OCBC's Workforce Development Committee welcomed Denton Knapp Jr., Director of the Tierney Center for Veteran Services, Goodwill of Orange County. Denton gave an engaging presentation on the Orange County veteran community and the ways veterans make exceptional employees. According to Knapp, Orange County is home...
IRVINE, CA – The AT&T Foundation has awarded OCBC's Orange County Education and Research Institute with a $20,000 grant to support the Latino Educational Attainment (LEA) initiative, which educates Orange County's immigrant parents on how to navigate California's public school system and become effective advocates...
IRVINE, CA— Orange County Business Council (OCBC) is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the Ninth Annual “Turning Red Tape Into Red Carpet” Awards. Acknowledging the good work local government can do to shape the future of Orange County, this highly prestigious...
On Wednesday, April 17, OCBC’s Workforce Development Committee and Community College Working Group hosted Mark Steiman, Executive Director of Human Resources for CHOC Children's. In back-to-back meetings with these groups, Mark provided insightful information on the CHOC Children's culture, and how he identifies talent that either...
IRVINE, CA— Orange County Business Council is pleased to welcome Jesse Ben-Ron as Director of Workforce and Economic Development, beginning March 26. Ben-Ron comes to OCBC following his role as District Coordinator of Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy for Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva. “We are so pleased...
“The new world of work is about skills, not necessarily degrees,” said Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co. “Unfortunately, too many people are stuck in low-skill jobs that have no future and too many businesses cannot find the skilled workers they need....
IRVINE, CA — Oct. 31, 2018 — Tech innovation and demographic shifts are catalysts driving major change in the Orange County workforce, according to Orange County Business Council's 2019 Orange County Workforce Indicators Report released on October 30, but keeping young talent continues to be a challenge. Presented...
OCBC 2018 Wish List Just over a week in, and already 2018 is promising to be quite a year. Californians will head to the voting booths on June 5 and decide the fate of numerous potentially business-impacting measures, such as rent control, traffic relief, Prop 13...
The following article appears as it was originally published in The Orange County Register November 16, 2017. Undoubtedly, one of the most influential directors in history is Steven Spielberg. Imaginative fantasy is a hallmark of so many of his movies from E.T. to Jurassic Park to...
On Thursday, OCBC partnered with Rancho Santiago Community College District to hold the first of a series of Industry Roundtables geared toward bridging gaps between academic curriculum and the skills industry seeks in an incoming workforce. This first roundtable focuses on the Healthcare Industry sector,...