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‘Jam-Packed’ Blizzard to Skip Fan Fest in Anaheim This Year

TECHNOLOGY: Video game maker commits to BlizzCon 2013Irvine-based video game maker Blizzard Entertainment Inc. is skipping BlizzCon fan festival this year

By Jane Yu January 28, 2012 midnight   $$ Share
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Why Red Works Here

400 Jobs, Custom Production Line in Irvine

Why Red Works Here: a look inside the digital camera company’s production in Irvine

Broadcom to Cut 3% of Work Force, Blu-ray

TECHNOLOGY: Targets 300 jobs; focus on higher margins

Broadcom’s exit from Blu-ray disc, digital TV business part of broader restructuring plan that will cut 300 jobs companywide

Identive Pays $5.3M for German Smart-Card Maker

TECHNOLOGY: Deal stretches reach, expected to stoke sales

Identive Group Inc. has acquired a majority stake in a German-based smart card provider in a $5.3 million stock deal.

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Environmental Consultants Tread Water in 2011

Billings Flat; CH2M Hill Keeps Top Spot, Adds Staff

ABOUT THE LIST - The largest environmental consultants operating in Orange County managed to hold steady on local business last year. Includes the 2012 OC's LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS list for download (pdf)

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Western Digital Manages Expectations on Hard Drives

Guidance Comes Amid Recovery in Thailand

Irvine-based Western Digital Corp. expects hard-drive shipments to be “significantly constrained” in the March quarter, in Technology

Identive Buys German Smart-Card Maker

Identive Group Inc. has acquired a majority stake in a German-based smart card provider in a $5.3 million stock deal.

Broadcom Shares Up on Q4 Earnings, Dividend Increase

Shares of Broadcom Corp. are up in afterhours trading Tuesday after the Irvine-based chipmaker announced fourth quarter financials that beat Wall Street expectations.

Sail Venture in Canada

Costa Mesa-based venture capital firm Sail Venture Partners LLC has established a joint venture in Canada with an aim to invest in early stage clean-tech companies.

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Fisker’s Future

Automaker Answers Skeptics, Eyes 12,000 Vehicles Sold in ’12

Anaheim-based automaker Henrik Fisker answers skeptics, eyes 12,000 vehicles sold in 2012

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Broadcom in Talks on Tustin Legacy Campus Plan

REAL ESTATE: Officials mum on dealings at old Marine base

Irvine-based chipmaker Broadcom Corp. apparently toying with idea of building new HQ campus elsewhere in OC

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OC Automakers Aim Beyond Super Bowl

ADVERTISING: Now crafting packages around big-game spots

Orange County automakers aim beyond Super Bowl

Ingram Micro Chief Gets Good Grades on Way Out

Spierkel Credited With Steady Revenue Growth

Analysts laud Gregory Spierkel’s run as chief executive of Ingram Micro, in Technology

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ADDENDUM - January 30, 2012

Other items of interest Orange County Business Journal

CoreLogic Boosts Outlook Amid Texas, Other Cuts

OC-Based Data Provider Continues Strategic Review

Santa Ana-based CoreLogic Inc. boosts outlook amid cuts in Texas, elsewhere, in Real Estate