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Fisker Acquires General Motors Plant
Irvine-based Fisker Automotive Inc. has finalized the purchase of a former General Motors Corp. factory in Delaware.
Medical Device Maker ICU Tops Estimates, Ups Outlook
San Clemente-based medical device maker ICU Medical Inc. on Monday beat Wall Street expectations with second-quarter results and upped its outlook for the rest of the year.
Corinthian Shares Rise on Regulation Speculation
Santa Ana-based Corinthian Colleges Inc. and other for-profit school operators saw shares rise on market reactions to a report that proposed federal regulations that might not affect profits as much as anticipated.
Halliburton Profit Beats Forecasts
Strong U.S. onshore drilling helped oilfield services company Halliburton Co. report a better-than-expected 83 percent jump in quarterly profit, and its shares jumped 3.6 percent.
Nokia Siemens Buys Motorola Network Ops for $1.2B
Nokia Siemens Networks will buy Motorola's telecom network equipment business for $1.2 billion, getting a stronghold in the North American market and taking No. 2 position in the cut-throat mobile gear market.
Homebuilder Confidence at 15-Month Low
Homebuilder sentiment fell more-than-expected in July to the lowest level in more than a year after a popular home-buyer tax credit expired in April, the National Association of Home Builders said on Monday.
Accounting for Losses
Accounting Firms Shed 5% of Local Workers in Past Year, Predicting Pickup in Business
ABOUT THE LIST. OC’s biggest accounting firms have shed workers in the past 12 months. Includes the 2010 ACCOUNTING FIRMS List for download (pdf)
Management Consultants: Clients Starting to Spend on Tech
ECONOMY: Companies stop paring down; cautiously growing
The county’s management consultants are being tapped to help clients spend money, not save it
School’s in Session
Accounting Programs Still Drawing in Students, Recruiters Despite Slowdown in Jobs
Local universities still are seeing enrollment gains for accounting programs
Financial Reform Could Cost Accountants Business
FINANCE: Smaller firms could lose customers exempt from SOX
The latest reform bill isn’t expected to provide new business for OC accounting firms
REAL ESTATE DEALS
Sales and leases of offices, industrial buildings, retail space and apartments
Sales and leases of offices, industrial buildings, retail space and apartments
REAL ESTATE WATCH: NORTH & CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY
Inland Empire Industrial Faring Better than Office
The Inland Empire industrial market is faring better than its office market, in Real Estate Watch
Greenlaw Partners Adds Camp as EVP, Plans To Buy
Tony Used Car Dealer Moves to Costa Mesa Space; New Home Co. Shifts HQ to Aliso Viejo
Greenlaw Partners in Newport Beach added James Camp as an executive vice president, in the Real Estate column
Healthcare Waste Fighter AMG-SIU Selling for $26M
Surgery Centers Fighting Proposed Cut in State Funding; Allergan’s Ingram Gets New Position
AMG-SIU is getting a new owner, in the Healthcare column
Fisker Tries Out Planned Karma Campaign on Website
Hyundai Continues ‘Uncensored’ Social Media Push; Toshiba Ups Advertising for Laptops
Fisker Automotive started a website to create buzz about its luxury hybrid car, in the Media & Marketing column
Web Traffic Manager BandCon of Costa Mesa Bought
Blizzard Holding Creative Writing Contest; AT&T Upgrades Cell Phone Network in County
Costa Mesa’s BandCon was recently bought, but plans to keep its local office and network operations here, in the Technology column
Calendar - July 19-July 28, 2010
A listing of events happening all around Orange County
A listing of events happening all around Orange County
EVENTS
Scenes from business, social, charity and other events
Scenes from business, social, charity and other events
MARKET WATCH
The Week's Best, Worst Performers; Roth OC50, Billion Dollar Club, OC Tech; Index Watch, 52-week Performance
KUDOS
A look at people, companies and institutions receiving awards, accolades, grants and other honors
A look at people, companies and institutions receiving awards, accolades, grants and other honors
AROUND THE COUNTY
Projects, developments and other activity in cities in and around OC
Projects, developments and other activity in cities in and around OC
Johnny Rockets Offers Loans to Credit-Strapped Franchisees
RESTAURANTS: Move designed to drive growth amid credit crunch
Lake Forest’s Johnny Rockets is launching a finance arm to help spur growth amid a credit crunch
City Ventures Gets $100M in Funding
REAL ESTATE: Investment gets Ares majority stake in homebuilder
City Ventures landed a $100 million investment that could help it become one of California’s top builders
Skilled Seeks To Settle Potentially Crippling Suit
HEALTHCARE: Nursing home operator can’t afford appeal bond
Skilled Healthcare has entered into settlement talks after a potentially crippling jury verdict
Mussallem: Key Manufacturing Works Here
HEALTHCARE: Despite costs, Irvine handles newest products
Edwards Lifesciences’ Mike Mussallem plans to keep key manufacturing here even though it’s expensive
Irvine Co. Watch: Ray Wirta Gets Ninth Floor Office
OC INSIDER Column by Rick Reiff
Management Companies Continue to Shed Employees
ADVISORY: Top 20 cos. drop 6% of local workers, led by top 2
ABOUT THE LIST. Most of the area’s management consulting companies kept hiring flat or down. Includes the 2010 MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRMS List for download (pdf)
Software Maker Quest Eyes Unified Front
TECHNOLOGY: Buys have built Quest; moving beyond just ‘Toad’
After dozens of acquisitions, Quest Software is looking to present a unified front
Irvine Co. Weighs More Homebuilding in Irvine
Irvine Company is looking to do more homebuilding after seeing strong sales at two developments in northern Irvine
Billabong Strikes Deal for Rvca, Avoids Bidding War for Retailer
MAKING WAVES
Billabong USA snatched up the county’s top upstart clothing brand and appears to have prevailed in a short-lived battle to buy a Canadian retailer
Apparel Makers in Better Mood At Surf Industry’s Annual Gala
MAKING WAVES
The annual Waterman’s Ball brought together apparel executives and surfers to raise money for environment charities