IRVINE, CA— Orange County Business Council is pleased to welcome Rachel Rolnicki as Vice President of Government Affairs, effective February 1, 2020. Rolnicki comes to OCBC following her many years of service for Congressman Lou Correa, as well as State Senator Lou Correa and US...
On Tuesday, January 14, OCBC hosted its first Chairman's Leadership Breakfast of 2020 featuring Fram Virjee, President of California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). In a discussion with Steve Churm, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, FivePoint, Virjee discussed his life from his early years as the son...
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 – Today, the Newsom Administration announced it has initiated the environmental review process on a single-pipeline Delta Conveyance by issuing it’s Notice of Preparation (NOP). A NOP provides state agencies information about the potential environmental effects, including a description of the project and...
Irvine, CA – January 8, 2020 – Orange County Business Council’s BIZPAC today announced its endorsement of Supervisor Don Wagner for re-election to the Orange County Board of Supervisors, District 3. Wagner previously served as a State Assembly Member and Mayor of Irvine. Supervisor Wagner...
On Monday, December 2, OCBC Director Susan Hori, of Manatt, participated in OC Forum's 2020 Housing Outlook panel with Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva and Paul Johnson, Executive Vice President of Community Development. While Quirk-Silva emphasized the need to build significantly more housing in Orange County, Director Hori...
BIZPAC also announces endorsements of 5 candidates in various federal, state and municipal races. IRVINE, CA — November 25, 2019 — Orange County Business Council’s BIZPAC today announced it has endorsed Young Kim in her bid for the 39th Congressional District seat, Senator John Moorlach for re-election...
Irvine, CA – November 21, 2019 – Last night, with 200 in attendance at the Center Club in Costa Mesa, Orange County Business Council awarded its coveted “Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet” honors to select Orange County cities, a water district, educators and transportation...
IRVINE, CA – October 17, 2019 – Union Bank through the MUFG Union Bank Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Orange County Housing Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the supply and availability of affordable housing units in Orange County, with...
Orange County is an economic powerhouse. With the recent release of the 2019-20 OC Community Indicators, the facts are in: 3% unemployment–well below state and national levels–5th most educated county in the US, 2nd largest workforce in California, and 4th largest international population in the nation. Yet when...