Jane Yu covers finance, education, manufacturing and professional services for the Orange County Business Journal. She can be reached at yu@ocbj.com.
Recent Stories
Carpenter New Chair of PacMerc
Costa Mesa-based Pacific Mercantile Bancorp Inc. has tapped three outside executives to join the company’s 11-member board of directors, including two from Irvine-based advisory firm Carpenter & Co.
Experian Acquires Analytics-Software Company
Costa Mesa-based Experian Marketing Services has acquired Burlington, Mass.-based Conversen Inc. on undisclosed terms.
The Hyundai You Don’t Know
Automaker’s Finance Arm Works Quietly From OC Perch
The lack of limelight is fine with Hyundai Capital.
McKernan Retires as CEO of Auto Club, Takes Chair
SERVICES: 37-year veteran Bouttier named successor
Thomas McKernan retires as chief executive of Automobile Club of Southern California, elected chairman
Jobless Rate Falls on Gains, Data Revisions
Orange County added 3,300 jobs in April, when the unemployment rate fell to 7.4% from 8.2% in March and 8.5% a year earlier.
PacSun Manages Same-Store Sales Gain
Anaheim-based action sports retailer Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. posted a gain in same-store sales and a narrower-than-expected loss in the April quarter, both signs of progress in a turnaround that’s been three years in the making.
Ceradyne Gets 2nd Order on Military Helmets
Costa Mesa-based technical ceramic products company Ceradyne Inc. has received the second of two orders for its enhanced combat helmet, valued at about $3.9 million.
McKernan Retires as CEO, Takes Chairman’s Post at Auto Club
Thomas McKernan has retired as chief executive and been elected chairman of Costa Mesa-based Automobile Club of Southern California.
Famed Acoustics Pro on Chapman Arts Center
EDUCATION: Famed acoustician on Chapman University’s performing arts center
Plaza Posts 32% Boost in Quarterly Profit
Irvine-based Plaza Bank saw a 32% increase in profit in the first quarter, totaling $293,000.
