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WeWork Goes Big In Irvine Spectrum

WeWork Companies Inc. has struck a deal to lease all of a just-built office in the Irvine Spectrum, and will operate one of the largest coworking spots in the U.S. at the location.

By Mark Mueller

OC 500: John Tu

China-born; to U.S. 1972 … cook in uncle’s Chinese restaurant, apprentice welder, Germany, as youth … world’s largest consumer memory products maker … near $7B sales … diversifying lines: keyboard + mouse … headsets under HyperX gaming division; sponsors 30 online gaming teams … Tu plays with band JT & Friends … Business Journal OC’s Wealthiest; OC 50

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TI Contractors Up 11% to $1.3B

Tenant-improvement contractors’ sales last year grew 11% in Orange County to $1.3 billion in billings on 26 million square feet of work, according to Business Journal research.

By Katie Murar

OZ Heating Up in OC

One of Santa Ana’s first Opportunity Zone projects has begun, a 40,000-square-foot office building called First Harbor Plaza, by Diamond Bar developer Primior,

By Katie Murar

Ingram Still Buying

Ingram Micro closed on the purchase of Abbakan, a Paris-based cybersecurity services firm, on undisclosed terms.

By Kevin Costelloe

Allied Universal Buys Phoenix Security Firm

Santa Ana-based security and facility services giant Allied Universal bought Phoenix-based Shetler Security Services on undisclosed terms.

By Kevin Costelloe

In This Week's Issue

OC Executives Don’t See Late Year Recession

ECONOMY: CSUF survey shows confidence dipa

Orange County executives aren’t planning on a U.S. recession this year, according to the latest quarterly survey from California State University-Fullerton.

Irvine Revolving Sushi Chain Kura Plans IPO

RESTAURANTS: $57.5M offering, eyes 200+ spots

Kura Sushi USA Inc., an Irvine-based sushi restaurant chain that opened its first location at the city’s Diamond Jamboree shopping center in 2009, has its eyes on being the first Orange County restaurant company to go public in nearly four years.

Downtown Anaheim Rental Site Trades

REAL ESTATE: 314 units, goes for $20M

One of the largest apartment development sites in downtown Anaheim has traded hands at a healthy per-acre price.

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WeWork Goes Big In Irvine Spectrum

WeWork Companies Inc. has struck a deal to lease all of a just-built office in the Irvine Spectrum, and will operate one of the largest coworking spots in the U.S. at the location.

By Mark Mueller

OC 500: John Tu

Read This Week's Digital Issue

TI Contractors Up 11% to $1.3B

Tenant-improvement contractors’ sales last year grew 11% in Orange County to $1.3 billion in billings on 26 million square feet of work, according to Business Journal research.

By Katie Murar

OZ Heating Up in OC

One of Santa Ana’s first Opportunity Zone projects has begun, a 40,000-square-foot office building called First Harbor Plaza, by Diamond Bar developer Primior,

By Katie Murar

Ingram Still Buying

Ingram Micro closed on the purchase of Abbakan, a Paris-based cybersecurity services firm, on undisclosed terms.

By Kevin Costelloe

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