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For the seventh year, the Greater Irvine Chamber will award John Colvin Memorial Scholarships to selected students who have been accepted to or are enrolled in a four-year degree program at an accredited university or college in Southern California. Eligible students must have a 3.0 GPA or higher, a demonstrated commitment to a fitness lifestyle, and an objective of contributing to the health and economic vitality of Irvine and California. Applications are being accepted now through Friday, September 17, 5:00 p.m. Download the 2021 John Colvin Memorial Scholarship Application The Greater Irvine Chamber established the scholarship in coordination with the Colvin family to honor long-time Orange County resident John Greg Colvin. Colvin was an active member of the Greater Irvine Chamber, including serving a term as chair of the organization’s Business Attraction and Retention Committee. He died in 2014 while training for an Ironman Triathlon. The scholarship program is one of the Chamber’s workforce development initiatives. For more information, contact Pepper Russell.
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Established in 1983 by a congressional resolution, National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) is an annual tradition during the first full week of May for the U.S. travel community to celebrate the value travel holds for the economy, business, and personal wellbeing. “NTTW takes on a special significance this year as the travel and tourism industry looks to rebound from the pandemic,” said Wendy Haase, vice president, Destination Irvine, a division of the Greater Irvine Chamber. “Despite the hardships of the last year, the Irvine hospitality community is ready and eager to welcome back visitors and help drive the city’s recovery efforts.” The COVID-19 pandemic caused global economic hardship with the travel industry being the hardest hit, even more so than during the Great Recession. Prior to the pandemic, travel spending in Irvine contributed nearly $781 million to the city’s economy, supporting nearly 6,000 jobs, and generating nearly $50 million in state and local tax revenue. 2020 saw a nearly 57% decline in travel spending and a loss of approximately 1,570 jobs, proving just how important the economic impact of corporate meetings and sporting events are to the Irvine community. Despite losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, Irvine is well-positioned for recovery, du...
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Nisha Morris has been promoted to Vice President of Marketing and Communications for City of Hope Orange County. Under Morris’s leadership, City of Hope Orange County has become a recognized health care brand in the region. Nisha is a recognized leader in her field, having been named three times as one of the top public relations professionals in the U.S. by Ragan Communications, PR News, and PR Daily. One of the founding senior members of the City of Hope Orange County team, she has been with City of Hope for nearly three years. Prior to joining City of Hope, she held senior executive marketing and communications roles at Providence St. Joseph Health and Dell. Morris serves on the Boards for the Greater Irvine Chamber and OC Chapter Public Relations Society of America. City of Hope Orange County is the diamond-level Leaders Circle partner of the Greater Irvine Chamber.
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(Orange County Register) As Los Angeles County prepares to enjoy the further relaxed restrictions that will accompany moving to the state-designated yellow tier, some in Orange County are wondering: When is our turn? New state data released on May 4, showed one of Orange County’s COVID-19 metrics, the number of new daily cases per 100,000 residents, continues to dwindle but has stayed stubbornly in the range of the orange (second-best) tier. For weeks now, the county has met yellow tier levels on two other state metrics – the percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive and the positivity rate in neighborhoods with less access to health care. But the daily case rate has to go below 2 cases per 100,000 residents to qualify for the yellow tier, and OC was at 2.4 in this week’s update. “It’s annoying that we’re not there because I think we’re better off than Los Angeles County,” Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee said. “I was disappointed that we weren’t a little closer.” So why can’t we get there, and is OC really better off? It all hinges on how you look at the numbers. For more than a month, the county has had somewhere between 2 and 3 cases new case each da...
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