Orange County Business Journal

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Recent and archived news stories on: Aerospace, Agribusiness, Chemicals, Electronics, Energy, Fabrication, Industrial, Plastics, Textiles...
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Oakley’s Not Just About Sunglasses—Or Men

APPAREL: Campaign for training gear targets females as growth market

Executives at eyewear and apparel maker Oakley Inc. hope to grow women’s apparel sales with a focus on activewear and a new side to the company’s bold attitude.

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Mobilitie: Bringing 4G Wireless to a Venue Near You

TECHNOLOGY: Sold most traditional cellphone towers

Mobilitie LLC made its first major windfall by improving wireless coverage across the country, one cellphone tower at a time.

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FDA Committee Recommends Allergan Face Filler

Says Nonbinding Nod Figures in Final Decision

Allergan Inc. is a step closer to expanding its lower-face filler lineup, in Healthcare

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Sanuk of Irvine Names PR Agency of Record

Company Will Launch Marketing Campaign

MWW is now the public relations agency of record for Irvine-based footwear manufacturer Sanuk, in Media & Marketing

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Western Digital Keeps Biggest Disk Drive Maker Title

Still Has Narrow Edge Over Rival Seagate

Western Digital Corp. held on to its title as the world’s largest drive maker in terms of units sold and overall revenue, in Technology

OC 50: Technology

SPECIAL REPORT - OC 50 - New faces of influence: Technology

OC 50: Healthcare

SPECIAL REPORT - OC 50 - New faces of influence: Healthcare

By the Numbers - Buena Park Businesses

Buena Park has more than 1,300 businesses, and they collectively employ nearly 24,000 people. Includes analysis, charts and figures.

OC 50: Apparel

SPECIAL REPORT - OC 50 - New faces of influence: Apparel

OC 50: Manufacturing

SPECIAL REPORT - OC 50 - New faces of influence: Manufacturing

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STEC Sales Fall, Loss Narrows in Q1

Santa Ana-based disk drive maker STEC Inc. on Wednesday reported first quarter revenue in line with Wall Street expectations and a loss slightly lower than consensus estimates.

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Blizzard Posts Strong Q1

Strong first quarter sales of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm helped Irvine-based video game maker Blizzard Entertainment Inc. grow revenue and operating income in the first quarter, despite another big drop in online subscriptions.

Rolls Royce PLC Buy HB Parts Maker

Huntington Beach-based aerospace parts maker Hyper-Therm High Temperature Composites Inc. has been acquired by Rolls-Royce PLC.

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Back to the Future?

MSC Software’s Apollo Program Legacy, Modern Challenges

MSC’s move to Newport Beach later this year will be latest step by Dominic Gallello to cut costs, improve efficiencies

Behind Simon’s Buyout: New Target for RSI’s Cabinet Operations

MANUFACTURING: Deal signals push into high end of home market

Ron Simon’s recent buyout of the private equity firm that owned half of his RSI Home Products Inc. did more than double his holdings in the Anaheim-based cabinet maker.