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Irvine-Based USA Water Polo Announces 2022 Hall of Fame Class

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

Irvine-based USA Water Polo ihas announced the 38th induction class for the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. This year's class represents the complete water polo experience: athletes, coaches and referees with involvement at the age group, collegiate, masters, and Olympic levels. Layne Beaubien, a three-time Olympian and 2008 Olympic silver medalist, and Kelli Billish-Fitter, a women's water polo pioneer and FINA World Championship bronze medalist, join this year's class. Bob Corb, a veteran referee who whistled at world-class events around the globe, will be inducted alongside Russ Hafferkamp, a masters water polo champion, coach, and author. Rounding out the group is John Vargas, an Olympian, Olympic team head coach, an...

Irvine Retail Center Eyed for Innovative Housing Solution to Meet State Mandates

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

(Orange County Business Journal) The Irvine Co. is in the early stages of planning for what could be its first-ever housing project on the grounds of the Irvine Market Place, part of Orange County’s fifth-largest shopping center. The Newport Beach real estate owner and developer has proposed building up to 1,400 residential units on its land at the Market Place to address “the quality of life and economic needs of recent graduates, young professionals, and essential service providers” in the Irvine area, according to city filings. The company got the city’s approval late last month to move ahead with a General Plan Amendmen...

Syntiant in Irvine Gets $55M in New Funds

Monday, March 28, 2022

(Orange County Business Journal) Chip technology company Syntiant Corp. of Irvine said it closed on $55 million in new funding, bringing the company’s total investment to more than $100 million since the company’s founding in 2017. “We are at a pivotal point of our company’s growth and development, having shipped more than 20 million of our Neural Decision Processors as global market demand for edge AI rises among device manufacturers,” said Kurt Busch, CEO at Syntiant. He added: “This new round of funding will help us expedite full production deployments among more than 50 current customer engagements, as our technology continues to mak...

Metrolink Train Maintenance Facility Proposed Near Great Park

Friday, March 25, 2022

(Orange County Register) Metrolink trains running throughout Southern California might in the future make pit stops in Orange County at a new maintenance facility proposed near the Great Park in Irvine. Officials with the Orange County Transportation Authority, owner of the vacant property where the project is proposed, said the facility would make Metrolink more efficient by allowing its trains to be serviced and repaired locally instead of having to be routed to facilities in Los Angeles, San Diego or San Bernardino, which are operating close to full capacity. The possible environmental impacts of such a facility are being researched now as th...

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