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Local Commercial Construction Firms Post Big Gain

Increase Led by Orange County Clark Construction OfficeCOMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT: A jump in work reported by the local office of Clark Construction Group LLC helped Orange County’s largest commercial construction companies post their strongest year for revenue since 2008.

By Mark Mueller June 16, 2013 midnight   $$ Share
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Strong April for OC Hotels

Orange County hotels saw another good month in April, when room rates and occupancy levels continued to rise.

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New Ad Shop Will Bring Piece of Taco Bell Account to Downtown Santa Ana

MARKETING: Execs part with Draftfcb amid agency’s cutbacks here

Advertising agency Draftfcb has cut staff, reduced the status of its Irvine office, and seen two key executives leave to start their own shop

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Such a Career!

30 Years, Many Hats at PPS Parking & Transportation

WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARDS: There’s little that Karen Such hasn’t done at PPS Parking & Transportation Inc. over the past 30 years.

ADDENDUM - June 17, 2013

Other items of interest from Orange County Business Journal

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CALENDAR - June 17-26, 2013

A listing of events happening all around Orange County.

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Santa Ana Company Sponsors Industry Trade Pub

Paint Maker Helping With Distribution to Fellow Pros

A Santa Ana-based paint manufacturer is sponsoring distribution of a new trade publication aimed at people in the general contracting, property management and remodeling industries, in the Media & Marketing column.

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Kawasaki Launches Campaign Tied to "The Lone Ranger" Movie

Irvine-based Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA launched a campaign tied to the release of “The Lone Ranger” movie set for its American opening on July 3.

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Newport Beach Golf Club Investor Buys in Tampa

Newport Beach-based golf club owner and operator Concert Golf Partners has acquired the Emerald Greens Gold Resort & Country Club in Tampa, Fla. from Convergent Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm there.

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Casanova Pendrill Gets Miller Lite

MillerCoors, the second-largest beer company in America, has named Costa Mesa-based Casanova Pendrill Inc., its advertising agency of record for the Latino-American market.

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Kia Looks to Come of Age With Cadenza Campaign

AUTOS: TV spots during NBA finals for first premium sedan

Kia employs coming-of-age metaphor in its ad campaign to introduce 2014 Cadenza

Miramar Plans $50M Mobile Sector Fund

Corona del Mar-based venture capital firm Miramar Venture Partners is launching its first-ever “sector-specific fund”

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Advantage Sales Acquires Pryority

Irvine-based Advantage Sales and Marketing LLC acquired Pryority Food Marketing Inc. on undisclosed terms.

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Big Crowd for OCBJ’s Women in Business Awards

Five businesswomen were honored in front of a crowd of more than 900 at the Business Journal’s 19th annual Women in Business Awards luncheon on June 4 at the Hyatt Regency Irvine. Includes WIB Photo Gallery

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Women-Owned Businesses Wanted for Annual List

ECONOMY: Subject of special report scheduled for July 8

The Business Journal is looking for Orange County-based companies that are at least 51% women-owned for our upcoming list of women-owned businesses.