Mark Mueller
Editor
Mark Mueller covers commercial and residential real estate for the Orange County Business Journal. His beat also includes title insurers and mortgage lenders, as well as government stories that relate to real estate. He can be reached at mueller@ocbj.com.
Phone: 949-833-8373 Extension: 226
Recent Stories
Lugano Gets $300M; Plots New Locations
5.11 parent takes 60% stake in jewelry firm
Expectations for expansion in Lugano’s presence via new markets, new store locations and more event sponsorships and philanthropic work to help build community ties
UST Co-Founder Pillai Preps $200M SPAC
Offshoot of McLaren Strategic Ventures
Sajan Pillai is the latest local executive looking to tap the booming market for special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs
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Skate Wins
It’s been a good ride of late for the skateboarding industry, and for Orange County sponsors of the sport
BioDuro-Sundia Brings Manufacturing to Irvine
Joins Dendreon, Avid Bioservices
BioDuro-Sundia plans for expansion into Orange County with a new facility in the Irvine Spectrum area with commercial service operations starting next year
Innovators Take Center Stage at Business Journal Event
E-commerce vet Neel Grover keynotes
Nearly 250 members of the Orange County business community attended the seventh annual Innovator of the Year Awards ceremony last Thursday, Sept. 9
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Next Steps at NextGen
NextGen Healthcare moved HQ designation from Irvine to Atlanta earlier this year, not long after it listed a portion of its former corporate office for sublease
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Exec Moves; Rinker’s Words
Big exec moves made their share of headlines in OC last week
Business Journal Celebrates Family-Owned Businesses
EVENTS: In-person gathering draws 300
First live event in 18 months for the Business Journal as the 22nd annual Family-Owned Business Awards ceremony was held on August 26
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COVID Lessons
Joe Kiani foresaw the potential damage of COVID-19 and took steps before many others in early 2020 to prepare
FivePoint CEO Expects More Irvine Entitlements
REAL ESTATE: $328M sale; affordable housing focus
Potential for seeking additional residential entitlements at Irvine’s Great Park Neighborhoods to increase affordable housing availability
