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Forty outstanding Orange County professionals under the age of 40 were recognized during the Greater Irvine Chamber’s 40 Under 40 digital awards presentation on Dec. 3, for their demonstrated leadership skills, integrity, and initiative, advancing their industries and the Orange County community. “The Chamber is honored to recognize 40 of Orange County’s most accomplished young professionals, each a promise of continued innovation for our region,” said Bryan Starr, president and CEO, Greater Irvine Chamber. “I congratulate them all for what they have achieved, the example they set, and I look forward to their future contributions.” Greater Irvine Chamber 2020 40 Under 40 Honorees: Kathy Azeez-Narain, Chief Digital Officer, Hoag April Barnes, Director of Development& Marketing, Speech & Language Development Center Charla Batey, Communications Specialist, Cox Kelsey Brewer, Communications & Policy Manager, Jamboree Housing Tracy L. Carmichael, President & Chief Strategy Officer, Project Hope Alliance Katie Cawelti, Director of Operations, Curt Pringle & Associates Charlie Dominguez, Pneumatics Production Team Leader, Parker Aerospace Lauren Doyle, Attorney, Tredway Lumsdaine & Doyle, LLP Elizabeth Eckman, Senior Associate, PIMCO Becky Firey, Executive Director, American Red Cross of Orange County Jason Ferrer, Controller, Transportation Corridor Agencies Bianca Gilman, Campus Director of Sales, S3 Hotel Group Mallory Grimaud, Senior Designer, Octane Amanda Hughes, Manager of Community Relations, University of California Irvine Hiro Igarashi, Founder &...
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The community is invited to attend the City of Irvine’s Drive-In Swearing-in Ceremony at 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 8, at the Orange County Great Park for its newly elected Mayor and City Councilmembers. Councilmember Farrah N. Khan will be sworn in as Mayor, while Councilmember Mike Carroll, Councilmember-elect Tammy Kim, and Councilmember-elect Larry Agran will be sworn into office for their respective terms. “I am honored and proud to serve this nationally-renowned City as your Mayor,” stated Mayor-elect Farrah N. Khan. In its nearly 50 year history, the City of Irvine has been a City of vision and innovation, providing a community unlike any other for its residents, businesses, and visitors. I look forward to working with my City Council colleagues to address critical elements that enhance our City’s vitality including, the COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, sustainability, and resident and business engagement. I want to thank the community for their steadfast belief in my leadership.” Due to COVID-19 safety guidelines, attendance for the drive-in ceremony is limited, and guests must register in advance. The ceremony will take place in Parking Lot 2 at the Great Park, 8000 Great Park Blvd. It will also be available to view live on the City’s YouTube channel an...
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(CalChamber) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) began accepting applications today for a small business hiring credit against California state income taxes or sales and use taxes. The credit (authorized by SB 1447) is available to certain California qualified small business employers that receive a tentative credit reservation. Credit reservations will be allocated to qualified small business employers on a first-come, first-served basis. The reservation system became available today at 8 a.m. and continues through January 15, 2021, according to the CDTFA. The credit applies to California small businesses that meet the following qualifications: Employed 100 or fewer employees as of December 31, 2019; and Suffered a 50% decrease or more in income tax gross receipts (generally, all income less returns and allowances), when comparing second quarter 2020 to second quarter 2019. Example: You had $250,000 in gross receipts for second quarter 2019 and $100,000 in gross receipts for second quarter 2020. The percent of decrease in gross receipts is 60%. ($250,000 – $100,000 = $150,000. $150,000 ÷ $250,000 = 0.6 x 100 = 60%) Within 30 days of receiving an application, CDTFA will notify each applicant via email whether a tentative credit reservation has been allocated to them and the amount of the tentativ...
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Cox Charities surprised nine nonprofit organizations with grants totaling $75,000 to help them address the immediate needs of our local communities. The grants focus on three key areas of need: COVID-19 relief, the digital divide, and social justice efforts. Cox Charities is funded by employee donations that are matched by Cox and overseen by a volunteer advisory board of employees. Cox Charities members (employees who donate to the foundation) were given the opportunity to vote for which organizations they thought were making an essential impact in one of the three focus areas and should receive a grant The following Orange County and Palos Verdes organizations each met the above-mentioned criteria for the three areas of need and were awarded grants: Age Well Senior Services: Provides resources to Orange County's older adults, which support their independence and promote their health and well-being such as nutrition programs, like Meals on Wheels and Congregate, transportation assistance, Adult Day Care classes and case management services. Bracken's Kitchen: Through food recovery, culinary training and their community feeding program, Bracken's Kitchen is committed to recovering, re-purposing and restoring both food and lives. Bracken’s Kitchen was founded with the sole intent of using food to make a difference in the live...
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