California’s Green Cities At 50, New City of Irvine is Evergreen How Irvine was master-planned to be one of America’s most livable cities Everything was coming up green in the spring of 1970. In April, Americans would celebrate the first Earth Day, marking the dawn of the global...
OCBC is committed to providing you the best information in these difficult times fighting COVID-19, its health and economic impacts. In addition to timely newsletter resources, OCBC has created a COVID-19 Resources page on our website, updated daily, allowing you to access all of the most...
On Tuesday, January 14, OCBC hosted its first Chairman's Leadership Breakfast of 2020 featuring Fram Virjee, President of California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). In a discussion with Steve Churm, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, FivePoint, Virjee discussed his life from his early years as the son...
IRVINE, CA—Orange County Business Council (OCBC) is proud to announce CA Assemblyman Phillip Chen, CA’s 55th District, as ‘Legislator of the Year.’ Assemblyman Chen best represents the business community’s key interests, voting in alignment with OCBC positions 94 percent of the time throughout the 2017...
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....
"Millennial About Town!" chronicles the great entertainment, arts, and culture found right here in Orange County. Got suggestions for me? Send them to Patty Conover. It's finally here! Over 100,000 foodies and cultural enthusiasts in 80 cities around the world have already embraced the phenomenon that is Le...
This article appears as it was published in The Orange County Register October 15, 2017 Orange County’s economy has clear strengths: low unemployment (4.2 percent in August), rising per capita income and job growth in several stand-out industries, from tourism to medical device manufacturing. But disruptive new...
This article appears as it was published in The Orange County Register October 13, 2017 Bank of America will give $425,000 in economic mobility grants to 18 nonprofits working on community revitalization efforts across Orange County. Nonprofits were chosen for their efforts to provide solutions to housing...
Sacramento – Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia) announced Governor Jerry Brown’s approval of Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) today. SB 4 preserves the stability and continuity of the CalOptima board by codifying the existing membership and qualifications to serve on its board of directors and by...
This article appears as it was published by The Orange County Register on September 27, 2017. Often considered a cluster of distinct cities with no central hub, Orange County may have found a rare common goal to unite around: Bringing Amazon’s second headquarters to Irvine. The...
