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Amazon Fresh Opens First OC Location in Irvine

Saturday, October 24, 2020

(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 shoppin...

AB 1731 Provides Rare Win-Win Option for California’s Businesses and Workers During Economic Downturn

Monday, October 12, 2020

As the 2020 legislative season comes to a close, we can certainly say it has been a chaotic time for employers. One bright spot for employers was AB 1731 (Boerner Horvath; D-Encinitas), which the California Chamber of Commerce was glad to support and glad to see it signed by Governor Gavin Newsom with an urgency clause, meaning it went into effect immediately on Sept. 28. Generally speaking, AB 1731 streamlined the application process for California’s under-used Work Share Program. For those unfamiliar with the program: the work share program allows employers to save on payroll costs during economic downturns—but still avoid—by submitting a plan t...

California’s Export Trade Resurgent in Latest Numbers

Tuesday, October 06, 2020

(CalChamber) California’s export trade staged an impressive recovery in July despite the adverse economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and unfavorable tariffs overseas, according to Beacon Economics’ analysis of U.S. trade statistics released Sept. 3 by the U.S. Census Bureau. In a month that saw overall U.S. merchandise exports decline by more than 15% from one year earlier, California businesses shipped a total of $13.487 billion in merchandise abroad in July, a nominal decline of just 0.4% from the $13.544 billion in exports the state recorded in July 2019. Shipments of manufactured products by California firms were down 5.7% to $8.386 billio...

How to Vote in California

Tuesday, October 06, 2020

(Los Angeles Times) The general election is approaching fast, with presidential, congressional, state legislative, and local races on the Nov. 3 ballot. This year, Gov. Gavin Newsom is encouraging voters to vote by mail in order to protect them from the coronavirus. Everyone will get a mail-in ballot, but if you prefer to vote in person, you still can. Here’s everything you need to know to make sure your vote is counted. Register to vote by Oct. 19 The California secretary of state’s website has a few handy tools to make sure you’re ready to vote. To register online, visit RegisterToVote.ca.gov. If you’re not sure if you’re registered &mdash...

Office Campus The Source H20 Debuts in Irvine

Sunday, October 04, 2020

(Orange County Register) The Source H20, a new 69,968-square-foot office building, has debuted at Waterworks Way and Sand Canyon Avenue in Irvine. The two-building campus sits on 13.5 acres with an atrium connecting the two wings. Amenities include a conference/community center, sport court, game terrace, bocce ball, concrete ping-pong table, walking path, and multipurpose areas for outdoor meetings. The campus was built by KPRS Construction Services and designed by architect Ware Malcomb in Irvine. Leasing services will be handled jointly by Kevin Turner and John Gallivan of Cushman & Wakefield with Mike Hartel and Nick Velasquez of Colliers International. (Photo courtesy of Cushman & Wakefield.)

Meet Greater Irvine Chamber Leads Groups Volunteer Leaders

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

New volunteer leadership for the Greater Irvine Chamber’s Leads Groups have recently taken on their new roles. The new volunteer leaders are serving in various capacities across the Chamber’s six Leads Groups including as Chairs, Co-Chairs, Membership Chairs, Social Media Chairs, and Steering Committee Representatives. These new volunteer leaders will serve in their roles through September 2021. “Our incredible volunteer leadership steps up to ensure the success of the Chamber’s Leads Group program, which over the years has contributed to millions of dollars in leads generation for our local economy,” said Bryan Starr, president and CEO, Greater Irvine Chamber. “We ar...

Destination Irvine’s Work Contributes to Millions of Dollars in Economic Impact for the City

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

As many Orange County hotels compete for business, Destination Irvine—the destination marketing division of the Greater Irvine Chamber—is distinguishing the city as a preferred location for overnight visitors. The Destination Irvine team focuses on bringing business and sports groups to Irvine, matching them with properties that offer sought-after amenities and access to Irvine and Orange County facilities and locales. “The economic impact of visitor spending in Irvine contributes millions of dollars to local and state taxes, which offsets these costs for residents, said Wendy Haase, vice president, Destination Irvine. “Destination Irvine’s marketing and sales initiatives play a strategic role in generating trave...

Companies that Export Access Streamlined Documentation Processing Through Greater Irvine Chamber’s Online Services

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

The Greater Irvine Chamber acts as a catalyst for economic growth by providing opportunities for companies to grow through exporting. Whether it's through staff and international development committee support and tailored programming presented as part of the Orange County World Trade Week Forum or export documentation services. On May 1, the Chamber launched its online export documentation processing services, replacing the walk-in process. Since then, more than 100 documents have been processed for companies including Ampronix, Biolase, CTC Global, Edwards Lifesciences, General Motors Systems, Masimo, and MedAlliance to name a few. Processed documents were for the exportation of goods to Saudi Arabia (14%), China (11%), Kuwait (10%), Vietnam (9%), and the Netherlands (7%). Other countries made up the remaining 49%. Companies utilizing the online services were split among Greate...

Irvine's Great Park to Welcome New Community of Single-Family Homes

Thursday, July 30, 2020

(Orange County Register) Irvine’s Great Park residential community will get 38 new houses with starting prices planned in the mid-$1 million range. The New Home Co. will build the Atlas community — single-family homes ranging from 3,360 to 3,647 square feet with up to five bedrooms and five bathrooms — at the Rise neighborhood at the Great Park Neighborhoods. Sales are expected to begin in early 2021. The home building industry has been adapting to rapidly changing homebuyer tastes. In recent years, a preference for smaller, more-affordable housing nudged many developers to create smaller residences. But the ongoing pandemic that forced many families to spend more time at hom...

Irvine Gateway Experts Webinar Series Continues the Work of the Greater Irvine Chamber’s Foreign Direct Investment Initiatives

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

While the Greater Irvine Chamber continues to build on the momentum of its foreign direct investment programs, the work is being reimagined as the world responds to disruptions caused by the Coronavirus crisis. To continue to offer expansion-ready U.K. life science and technology companies with the information they need to make the decision to expand to Irvine/Orange County, the Chamber offers advice provided by experts in their field through the Irvine Gateway Experts webinar series. Topics include: VISAs and Immigration Organizational Preparedness U.S. Healthcare Market Entry International Banking FDA Approval Workforce Development Credits and State Incentives Funding and Capital Networks Taxes Legal Considerations for Establishing a Business in the U.S. OCTANE LaunchPad Accelerator To access the Irvine Gateway Experts webinar series, visit irvineglobalmarkets.com/foreign-direct-investment/irvine-ready-gateway The Greater Irvine Chamber remains connecte...

OCO Global, a Valued Partner of the Greater Irvine Chamber

Wednesday, July 01, 2020

In 2017, the Greater Irvine Chamber made an audacious decision to conduct an aggressive foreign direct investment (FDI) campaign in the U.K. We knew we had successful and happy international companies in Irvine. And we knew that we had the assets and an exciting, innovative ecosystem here. What we needed was an independent professional evaluation of our proposed initiative targeting the life science sector in the United Kingdom. Enter OCO Global. For 20 + years, OCO Global has been working with cities, states, and economic development organizations to help build and execute successful strategies to attract international investment. Choosing them to wor...

Hoag Promise Campaign Still Going Strong After Hitting $627M Goal 18 Months Early

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Hoag Hospital Foundation has surpassed the $627 million Hoag Promise Campaign goal 18 months ahead of its Dec.31, 2020, target thanks to more than 22,000 donors who made 83,000-plus Hoag Promise Campaign gifts. Hoag will continue raising funds for the Hoag Promise Campaign until its end date in a bid to meet or exceed its ambitious clinical fundraising priorities within the larger Campaign. “Health care will never stop evolving and innovating, and Hoag will never relinquish its vision of providing leading-edge care in all of our service lines,” said Flynn A. Andrizzi, Ph.D., Hoag Hospital Foundation president. “Philanthropy is the key t...

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