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  • 21 new Irvine luxury homes sell out in 2 weeks
    The multigenerational housing experiment that is Lambert Ranch in Irvine is off to a fast start: its first two phases, 21 homes in all, have sold out within two weeks of the project’s debut. The New Home Co. — a homebuilding startup headed by...

  • Carl's Jr. testing ice cream burger
    Carl's Jr.  is testing an "Ice Cream Brrrger" in parts of Orange County. The company, which did not reveal the locations of the test units, said the burger/ice cream sandwich is available for $1.99. The item was first spotted by the locally-based...

  • Franchises that cost less than $50,000
    Franchising is huge – $2.1 trillion in economic output, 825,000 establishments and 18 million jobs – in the United States but it's not necessarily the cheapest way to go into business for yourself. Some franchisees spend millions of dollars in...

  • 5 questions about housing's rebound
    We're starting too see more real estate reports with a common theme: "Best in years ..." Is it blip or a beginning? The week of May 21 will help us answer five key questions about the sustainability of the housing business seeimngly robust spring...

  • Unemployment in O.C. at 3-year low
    Orange County employers added 3,300 jobs in April, the third month in a row of employment gains, the state Employment Development Department reported today. The county's unemployment rate dropped to 7.4% in April from a revised 8.2% in March. That...

  • Beach homes lead O.C. homebuying spree
    Orange County homebuying runs at a six-year high with a widespread recovery highlighted by the hottest spot: near the beach. Click to see where homes sold best in Southern California! That’s what we found our studying how housing trends hit various...

  • State warns of crowdfunding fraud
    Investors should be cautious about Internet requests that they invest in young companies, the California Department of Corporations says. These emails may refer to crowdfunding, which allows small companies to raise up to $1 million in equity funding...

  • St. John put up for sale by Vestar
    Irvine-based St. John is being put up for sale by Vestar Capital Partners, according to several reports. Vestar, which holds the majority stake in St. John, has tapped Rothschild Group, a global financial advisory firm, to look for a buyer. Vestar...

  • Freedom Communications sells Texas papers
    Freedom Communications Inc. in Irvine today announced the sale of its Texas newspapers to AIM Media Texas LLC. Freedom owns The Orange County Register. Terms of the Texas deal were not disclosed. Freedom said the sale is expected to close in 30 days....

  • Facebook: From dorm room to boardroom
    It's been a whirlwind eight years for Mark Zuckerberg who took Facebook from a Harvard University college dorm social networking project to a $100 billion company that is making its Wall Street debut on the stock market today. Over the years,...