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Incoming Class Gets New Ultrasound Product
The incoming fall 2019 class of UCI’s School of Medicine was gifted with more than outerwear during its annual white coat ceremony, the inaugural event for new medical students.
FDA Discloses Edwards Recall
Shares of Edwards Lifesciences Corp. were down 3.5% in midday trading Thursday, after the Food & Drug Administration said the company had recalled part of a transcatheter heart valve system made since last year.
Korean Buyer For 2 Luxe Resorts?
HOSPITALITY: Ritz, Montage trade expected
A South Korean financial services group has emerged as the likely buyer for two of Orange County’s poshest coastal resorts, which could trade hands for $900 million or more on a combined basis.
Marketing: Tennis Club Gets Its Groupon
Newport Beach Tennis Club is seeking members via a massive discount.
KushCo Adds Cannabidiol
KushCo Holdings Inc. (OTC: KSHB) plans to add cannabidiol distribution to its slate of products and services.
Parcel Pending: New President
Irvine-based Parcel Pending named former Greenwave Systems CEO Greg Memo its president, replacing Brad Farmer.
SEC Charges Stuart Frost
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Stuart Frost of Laguna Niguel and his investment advisory firm Frost Management Company LLC, with fraud and breach of fiduciary duties for charging over $14 million in undisclosed and excessive incubator fees to start-up companies.
ChromaDex to Place $7M
Irvine-based ChromaDex (Nasdaq CDXC) will sell $7 million of its common stock in a private placement, with a closing expected Aug. 15.
El Pollo Loco Adds C-Suite Legal
Costa Mesa-based El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LOCO) named Jason Weintraub its Chief Legal Officer, a new position.
UCI Tops School Ranking List
The University of California at Irvine ranked No. 1 on Money magazine’s 2019-20 list of the nation’s “Best Colleges.”
Creed to Retire; Gibbs In
Greg Creed will retire as chief executive of Yum Brands Inc. (NUSE: YUM) Jan. 1 and be replaced by David Gibbs, current president and chief operating officer of the Louisville-based fast food franchiser of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
Hookah Warning From UCI
Hookah smoking may be trendy among college students, but University of California-Irvine researchers have warned about its dangers.
UCI Docs Seek Clue to Lyme Disease
University of California-Irvine professors are trying a new approach in Lyme disease research.
Hoag, UCI After Alzheimer’s Cure
Researchers at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach and University of California-Irvine are taking divergent tacks on Alzheimer’s work.
UCI Health CEO to Masimo
Richard Gannotta is stepping down as Chief Executive of University California—Irvine Health System to take an executive position at Irvine device maker Masimo.
