Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce
Our mission is to advance the economic vitality of greater Irvine.
Our mission is to advance the economic vitality of greater Irvine.
There are companies that do one thing well. There are companies that do a few things well. Then there are the companies that do everything well. This year, seven companies stand apart for scoring well beyond most of the pack in every one of the five categories that go into the Management Top 250, a ranking compiled by the Drucker Institute of the most effectively run major U.S. companies. Those seven companies: Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Accenture PLC, Procter & Gamble Co., 3M Co., Nike Inc., and Greater Irvine Chamber Leaders Circle member Edwards Lifesciences Corp. As a group they aren’t the seven highest-ranked companies overall, but they are the only ones that scored one standard deviation or more above the mean in all five categories—customer satisfaction, employee engagement and development, innovation, social responsibility and financial strength—among the hundreds of companies examined by the Drucker Institute. It’s impossible to tell exactly why these companies scored so well in all of the categories. But there is a clue: Of the five categories, it was customer satisfaction where these management all-stars most differentiated themselves as a group in comparison with the scores of the top 20 companies overall, according to an analysis by the Drucker Institute. Ranjay...
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Not taking a second seat to Boston, the Bay Area, or anywhere else for that matter, the Greater Irvine Chamber has strategically targeted U.K. companies for expansion into Irvine’s strong life science and innovation ecosystem. From research conducted by the Chamber’s economic development team, the U.K. life science sector was identified to have the greatest potential globally for expansion to the U.S.—more specifically, to Irvine. The Chamber engaged its foreign direct investment initiative (FDI), sending a Chamber delegation twice to the U.K. to convene with executives who have expressed readiness to expand their companies into the U.S. As a follow-up to its FDI visits abroad, the Greater Irvine Chamber in late October hosted 15 executives from 10 U.K. life science companies and three associations for a three-day Irvine/Orange County Life Science Showcase. “After just two years cultivating the U.K. life science sector, Irvine has an enhanced profile and a solid reputation. The response to our Life Science Showcase is proof that we are now on the global radar and our chances of securing U.K.-owned company-growth here is increased measurably,” said Linda DiMario, vice president of the Greater Irvine Chamber. The Chamber executive team and industry-experts Chamber partners showcased Irvine’s life science and innovation...
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By Bryan Starr, president and CEO, Greater Irvine Chamber. As we are about to kick off the new year, the Greater Irvine Chamber has every reason to be grateful for the current state of the city and optimistic about its future. While trends affecting other regions and the nation as a whole may indicate volatility, the City of Irvine remains far ahead of the curve on the issue of economic health because of the diversification of its commercial portfolio. This did not just happen by chance, it was a deliberate strategy set forth by the Irvine Master Plan more than half a century ago. The plan has worked so well that Irvine was this year ranked the top U.S. city for fiscal health by the nonprofit organization Truth in Accounting. Irvine is an economic powerhouse with 23,000 businesses providing more than 250,000 jobs. With approximately 500 life science companies, Irvine is the third most popular city in California for this segment of the economy. Additionally, Irvine’s information technology and innovation sectors fuel dominance in medical devices, ophthalmology, cybersecurity, software development, and digital media and gaming. And to help young companies launch, our thriving startup ecosystem is supported by accelerators UCI Applied Innovation...
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Looking back on 2018, it’s clear that Irvine’s Master Plan has created a city built to succeed. This year’s accomplishments touch almost every aspect of life — schools, safety, family, jobs and open space. “This didn’t happen by chance,” says Bryan Starr, president of the Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce. “Irvine was master planned to succeed.” As the city prepares for its 47th birthday on Dec. 28, one thing is clear: Irvine is hitting its stride. Photo courtesy of Ryan Lilyengren. HERE’S THE YEAR IN REVIEW: In January, Irvine was named the most fiscally sound city in America by The Fiscal Times. In April, about 300 people gathered at Quail Hill to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Irvine’s Open Space Agreement, which resulted in permanently preserving 16,000 acres — one-third of the city — as open space. In May, Irvine police held their first Pizza with a Cop event to engage with residents as they do with Coffee with a Cop, National Night Out and Open House events. In May, The Trust for Public Land ranked Irvine’s parks and open space in the nation’s top 10 — and the best in Southern California. In July, county assessor’s records showed Irvine home values increased on average 50 percent more than the rest...
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