Security Force
Allied Universal Chairman and Chief Executive Steve Jones made one of the world’s largest acquisitions last year when his Santa Ana-based security firm acquired London-based competitor G4S PLC in a...
View ArticleThe Asian Shift: What it Means for Orange County
Editor’s Note: Henrik Cronqvist last August became the dean of Chapman University’s Argyros School of Business and Economics. Robert Koepp, who in January started as Chapman’s first director of its new...
View ArticleLido Isle $47M Listing Highlights Lack of Inventory
It’s growing increasingly challenging for buyers to find housing in Newport Beach, where there were just 95 active listings as of last week, according to California Regional Multiple Listing Service...
View ArticleCalAmp Ex-CEO, B. Riley Unit Seek Board Control
Two former executives at Irvine-based CalAmp Corp. (Nasdaq: CAMP) appear to be closely tracking the Irvine-based telematics firm. CalAmp, which provides software and equipment enabling companies to...
View ArticleMcClain Cellars: Growth Pours Over
On a sunny weekend in Laguna Beach, you can find McClain Cellars filled to the brim with new and longtime customers sampling the independent winery’s selection on the expansive outdoor patio, much of...
View ArticleA Crypto Cluster Emerging in OC
A small office in the Irvine Spectrum is where Fred Thiel—the chief executive of Marathon Digital Holdings, one of the hottest companies in the cryptocurrency industry with a $1.7 billion...
View ArticleWest Coast Arborists: Branching Out
Since receiving the Family-Owned Business Award last September, West Coast Arborists Inc.—the largest municipal tree maintenance company in the state—has been branching out with new partnerships to...
View ArticleRoger’s Gardens Grows a ‘Happy Place’
It is springtime at Corona del Mar’s Roger’s Gardens, one of Southern California’s most iconic gardening businesses. President and majority owner Gavin Herbert Jr., accompanied by his loyal labradoodle...
View ArticleNew Role for OCBJ’s Mueller: Community Editor
This edition of the Orange County Business Journal marks its last with Mark Mueller serving as Editor-in-Chief. Beginning in mid-May, Mueller will be taking on a new, less time-intensive role at the...
View ArticleNew Editor-in-Chief Joins Business Journal
Neal Koch, an award-winning, experienced business journalist, has been selected to be the Orange County Business Journal’s next Editor-in-Chief. Trained as a lawyer, Koch has been deputy editor of the...
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