SANTA ANA – He was remembered as a visionary leader, a charismatic businessman with a "unique, off-center take" on life who could poke fun at someone else just as easily as himself. Donald P. Kennedy, the longtime leader of Santa Ana's First... »
Irvine will get a major new-home development this weekend – one that's not tied to the Irvine Co. Saturday, The New Home Co. – headed by former executives and John Laing and the Irvine Co. – will officially open Lambert Ranch off Portola... »
Google unleashed a pretty cool easter egg today — if you search Google for "Zerg Rush" little letters start to eat your search results unless you tap or click to kill the incoming armies. The hidden game is an homage to Irvine-based Blizzard... »
There was a bit of a shock when Blizzard Entertainment decided not to hold BlizzCon this year — the event attended by 20,000 people sells out in seconds. Now the Irvine-based game developer is offering some degree of solace for fans. The company is... »
SANTA ANA – Santa Ana artists are launching a campaign to ensure that the historic Santora Arts Building remains, as its slogan says, "A place for art." They question whether a potential buyer of the building, Newsong church in Irvine, would fit... »
Victoria's Secret to open PINK stores at Fashion Island and Westminster Mall. »
Blizzard Entertainment is holding the midnight launch for its long-awaited "Diablo III" at the Irvine Spectrum, a little more than a mile from its headquarters. The game launches at 12:01 a.m. on May 15, but starting at 8 p.m. on May 14 in the Big... »
SANTA ANA – A congregation in Irvine is in escrow to purchase the historic Santora Arts Building in downtown Santa Ana. Newsong, which describes itself as "a vibrant community/church of artists, creative, innovators, entrepreneurs and community... »
Powerwave Technologies Inc., a Santa Ana wireless networking provider, announced Wednesday it is selling some of the assets of its Chinese manufacturing facility to Shenzhen Tatfook Technology Co. Ltd. for $12.5 million. Once the deal closes,... »
Irvine-based retailer Tilly's Inc. is going public within two weeks, with big plans to increase its store count from 140 to more than 500 across the U.S. and boost its e-commerce business. Upon becoming a public company, the retailer, which is... »
Quality Systems Inc. in Irvine has bought Matrix Management Solutions, one of its software resellers based in Ohio. Quality Systems and its subsidiary NextGen Healthcare make practice management software and electronic health records applications for... »
XRyderz, Sleep Number, and Flags and Sports are among the stores that opened recently at Westfield MainPlace. »
A local website quotes members of an Irvine church as saying that they are buying the historic Santora Arts Building in downtown Santa Ana for $6.2 million, or $550,000 below the asking price. Tom Greer, who identified himself as an accountant... »
SANTA ANA – Orange County residents are among six people who federal prosecutors have charged in connection with a multimillion-dollar home "flipping" scheme – in which investors were promised titles to homes, including properties that did not... »
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp in Costa Mesa has sold $26.3 million in common stock to Carpenter Funds, part of Irvine-based Carpenter & Co., a community bank consultant and investment firm. Carpenter Funds has been investing in Pacific Mercantile for... »
