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Our core initiatives are to be a catalyst for local economic growth, champion for the business community with all levels of government, and to convene greater Irvine stakeholders.
Newlyweds and popular travel bloggers Allie and Bobby Talley of Traveling Newlyweds in a recent post highlighted Irvine as a destination for date nights, detailing the city’s diverse mix of modern dining options. The post outlines date night dining options at Irvine’s one-of-a-kind international shopping center, Diamond Jamboree, including dim sum restaurant Tim Ho Wan and specialty ice cream shop Somi Somi. “Recently we’ve been hooked on Irvine. It’s a city that can get easily overlooked by its flashy and touristy neighbors — but we’re here to let you in on a little secret. Irvine is on the rise. It’s bursting with culture, adventure, culinary delights, and a chic nighttime scene,” the blog reads. Also featured were Irvine’s speakeasies YNK and The Butcher Shop, and Irvine Marriott Spectrum’s rooftop bar Hive & Honey The visit was a result of promotional outreach by Destination Irvine, the destination marketing division of the Greater Irvine Chamber. Click here to view the full blog post. For more information on Irvine as a destination, visit DestinationIrvine.com.
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More than 30 students from Orange County colleges and universities attended the Greater Irvine Chamber’s Feb. 8 Career Edge workshop, Successful Business Etiquette and Workplace Behaviors, instructed by Massiel Pérez-Calhoon, Ed.D., manager of community and corporate relations, Brandman University. Dr. Pérez-Calhoon guided students in exploring basic business practices, how to navigate the demands and expectations of a fast-paced and evolving workplace, professional etiquette and attitude expectations. This year, the Career Edge program has been scaled to include an internship component. As part of the internship program at the Samueli School of Engineering at University of California, Irvine, led by Dean Gregory Washington, interns must complete all three workshops in the Career Edge series. “The Greater Irvine Chamber’s Career Edge program provides students with a professional advantage as they prepare to enter the workforce. Seeing the value in this program, and understanding the needs of our industry partners, we decided it was a perfect fit for our engineering students as they start their careers,” said Dr. Washington. The Chamber’s career readiness program, Career Edge, is presented in collaboration with Google, Irvine Valley College, Vital Link, and the business community. Courses are designed to inspire, inform, and empower students as they prepare to enter the workforce. Th...
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The U.K.-based life science company ForteMedical has expanded to the U.S., establishing a satellite office in Irvine. The decision was aided by the Greater Irvine Chamber’s Foreign Direct Investment work in the U.K. and its Irvine Gateway soft-landing program, which helps expanding companies choose Irvine and transition to the city easily. “ForteMedical embarked on a mission to Irvine hoping that we would find not only enthusiasm for our work, but support, contacts, and avenues into launching our HealthTech into the U.S. We have not been disappointed. The Chamber’s Irvine Gateway team is indefatigable, prescient, and kind. What more could we have asked for in a U.S. business support partner?” said Giovanna Forte, CEO, ForteMedical. “In the last 18 months, we have formed a hugely important joint venture with an Irvine business that will transform our offer and we have found valuable opportunities that point to tangible success in the U.S.” ForteMedical has partnered with 11Health and Technologies, founded and led by Michael Seres, which designs, creates, and delivers personalized diagnostic interventions for patients using medical bags. The wireless, Bluetooth diagnostic chip technology developed by 11Health can be implemented with Forte’s innovative urine collection device, Peezy Midstream, to create real-time, prompt, and accurate urinar...
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The City of Irvine is well known for repeatedly earning the distinction as the Safest City in America and many may also know that it earns the highest marks for fiscal strength—recently ranking first for a fiscal health index among 116 U.S. cities with a population of over 200,000. And as the third-largest city among Orange County’s 34 cities and more than three million people, Irvine is also Orange County’s economic engine. Going beyond the veneer of knowledge about the greater Irvine region in Orange County shows the city’s exceptional growth. For some regional context, if Southern California were a country, it would be the 13th largest economy in the world within a state that itself ranks 5th largest. Orange County boasts a GDP of nearly $300 billion which is larger than 28 states. Its economy is powered by 1.7 million jobs. The Orange County commercial real estate footprint measures approximately 100 million square feet. Clearly, there are no order of magnitude concerns here! Driving Southern California’s growth is the second-largest STEM degree population in the U.S. after New York/New Jersey, and it has an equally high ranking for the number of tech jobs. Getting to Know Irvine In Irvine, professional, scientific, and technical service...
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