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By the Numbers - Orange County Savings and loans

Orange County has 64 savings and loans branches and offices.

That’s Mr. Surfer Dude

APPAREL: O’Neill, Hurley join push to keep 30-and-over crowd

O’Neill Clothing, Hurley International join push for 30-and-over crowd

Greenlight to Add Another 500 Jobs

FINANCE: Looks beyond re-fi market; will double office space

Irvine-based residential mortgage lender Green-light Financial Services Inc. says it’s found a sweet spot in the still-sour housing market

244,800 SF Lease in Fullerton: The Bottler Did It

REAL ESTATE: Biggest in past year; adds to Anaheim operations

Nor-Cal Beverage Co. is expanding its local presence with a big lease at a Fullerton industrial building

New Ingram Boss: Need to Drive Faster

TECHNOLOGY: Wants higher margins, smoother operations

Ingram Micro Inc. chief executive identifies several key areas for improvement since taking the helm

Callahan’s Other Shoe; Moorad’s Big Gift; Ballet’s Split Decision

OC INSIDER Column by Jerry Sullivan

Irvine Investor Gets 300 Acres in Corona

REAL ESTATE: 249-home project goes for $3.5M on courthouse steps

Irvine-based Foremost Communities Inc. snaps up one of the last big housing-development sites in Corona

Action Sports Brand’s Lease Raises OC Profile

APPAREL: Park, other perks for new design center in Irvine

A number of action sports apparel makers are expanding their operations in Orange County

Lyon Revamp Yields Less Debt, New Board

REAL ESTATE: Homebuilder adds three directors as four depart

William Lyon Homes revamp yields less debt, new board

Stance Gets SIMA Award as Breakthrough Surf Brand

Surf Industry Manufacturers Association’s Image Awards draw almost 800

Smith Back to CEO Post at Quest Software

Smith shifts back to chief executive’s post at Quest Software Inc.

Tech Coast Angels’ Funding Up 25%

Tech Coast Angels’ funding up 25%

Jannard: Digital Projector, 500 More Jobs in OC This Year

MEDIA: Red’s next product set for production in Irvine

Red’s Jannard: digital projector, about 500 more jobs in Orange County this year

Quality Systems Rides Surge in Medical Paper Purge

HEALTHCARE: Stimulus aid sped move to electronic records

Medical-software maker Quality Systems Inc. expects the healthcare industry’s move to electronic medical records to quicken

Masimo Sees Sunny Year Ahead After Partly Cloudy ’11

HEALTHCARE: Acute-care, int’l form recent bright spots

Irvine-based medical-device maker Masimo Corp. is working toward what its chief executive calls a “brighter 2012”

St. Mary’s Gets $160,000 for Special Classroom, Staff

Hausman Nonprofit Assists Learning-Challenged Kids

PHILANTHROPY Column by Sherri Cruz

ADDENDUM - February 20, 2012

Other items of interest Orange County Business Journal

CALENDAR - February 21-29, 2012

A listing of events happening all around Orange County.

MARKET WATCH - February 20, 2012

The Week's Best, Worst Performers; Roth OC50, Billion Dollar Club, OC Tech; Index Watch, 52-week Performance

Class-Action Filing: Powerwave Misled on Finances

Tower Technology Maker Hit by Long Share Slide

Class-action filing: Powerwave Technologies Inc. misled on finances, in Technology

UCI Prof: Healthcare Coverage Cuts Costs Over Time

Project Tracks Hospital Use by Newly Insured

UC Irvine professor: Healthcare coverage cuts costs over time, in Healthcare

Mazda Trumpets Innovative Technology in New Spots

Automaker Offers Option to Boost Fuel Efficiency

Next chapter in Mazda North American Operations’ brand story touted in new TV, online commercials, in Media and Marketing

Developers Start to Move Tight Industrial Space

Class A in Shortest Supply; Rents Likely to Rise

Dearth of available high-end industrial space in OC is starting to prompt area developers back into the market, in Real Estate

REAL ESTATE WATCH: inland empire

Inland Empire Mounting Modest, Recovery

Industrial, office markets in the IE continued to mark only the most modest signs of recovery through December

REAL ESTATE DEALS

Sales and leases of offices, industrial buildings, retail space and apartments

CEO’s ‘Epiphany’ in Paraguay

Why Smile Brands Takes Its Best to Those in Need

BEYOND WORK - Smile Brands chief executive’s trip to Paraguay led to business epiphany

By the Numbers - Orange County Bank offices and branches

Orange County has about 590 bank branches and offices, with more than 7,600 employees.

Small But Scrappy

Community banks consolidate, target, diversify in tough market

Community lenders consolidate, target, diversify in tough market

Q&A: Finance

What kind of loans are borrowers seeking, and are businesses better risks?

Commercial Banks Up 2.5% on Deposits, S&Ls Post 9.1% Gain

BofA repeats atop local field; five S&Ls grow, four decline

ABOUT THE LIST: Deposits at OC commercial banks continued to grow at about the same pace as a year earlier, while S&Ls saw a slowing in rate of overall growth. Includes the 2012 OC's TOP COMMERCIAL BANKS, and TOP SAVINGS $ LOANS lists for download (pdf)