BOB OLSON
PRESIDENT/CEO
R.D. OLSON DEVELOPMENT
WHY: R.D. Olson has made its mark on Orange County, as the Newport Beach-based company spearheaded major projects such as Chapman University’s Reeves Hall, Irvine Spectrum Marriott, Lido House and Paséa Hotel and Spa.
IN THE NEWS: Newport Beach-based R.D. Olson Development announced earlier this year it would no longer develop a hotel on the Hawaiian island of Maui and instead build an industrial building. The 137K-square-foot speculative project, which is being built next to Kahului Airport, is slated to cost $54M.
QUOTABLE: “As a developer, it is our first industrial project (in Maui).”