Biz News: Costa Mesa’s Sidecar Doughnuts enters Santa Monica
Sidecar Doughnuts, the Costa Mesa doughnut shop known for its signature flavors such as maple bacon and huckleberry, plans to open a location in Santa Monica on Tuesday.
Chef and owner Brooke Desprez says the menu at the Santa Monica location, 631 Wilshire Blvd., will be the same as the rotating seasonal menu at the Costa Mesa outlet, 270 E. 17th St. But, she says, if she finds something special at the Santa Monica farmers market, don’t be surprised if you find it in your doughnut the next day.
Sidecar is known for frying doughnuts every hour, and the Santa Monica location will follow suit. The Wilshire Boulevard shop has a small patio in front with outdoor seating.
— Los Angeles Times
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550 positions available at job fair Wednesday
More than 50 employers looking to fill more than 550 full-time, part-time and seasonal positions will be available to meet and interview potential job candidates at the Orange County Job, College and Veterans Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mariners Church in Irvine.
The jobs’ hourly pay will average $10 to $25, and some higher-level openings will be available, organizers say.
Representatives of Fortune 1,000 companies, government organizations, staffing agencies, nonprofit organizations and other businesses will be seeking candidates for accounting, administration, clerical, customer service, education, financial services, healthcare, nursing, law enforcement, management, manufacturing, nonprofit, sales, transportation and other positions.
Business attire and resumes are advised for job seekers.
Admission is free. Mariners Church is at 5001 Newport Coast Drive.
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Irvine company sets forklift relay record
BigRentz, an Irvine-based provider of online construction equipment rentals, set a Guinness world record Oct. 24 for the longest pallet forklift relay as part of a fundraiser for breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen Orange County, according to the World Record Academy.
Four BigRentz employees passed pallets among forklifts without pausing or letting them touch the ground. They did it 62 times in about two hours to set the record, the academy said.
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Massimo Dutti boutique coming to South Coast Plaza
The first West Coast boutique of Massimo Dutti, a contemporary fashion brand based in Barcelona, Spain, is scheduled to open this month at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.
The 8,900-square-foot store on Level 2 of the Bloomingdale’s wing will carry women’s and men’s collections and accessories.
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CSA Group opens lab in Irvine
The CSA Group, a global provider of testing and certification services, has opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Irvine.
The lab is 38,000 square feet and will specialize in sectors such as information technology equipment, medical devices, laboratory and industrial equipment, lighting products, and fuel-burning and electric appliances.
The CSA Group is an independent organization with locations in Washington, D.C., Miami, New York City, Philadelphia and more.
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John Hancock Real Estate buys Newport office complex
John Hancock Real Estate has purchased a two-building office complex in Newport Beach for $104.5 million.
The property, at 5000 Birch, includes a 10-floor west tower and a six-floor east tower totaling 306,000 square feet. The complex houses about 50 tenants.
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Sparton Corp. consolidating Irvine design, manufacturing
Sparton Corp., an Illinois-based provider of electromechanical devices for medical, biotechnology, military, aerospace and other industries, announced that it will consolidate its Irvine design center and manufacturing operations by February.
“We have been faced with excess capacity for some time now and we need to optimize our resources on a much more competitive level,” Cary Wood, president and chief executive, said in a statement. “This change will not affect our current array of design engineering and manufacturing capabilities and offerings in Southern California, but the combination of these two entities will result in reduced real estate overhead once consolidation efforts are complete.”
Products and services currently provided at the design center will be transferred to the manufacturing location.
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Newport financial firm acquires Pennsylvania company
United Capital Financial Advisers LLC, a Newport Beach-based financial management firm, has acquired Select Financial Group LLC, an independent money manager based in Carnegie, Pa. Financial terms were not disclosed.
United Capital has about $15 billion in assets under management and 79 offices nationwide. Select Financial has $275 million in assets under management.