Orange County Business Journal

The Orange County Business Journal is a weekly publication available in both print and online formats, focusing on business news in Orange County, California. It ranks as the second largest business journal in the state, following the Los Angeles Business Journal. Additionally, it is one of the largest business journals in the United States, alongside notable publications such as Crain’s Chicago Business, the Los Angeles Business Journal, the San Francisco Business Times, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and the Boston Business Journal.

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Compass Adds 2022-23 Statements as Unreliable

3 days ago | ocbj.com | Peter Brennan

Compass Diversified added two more years – 2022 and 2023 – as financial statements that weren’t reliable in addition to its previously disclosed 2024 because of alleged fraud at its portfolio company, Newport Beach-based Lugano Holding. Compass said it is focused on completing the investigation into Lugano, whose founder and former Chief Executive Moti Ferder has been accused of fraud. Efforts to contact Ferder have been unsuccessful.
OC Insider: Trojan Town

5 days ago | ocbj.com | Sonia Chung

Greenlaw Partners founder Wil Smith is a 1999 graduate of the Dollinger Master of Real Estate Development program at the USC Price School of Public Policy. “The USC degree gave me a lot of confidence as an entrepreneur,” Smith told USC Today earlier this month. Smith already had an entrepreneurial mind—and confidence in real estate investing—before graduating. While putting himself through grad school and short on cash, Smith got a student loan to help pay for living expenses.
San Clemente Manufacturing Building Sold for $13 Million

5 days ago | ocbj.com | Sonia Chung

A 32,850-square-foot manufacturing building in San Clemente recently changed hands for $12.9 million. San Clemente-based Johnston Pacific Commercial Real Estate Inc. brokered the sale of the industrial property located within Talega Business Park, calling it a benchmark price for South Orange County industrial real estate. According to public records, the seller was Girard Holdings LLC. The buyer is Odyssey Logistics, a multimodal logistics company based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Orange County Business Journal

5 days ago | ocbj.com | Kim Stemper

Fest for the FutureThe Orangewood Foundation hosted its most successful community event to date, the 2025 OrangewoodFest and Orangewood Challenge on May 3. The family-friendly event was held at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina, bringing together hundreds of supporters who helped raise over $645,000 to fund programs that help Orange County youth achieve self-sufficiency through education, housing, employment and wellness.
Sonendo Reports Q1 Amid Financial Restructuring

5 days ago | ocbj.com | Sonia Chung

Sonendo Inc., the Laguna Hills-based maker of dental equipment, has been struggling to stay afloat. The company, known for its trademarked GentleWave root canal therapy solution, has been undergoing a financial restructuring since being delisted last year from the New York Stock Exchange.
Linda Isle 3-Bedroom House Sells for $18M

5 days ago | ocbj.com | Jackie Moe

A three-bedroom house with 4.5 bathrooms on Linda Isle sold for $17.9 million, or $5,366 per square foot, earlier this month. The 3,336-square-foot house on a 5,580-square-foot lot at 30 Linda Isle in Newport Beach features a private dock, boat slip and 45 feet of frontage on Newport Harbor. Some of the property’s amenities include a waterfront patio with fire pit, two interior fireplaces and harbor views from the primary suite. The boat slip can accommodate a 60-foot yacht, plus two side ties.
Doti’s Guide to Summer Reading, Viewing and Listening

5 days ago | ocbj.com | Sonia Chung

Like me, I’m guessing most of you have reached the point where you need to find an escape from our nation’s political and economic state of affairs. Perhaps that escape will be found by cracking open a few of the books you’ve stored away for summer reading. What follows are a few recommendations to add to your stockpile. You don’t have to be a cat lover, though it helps, to be charmed by “The Traveling Cat Chronicles” by Hiro Arikawa as translated by Philip Gabriel.
OC Unemployment Falls to 3.6% in May

1 week ago | ocbj.com | Peter Brennan

Orange County’s unemployment rate fell to 3.6% in May from a revised 3.7% in March and above the 3.3% in May last year, according to the state’s Employment Development Department. The state’s unemployment rate was 4.9% while the U.S.’s was 4.0%. Nonfarm OC employment increased by 5,700 jobs from April to May when 1.7 million were employed. Seven of the 11 industry sectors saw job increases. Leading the job increase was the leisure and hospitality sector, which added 2,500 jobs.
Ware Malcomb Acquires CBRE's U.S. Design Team

1 week ago | ocbj.com | Peter Brennan

Ware Malcomb, an Irvine-based international design firm, announced the acquisition of CBRE’s U.S. Design Collective team, effective July 2. CBRE’s U.S. Design Collective team is comprised of interior design, architecture, MEP, structural engineering and experiential design specialists. The 75 employees are in several U.S. markets, including Atlanta, Chicago and Denver.
Martell Joins SmartRent as CEO

1 week ago | ocbj.com | Peter Brennan

Frank Martell, who headed two major Irvine-based publicly traded companies, was announced as the new chief executive and president of SmartRent Inc., a Scottsdale, Arizona-based software provider for the rental housing industry. Martell resigned earlier this month as CEO of LoanDepot Inc., one of the nation’s largest providers of mortgages. He previously spent over a decade at CoreLogic, serving as CEO and chief financial officer. SmartRent reported 2024 sales fell 26% to $174.9 million.