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John Wayne Traffic Dips 4.5%

John Wayne Airport passenger traffic decreased 4.5% in July to 946,000 compared with the same month last year. Flights to and from the OC airport dipped 3.3% to 27,500 from July 2018.

By Katie Murar

Long Beach Airport Down 11%

Long Beach Airport traffic decreased 11% year-over-year in July to about 319,000 passengers; year-to-date traffic is down nearly 15% to 2 million.

By Katie Murar

Del Taco Promotion: New COO

Lake Forest-based Del Taco Restaurants Inc. (Nasdaq: TACO) promoted Chad Gretzema to chief operating officer, a new position.

By Paul Hughes

Midday Stock Roundup

The S&P 500 was flat at 2,996.78 during midday trading.

By Kevin Costelloe

CBD Focus for Ex-LifeLock CEO

Todd Davis, co-founder and former chairman and chief executive of Tempe, Ariz.-based identity protection firm LifeLock Inc., has set his sights on a new industry: CBD.

By Jessie Yount

One of OC’s fastest-growing large private cos. … 24% two-year sales growth to $465M … 1,450 employees … pours cement at big construction projects … co-founded, co-owned with family … work includes Disneyland-area hospitality, parking; Segerstrom Concert Hall; USC University Gateway: 1M-SF cast-in-place concrete slabs, eight stories residential, eight parking levels … bachelor’s, Georgetown

In This Week's Issue

Richer Poorer Sets New Course After Turmoil

APPAREL: First store, elevating basics, $100M goal

Apparel company Richer Poorer has a pair of matching goals—corporate stability and ambitious sales growth—after a roller-coaster ride over the past five years that included multiple company sales, a change in product focus, and a near brush with bankruptcy.

OCBJ INSIDER

A Harbor Hit

Craig Atkins has the high and low ends of OC’s housing market covered.

Pacific Mercantile Gets New CEO

BANKING: Replacement has deep roots in OC

For three years, Tom Vertin made a long commute to his job at Costa Mesa-based Pacific Mercantile Bank.

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John Wayne Traffic Dips 4.5%

John Wayne Airport passenger traffic decreased 4.5% in July to 946,000 compared with the same month last year. Flights to and from the OC airport dipped 3.3% to 27,500 from July 2018.

By Katie Murar

Long Beach Airport Down 11%

Long Beach Airport traffic decreased 11% year-over-year in July to about 319,000 passengers; year-to-date traffic is down nearly 15% to 2 million.

By Katie Murar

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