C.J. Segerstrom & Sons to Receive Forbes Arts Award
C.J. Segerstrom & Sons, a Costa Mesa real estate developer, will receive a Forbes magazine award in New York tonight for its 20-year commitment to the arts in Orange County. Seven other companies in the nation also are receiving the magazine’s annual Business in the Arts awards for contributing to the cultural enrichment in their communities.
The family-owned Segerstrom company, which built South Coast Plaza in 1967, played a central role in the development of the Orange County Performing Arts Center, the South Coast Repertory Theater and the Laguna Art Museum.
Werner Escher, director of marketing for South Coast Plaza and a longtime family friend, said that the Segerstroms have always believed that art, dining and shopping would play an important role in developing the region as an international travel destination.
“It starts with a commitment to the community,” Escher said. “You plant, you get involved and then you grow.”
Henry Segerstrom, the 72-year-old managing partner of the company, will accept the award on behalf of the family.
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