Irvine, CA – November 4, 2021 - Orange County Business Council (OCBC) presented its prestigious “Turning Red Tape Into Red Carpet” awards to cities and agencies throughout Orange County whose efforts eliminate barriers to economic growth and foster private sector jobs creation. Now in its eleventh...
IRVINE, CA — Oct. 31, 2018 — Tech innovation and demographic shifts are catalysts driving major change in the Orange County workforce, according to Orange County Business Council's 2019 Orange County Workforce Indicators Report released on October 30, but keeping young talent continues to be a challenge. Presented...
OCBC 2018 Wish List Just over a week in, and already 2018 is promising to be quite a year. Californians will head to the voting booths on June 5 and decide the fate of numerous potentially business-impacting measures, such as rent control, traffic relief, Prop 13...
The following article appears as it was originally published in The Orange County Register November 16, 2017. Undoubtedly, one of the most influential directors in history is Steven Spielberg. Imaginative fantasy is a hallmark of so many of his movies from E.T. to Jurassic Park to...
On an evening filled with messages of love, collaboration and respect for one another, five pillars in the community were honored as OC Influencers for Good - four of whom are members of the OCBC Board of Directors. President and CEO Lucy Dunn; Dr. Al...
Join OCBC Thursday, November 16 to honor public agencies that have broken down barriers to economic growth. A committee chaired by Dan Miller, The Irvine Company, reviewed a record number of outstanding nominees to select award winners in the categories of Business Retention and Expansion,...
On November 6, several OCBC Board Members and staff attended a White House briefing with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, as well Presidential Adviser Ivanka Trump, to discuss the House of Representatives federal tax reform proposal, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The meeting featured a...
Much of the attention Disney has received in the media recently focused on a perceived notion that they do not pay their fair share in Anaheim. This is CLEARLY not the case, with improvements coming next year to Disneyland in the form of Star Wars:...
On October 25, OCBC and CSU Fullerton held the 23rd Annual Economic Forecast Conference at Hotel Irvine with over 700 business, academic and community leaders in attendance, sponsored by US Bank. The conference theme was "Sustainable Growth? Adapt, Connect and Transform in a Shifting Global Economy." The...
Orange County's economy is thriving and leading the state and nation in terms of its educated workforce, low unemployment rate and diverse industry sectors, according to the 2017 Workforce Indicators Report, which was released at OCBC's Orange County Workforce Development Conference sponsored by Union Bank. Dr....
