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Want free gas? Join this group
The folks at OCTANe sure know how to be creative and relevant at the same time. For last year’s March membership drive, the Aliso Viejo-based biomedical and information technology group offered a...
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When were O.C. bankruptcies only double digits?
What a difference 5 years and a recession make. At least that’s the case with local bankruptcy filings that keep climbing even as experts tell us the economy is recovering. Source: U.S. Bankruptcy...
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O.C. bank buys Washington bank for $21.8 million
Opus Bank in Irvine has agreed to acquire Cascade Financial Corp. in Everett, Wash., for about $21.75 million. Opus will pay $16.25 million to retire Cascade Financial’s $39 million in preferred stock...
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Calif. has 3rd highest startup activity in U.S.
In 2010, 470 Californians per 100,000 residents were involved in starting businesses, more than in every state but Nevada and Georgia, reports the Kauffman Foundation, which advocates for...
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Are Calif. businesses closing or leaving?
More than one in five (21%) of California small-business owners do not expect to be in business in California in three years, according to a recent survey by Small Business California, an advocacy...
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6 O.C. entrepreneurs honored for excellence
Six Orange County entrepreneurs have been honored in the 10th annual Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards by the Orange County Business Journal. Ryan and Chad Steelberg, Register photo Mark Rightmire...
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O.C. data firm buys online technology for $32 million
CoreLogic in Santa Ana has bought Dorado Network Systems Corp. in San Mateo for $32 million in cash. CoreLogic owns the nation’s largest database on real estate and consumer data. Dorado has online...
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Survey: California tougher for business than other states
Almost 9 out of 10 (87.7%) executives at California companies that operate in several states say California is a harder place to do business, according to a survey by the California Foundation for...
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O.C. firm makes Wall St. Journal Top 50 list
Glaukos Corp., a Laguna Hills medical device company, is on the Wall Street Journal’s list of the top U.S. 50 venture-backed companies. Glaukos founders, from left, Richard Hill, Olav Bergheim and...
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Calif. making $25 million a month from gas price spike
California is one of seven states making millions of dollars more a month because of the recent spike in gasoline prices, reports the Tax Foundation, a Washington D.C. tax policy advocacy group. The...
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