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During its Celebrate Resilience awards presentation, the Greater Irvine Chamber recognized companies, organizations, and individuals that have made a positive impact on the greater Irvine community in response to the Coronavirus crisis. Congratulations to the 2020 Celebrate Resilience award recipients: Community Hero Chaplain Jeff Hetschel, Hoag Benefactor Award Google Fiber Community Impact Award OmniPrint International Community Impact Award B. Braun Community Impact Award Irvine Mayor Christina Shea and the Irvine City Council Corporate Responsibility Award FivePoint Corporate Responsibility Award University of California, Irvine Frontline Champion The Stand Frontline Champion Ampronix Innovation Award Second Harvest Food Bank Innovation Award Monica Pal Innovation Award Golden State Foods Nonprofit Hero Families Forward Partnership Hero UCI Beall Applied Innovation Service Award Genee Hansen Hospitality Award Wayne Lanthier, Hyatt House Supporting Celebrate Resilience are Presenting Sponsor: City of Hope Orange County; Sustainability Sponsor: Waste Management; Business Sponsors: FivePoint, Hoag, Octane, Orange County Soccer Club, and UC Irvine; Event Sponsors: Allergan Antis Roofing & Waterproofing, B Braun, Chevron, COX, Diamond Jamboree, Edwards Lifesciences, Google, Greater Newport Physicians, HBLA, Hoag Orthopedic Institute, Irvine Company, Jackson Titus, Kelley Bluebook, OmniPrint, Pacific Western Bank, SoCalGas, Southern California Edison, Transportation Corridor Agencies, Wells Fargo, WNDE, and Zillow Group. Presented digitally on Oct. 22, the show can be viewed here.
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In its annual Hispanic Leadership Awards event earlier this month, the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced Antis Roofing & Waterproofing as one of the recipients. This is notable for a Caucasian-owned company to be given an award typically reserved for Hispanic-owned businesses; however, nearly 90% of Antis’ employees are of Hispanic descent. The awards put particular emphasis on companies who have philanthropy and community outreach baked into their culture. “At the end of the day, it’s part of our responsibility to give back and make a difference in the community,” says last year’s Leadership Award recipient Andrew Pujols, who founded Open Gate International in Costa Mesa to help people with troubled backgrounds get job training within the restaurant industry. Executive Officer Charles Antis accepted this year’s award during the event with an emotional tribute to the Antis team members of all ethnic backgrounds at the 30-year-old business. “It means so much to receive this now, during Hispanic Heritage Month, when we honor Latin American traditions,” Antis says. He mentions the company’s annual Aguinaldo, an end-of-year bonus of up to one month’s salary, as one of the many sharing traditions that “we learned from Latin American culture.” “We learn honor and respec...
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The Irvine City Council recognized six employees for 25, 30, and 35 years of dedicated service to the City. City of Irvine employees work to keep the community safe, reduce Irvine’s carbon footprint, keep traffic flowing, and support events and activities for residents and visitors. Police Chief Mike Hamel, Irvine Police Department 25 Years of Service Irvine Police Chief Mike Hamel is a 27-year law enforcement veteran who has been with the Irvine Police Department since 1995. He is the first Irvine Police Chief to rise through the ranks from police officer to Chief. Chief Hamel began his law enforcement career in 1993 with the Los Angeles Police Department, where he was the Honor Graduate of the Police Academy. In 1995, he transferred to IPD, where he has worked in various assignments throughout the Department, including Field Training Officer, SWAT Officer, Crimes Against Persons Detective, Detective Sergeant, Detective Lieutenant, Personnel and Training Lieutenant, Area Commander and Deputy Police Chief. Chief Hamel is the past president of the Orange County Chiefs’ of Police and Sheriffs Association. He is also the governing board chair for Waymakers, a non-profit victim service organization, a commissioner for the Orange County Human Relations Commission, and a past board member fo...
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(Orange County Business Journal) Amazon.com Inc.’s hoping shoppers find high-tech convenience when shopping at their latest Amazon Fresh concept in The Market Place in Irvine, which marks the grocer’s first in Orange County. Amazon Fresh, which opened Oct. 22, continues to expand the perks for Prime members with free, same-day delivery and pick-up for members. There’s plenty of tech used throughout the store. Amazon Dash Cart, which uses sensors and computer vision, to track what customers are pulling off shelves allows shoppers to bypass the usual checkout line. Shopping within the store is also enabled with Alexa, which lets customers build their shopping lists by adding products to their cart or from their purchase history. The 40,000-square-foot store will be stocked with 365 by Whole Foods Market items, lines exclusive to Amazon Fresh, national names, items from local brands, and prepared foods. Irvine follows last month’s opening of Amazon Fresh’s Woodland Hills location. The retailer, since March, said it’s been working to expand its grocery delivery and fulfillment capacity. Amazon Fresh stores in Northridge and North Hollywood in California, along with Naperville, Schaumburg, and Oak Lawn in Illinois have been converted to stores focused only on online grocery orders and delivery. It’s a temporary move in respons...
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