Centinela Feed and Pet Supplies has leased space next door to the new Aldi in Tustin.
The Torrance-based pet retailer has a sign atop the left side of what once was an Orchard Supply Hardware store and previously Tustin Lanes.
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The new store represents a first for the company in Orange County’s central region. It already has locations in Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa and Fullerton. Centinela has at least 20 stores in Southern California.
Centinela sells a wide variety of pet supplies and offers pet-washing stations. It also opens its retail space to local nonprofits for their pet adoption events.
Address: 1071 Irvine Blvd., Tustin
Rivian developing Spaces retail center in Laguna Beach
Irvine’s electric-vehicle maker Rivian is opening a retail and experience center later this year at the former South Coast Cinemas on PCH in Laguna Beach.
Dubbed “Spaces,” the center will provide customers a chance to touch, see and drive Rivian’s two all-electric vehicles, the R1T pickup truck and R1S sport-utility vehicle.
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Rivian opened its first retail center in Venice Beach in late 2021. This week it also opened a Spaces in New York’s Meatpacking District. The company is also developing a charging outpost in Groveland near Yosemite National Park.
“By planting roots in key areas across North America, we are building out our brick-and-mortar footprint to support current, future and prospective customers, meeting them where they are and showing up in a way that is authentic to Rivian,” Tony Caravano, senior director of Customer Engagement at Rivian, said in a statement.
Rivian said it expects to build 50,000 vehicles this year, double its production volume in 2022, according to Bloomberg. The company also makes the battery-powered electric van for Amazon.com, one of its largest shareholders.
CFO Claire McDonough said the R1S SUV accounts for about 70% of Rivian’s pre-orders.
Rivian operates service centers for its vehicles in Costa Mesa and El Segundo.
The company next week might get pushed out of the Nasdaq 100 Index after its shares plunged more than 90% from a record high, according to JP Morgan Securities.
Swimwear line opens its first store in Laguna Beach
Lisa Maree, an Australian swimwear and resort fashion brand, has opened its first retail store in Laguna Beach.
The swimwear and beach line was founded by Lisa Maree in 2009, and is sold in fashion boutiques and online at lisamaree.co.
The line includes crochet cover-ups and knitted bikinis.
“I live in Laguna Beach and felt that there was a gap in the offering that Laguna provides for a higher-end luxe boutique,” said Maree. “We want to provide customers with a luxurious and personal experience.”
Address: 210 N. Coast Hwy.
RMS golf course acquired
Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita has been acquired by Arcis Golf, an owner and operator of nearly 70 golf facilities in the U.S.
The company bought the Orange County golf course in a package deal for Pacific Life’s golf portfolio, which included Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale and Angel Park Golf Club in Las Vegas.
The Ted Robinson-designed Tijeras Creek is Arcis Golf’s seventh course in Southern California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by Arcis.
On the move
Laureen Driscoll has been named the chief executive for the South Division at Providence, a nonprofit health system serving the Western U.S. She has served as the interim executive for the past five months. Before serving in the interim role for the South Division, Driscoll was the chief executive for Providence’s Northern California region. She also held previous leadership roles at MultiCare Health System and Providence Swedish.
Flora Asuncion is the new chief operating officer at Families Together of Orange County. She was previously at Kaiser Permanente, where she held finance and operational leadership roles for 16 years. (FTOC) provides the Orange County community with health services.
On board
Henrik Cronqvist, dean of Chapman University’s Argyros School of Business and Economics, has been named to the Orange County Business Council’s board of directors. He joins Laureen Driscoll, CEO at Providence Health & Services’ south division, and Steven Oh, senior vice president of development at Related California, in new appointments to the board.
Jack Toan, a nonprofit, philanthropy and community development executive, has joined the board of directors at the Irvine-based nonprofit Dragon Kim Foundation. His professional experience includes service with Illumination Foundation, Wells Fargo and Orange County Grantmakers. He has served on Illumination Foundation’s board of directors and with the UCI Alumni Association, the National Asian American Community Foundation, and OC Human Relations Council Community Partners.
Top Workplaces 2023 is open
The Register’s 16th annual Top Workplace is seeking nominations of Orange County’s best companies and organizations.
Any organization with 35 or more employees in Orange County is eligible to participate and includes public, private, nonprofits and government agencies.
— Participation is free.
— Nominations are due July 7, 2023
— The list of winners will be announced in late 2023
To nominate go to ocregister.com/nominate or call 714-442-2768.
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