Business Desk
Business news that keeps Irvine moving
From startups and commercial development to local employers and market shifts, The Irvine Times covers the deals, decisions, and trends shaping the city’s business community.
Coverage
What we follow
Our business reporting blends community context with practical insight, helping readers understand what’s opening, expanding, hiring, and changing across Irvine.
Local economy
Track neighborhood development, small business openings, retail activity, and the day-to-day momentum of Irvine’s commercial districts.
Policy and growth
Follow city decisions, planning updates, and public policy moves that influence investment, infrastructure, and long-term business confidence.
People and ideas
Meet founders, executives, and innovators behind the companies, projects, and partnerships making headlines across the region.
On the beat
Stories readers care about
Business coverage should be useful, readable, and rooted in the community. This page highlights the angles our newsroom watches most closely.
Startups
New ventures, funding milestones, incubator activity, and the entrepreneurs building Irvine’s next wave of growth.
Real estate
Commercial leases, office demand, mixed-use projects, and development stories that affect how the city works and grows.
Workforce
Hiring trends, workplace culture, education pipelines, and the employers shaping opportunity across the area.
Innovation
Technology, research, and industry partnerships connecting local business with broader regional and global change.
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