Business
A year’s heated debate over an issue that has divided the county’s biggest developers and could influence the shape of Irvine’s emerging downtown is expected to culminate tonight when the Irvine City Council decides whether to allow companies to develop office parks on land designated for their own corporate use.
Jan. 14, 1986
David A.
Dec. 23, 1988
Acquisition: Firm based in Orange will be purchased for $438 million cash plus debt assumption.
June 14, 2000
Amid allegations that they were favoring “a select few” corporations, Irvine City Council members on Tuesday night unanimously approved a zoning change that allows three of Orange County’s largest firms--the Fluor Corp., Parker-Hannifin Corp. and American Hospital Supply Corp.
Jan. 15, 1986
Horiba Instruments Inc., a manufacturer of automotive and industrial emissions analysis equipment, purchased this 40,000-square-foot building from Parker Hannifin in August, 1989.
Aug. 3, 1990
A federal grand jury returned a 32-count indictment Thursday charging an Anaheim man with taking kickbacks on $4 million in purchases he handled for an Irvine defense contractor, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office said.
May 8, 1987
The grandmasters of “employee involvement”--the ever-growing squad of management consultants who preach that companies cannot stay competitive unless they listen to the folks on the shop floor--ought to commission a statue of Urban Bianchi, the undisputed king of the suggestion box.
Sept. 15, 1991
Five years ago, Rick Mumma’s daily commute between his house in south Orange County’s Nellie Gail Ranch and his Newport Beach office took 25 minutes each way.
May 3, 1987
Wynn’s International Inc.’
June 15, 2000
Wynn’s International Inc., an Orange-based supplier of O-rings, sealing products and specialty chemicals, is being acquired by a Cleveland conglomerate for $438 million in cash.