Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce
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Our mission is to advance the economic vitality of greater Irvine.
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Turning out educated students who earn diplomas is a big part of UC Irvine’s mission, but the school also produces a wide variety of research, and last year was a blockbuster in terms of grants supporting that work. The second-youngest of the University of California system’s 10 campuses, UCI reported in fiscal 2018-19 it received 825 awards totaling $441 million in research funding, the most the school has ever received in a year and about a 47% increase since 2012-13, according to UCI data. The bulk of the 2018-19 grants are federal dollars from NASA, Health and Human Services, Defense Department and other agencies. That puts UCI ahead of smaller campuses such as Riverside and Merced, but it still trails the system’s biggest schools. In 2017-18, UC San Francisco and San Diego topped the list with more than $1 billion each. So what kinds of questions, problems and projects are UCI researchers exploring that are expected to “make important, productive contributions to the state, the nation and the world,” as university Vice Chancellor for Research Pramod Khargonekar described it? Here are a few examples of campus studies that may someday lead to new discoveries or life-changing solutions to medical, technological and societal concerns. How earl...
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Ahead of the 2020 Census, California is spending nearly 95 times what it did a decade ago on outreach to encourage residents to participate, an indication of just how critical this count is for the Golden State. And with the Trump Administration’s controversial and contentious — yet unsuccessful — bid to include a citizenship question on this year’s census, the stakes are even higher for states with large immigrant populations like California. California loses around $2,000 a year in federal funding for each resident who goes uncounted in the census, Los Angeles County officials have estimated. In the 2010 census, more than 210,000 young children were uncounted, and the overall participation rate in California was 73%, down from 76% in 2010. State officials are determined to ensure that doesn’t happen again in 2020. Gov. Gavin Newsom has charged Secretary of State Alex Padilla with leading the California Complete Count Committee, which is partnering with local organizations within small communities to increase participation in the census. This news organization spoke with Secretary Padilla about the challenges for California in the 2020 census and the strategies that state officials are using to encourage a complete count. This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. Q: What’...
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White Nelson Diehl Evans LLP (WNDE), an accounting firm with offices in Irvine and San Diego, and a Leaders Circle sponsor of the Greater Irvine Chamber, has made INSIDE Public Accounting’s (IPA) annual ranking of the Nation’s Top 200 Accounting Firms for the seventh year in a row. The firm ranks 136 in this year’s IPA Top 200 list, having moved up 13 spots from the prior year’s ranking. Top IPA firms are ranked by U.S. net revenues and are compiled by analyzing the more than 550 responses received this year for IPA’s Survey and Analysis of Firms. This is IPA’s 29th annual ranking of the largest accounting firms in the nation. For the most recent fiscal year, IPA 200 firms range in size from $19.2 million to $39 million in revenue. “Ranking in the Top 200 Accounting Firms for seven consecutive years is a great accomplishment for our firm,” said Paul Treinen, WNDE’s managing partner. “We are honored to receive this designation and would like to thank our loyal client base and our exceptional team for contributing to this accomplishment.” INSIDE Public Accounting, founded in 1987, is published by The Platt Group. The Platt Group publishes both the award-winning INSIDE Public Accounting newsletter and the award-winning Nationa...
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Madelynn Hirneise has been selected by the Families Forward Board of Directors by unanimous decision to assume the role of CEO at the organization beginning Oct.1. “Families Forward is dedicated to ending family homelessness and there is no better person to lead the organization as we navigate the changing landscape of homelessness in Orange County,” said Gary Cohn, Families Forward board chair. A proven leader, Hirneise began her career at Families Forward in 2012 as a housing resource specialist and most recently served as senior director of the organization. For the past seven years, she has been instrumental in designing, developing, and implementing Families Forwards’ strategic housing acquisition and partnership programs. Throughout her time at Families Forward, Hirneise has overseen the Housing Program, Prevention and Diversion, Career Services, and Community Resources. Under her direction, Families Forward saw an increase of nearly 75% in their housing continuum while maintaining a reputation in the community as leaders in quality care. She is dedicated to the mission of the organization and brings a passion for helping others to the role. Families Forward, a Greater Irvine Chamber member, is on the leading edge of effective solutions for families, including dramatically increasing the inventory of affordable housing available to vulnerabl...
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