OCBJ SPECIAL REPORTS
Deepak Garg: Expanding SEW’s Global Reach
Deepak Garg sometimes sounds more like an activist for water and electricity resources instead of a veteran businessman at the helm of a 1,200-plus-employee company
Scott Shreeve: ‘Best Year Ever’ for Crossover Health
Dr. Scott Shreeve’s Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award wasn’t his only win in 2021
Michl Binderbauer: Energy Exec Goes to Washington
Michl Binderbauer was one of the five winners at the Business Journal’s Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards last May, and has been pushed farther in the spotlight of elite physicists in the months since
Emile Haddad: Big Picture Focus Amid Changes
After leading his $900 million-valued company’s team through the pandemic, Haddad stepped down from the top spot of the Irvine-based real estate developer in September
A Security Firm’s Premier
Loko Melds Movie Effects, Artificial Intelligence; Moves HQ to Irvine
Security upstart firm opened new headquarters this month at the Discovery Park office complex in the Irvine Spectrum
Couple Finds IT Business Booming in Mission Viejo
TECHNOLOGY: PE veteran buys IT franchise
TeamLogic IT said 2021 revenue climbed 30% in 2021 because “an acceleration of cyberattacks” has fueled growth in managed IT services
Retiree Finds New Life in Technology, Teaching
Runs six Coder Schools
When Mark Freedkin retired about five years ago from a lifetime of working on computers, he got so bored that he tried being an Uber driver
SBA Lending Growth ‘Slows’ to 20%; Fewer Incentives
9 OC Lenders Report Growth Topping 25%
The 15 lenders on this week’s list issued 168 loans, a 14% increase from last year. The average loan size was $1.2 million, similar to year-ago levels
OC’s Newly Public Cos. Plot Real Estate Expansions
2021 Marked a Record for Local IPOs. Leasing Activity Has Followed.
Eleven local companies went public last year via traditional IPOs, while several others went public by reverse mergers using the SPAC route
Property Managers, Landlords See Flight to Quality
Leasing Activity Up, More Workers Returning to Office
Though most companies have yet to return to the office on a full-time basis, hybrid scheduling is becoming more common in bringing employees back
Companies Make Post-Pandemic Leasing Decisions
$47B in Local Brokerage Lease, Sale Deals; Up 58%
After two years of market volatility, brokers are now more closely watching inquiries and tours as office players attempt to gauge where the market is headed
CFO Standouts Report Improving 2022
Focus on Charities, Advertising, and Space Flights
The Business Journal’s next CFO awards ceremony is scheduled for May 5th at the Irvine Marriott
Masimo: Putting Apple on Watch
Top OC Public Firms Square Off in Court
Orange County’s biggest publicly traded companies are taking on some of the world’s better-known businesses, from Apple to Medtronic to Tesla, in court
Edwards Lifesciences: Decline in IP Expenditures
Edwards Lifesciences, the most valuable publicly traded company based in Orange County with a valuation near $66 billion, last year spent $20.6 million on intellectual property litigation
Chipotle: 100K Worker Base Adds Complexity
Slip-and-fall lawsuits and similar legal cases are a constant concern for Chipotle, which manages more than 3,000 restaurants with almost 100,000 employees
