Community college students pursuing careers in healthcare face unique challenges when seeking hands-on clinical experiences in already busy hospital and medical environments or under the guidance of nurses.Laurie Sienkewicz, Deputy Sector Navigator of the Health Workforce Initiative detailed these challenges to the OCBC Community College...
Speakers Dr. Wallace Walrod, OCBC Chief Economic Advisor, and Adam Gold, Chief Technology Officer of the Children’s Hospital Orange County discussed the changing workforce at OCBC’s Workforce Development Committee Meeting on November 14, 2018.Dr. Walrod presented key findings from OCBC’s 2019 Workforce Indicators Report, such...
Let’s create one million more homes, one million more skilled workers, one million acre-feet of water, and one million more jobs. That was the message delivered at the 2018 California Economic Summit, which took place on November 15 and 16 in Santa Rosa, CA.Attended by...
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...
Scenic beaches, majestic mountains, a temperate climate and a world-class economy are a part of what makes California such an attractive place to live.But today fewer people are able to call the Golden State home. High housing costs have created an affordability crisis unprecedented in...
Dr. Anil Puri and Dr. Mira Farka tell OCBC 24th Annual Economic Forecast Conference attendees that GDP and employment growth will moderate, but don’t see recession soon. IRVINE, CA — October 25, 2018 — The nation’s and Orange County’s economies – still charging along in “high...
Healthy economies demand many things. A skilled workforce, raw materials, an efficient manufacturing base and access to capital are among the basics. But leave out a safe, well maintained, functioning transportation system to move workers and goods, and what do you have?Delayed production and delivery,...
BIZPAC also announces endorsements of 13 candidates in municipal races. IRVINE, CA — September 18, 2018 — Orange County Business Council’s BIZPAC today announced it is endorsing Josh Lowenthal in his bid for the 72nd Assembly District seat, La Habra Mayor Tim Shaw for Orange County...
“Playing the long game” is not a new saying. In sports, it means throwing the football down the field or driving the golf ball toward the green. Urban Dictionary defines it as “considering the future implications of current choices, thinking ahead, being deliberate and patient.”For...
IRVINE, CA — August 27, 2018 — Orange County Business Council today announced it is endorsing Sen. Dianne Feinstein for election to a fifth term in the United States Senate. In its endorsement, OCBC called Sen. Feinstein “an experienced voice in the U.S. Senate that...