG has opened a restaurant—sometimes three—every year since 1997, when the first Sushi Roku debuted in Hollywood. Now, Maen has restaurant concepts in Northern and Southern California, and in Las Vegas, Austin, and Cabo San Lucas. (Projects in Napa Valley and Scottsdale are in the works.) We caught up with Read More

On the Move: Second Harvest Announces Five New Board Directors

NONPROFIT Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County is pleased to announce the appointment of five dynamic individuals to its Board of Directors—Helena Ferrari, Michael McGee, Gordon Roth, Garett Sleichter, and An Tran. “Behind every great nonprofit is a great Board,” said Claudia Bonilla Keller, CEO, Second Harvest Food Bank Read More