On April 8, 2019, the OCMoves Committee was proud to host Stephanie Wiggins, the newly-appointed CEO of Metrolink. Ms. Wiggins was formerly the Deputy CEO of Metrolink and brings a wealth of institutional and industry knowledge to the transit organization. During the meeting, Ms. Wiggins discussed...
On April 9, OCBC's Infrastructure Committee welcomed Grace Tell, Caltrans District 12 Branch Chief of Advance Planning-Project Studies, and Ryan Chamberlain, District 12 Director, to brief the Committee regarding the I-5 Managed Lanes Project.The Project would establish express lanes on the I-5 between the Los...
On April 5, OCBC's Government Affairs Committee welcomed Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-74) to discuss Assembly Bill (AB) 65. AB 65 was authored by Petrie-Norris and supports coastal districts statewide by creating natural infrastructure, or natural ecological systems or processes, to mitigate rising sea levels resulting from...
On April 6, OCBC and the Orange County Transportation Authority were pleased to welcome U.S. House of Representatives Chairman for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon's 4th District), and Freshman Representative Harley Rouda (D-CA's 48th District), to discuss federal transportation projects in Orange County. Among the...
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...
On March 27 - 29, OCBC's Jesse Ben-Ron, Director of Workforce and Economic Development, joined hundreds of economic development practitioners at the 39th Annual California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) Training Conference, hosted in Anaheim by the premier statewide professional economic development organization. The 3-day...
On Thursday, March 28, OCBC Chair-Elect Joe Hensley joined a panel of top economists and elected officials at the CALED 39th Annual Training Conference to discuss Opportunity Zones (OZ’s), economically-distressed communities where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment, and...
“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....
IRWD teamed up with Southern California Edison, Advanced Microgrid Solutions, and Macquarie Capital to create one of the nation’s largest energy storage systems used for on-site power. Featuring a network of high-efficiency Tesla battery arrays, the Project allows IRWD to buy and store electricity when rates...
The Scorecard event also highlighted the United to End Homelessness campaign, led by a coalition of leaders in business, faith, and nonprofits, which has continued to succeed towards its goal to reduce the number of homeless families to functional zero. Additionally, OC United Way has been...