Peter J. Brennan

The Bahnsen Group has been one of Hightower’s fastest-growing and strongest-performing franchises, the company said.

John Hakopian, who built First Foundation’s wealth management unit to more than $5 billion in assets and saw up close the company’s turmoil in the past three years, is sticking around after its acquisition by FirstSun Capital Bancorp.

Nonfarm job count up 6,200 Orange County's unemployment rate fell to 3.8% in March from a revised 4.0% in February and below the 3.9% in March last year, according to the state's Employment Development Department.

Yet another Newport Beach wealth management firm has attracted the interest of Wall Street.

Edwards Lifesciences on April 23 reported that its largest business, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), generated Q1 sales of $1.2 billion, an 11% increase over the prior year (NYSE: EW).

Switches name to Onterris Montrose Environmental Group, which provides environmental services, today began trading under its new ticker (NYSE: ONT).

The company reported “adjusted revenue” of $299 million, below the $299.7 million estimate of one analyst. Its loan origination volume decreased 5% to $7.66 billion from the prior quarter. Its adjusted EBITDA was $14 million, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $29 million in the prior quarter.

Says weather affected revenue Shares of Onterris Inc., previously known as Montrose Environmental Group, fell 19% after first-quarter results missed analyst expectations.

Nonfarm job count up 5,000 Orange County's unemployment rate fell to 3.7% in April from a revised 3.8% in March and below the 3.8% in April last year, according to the state's Employment Development Department.

Deal to resolve two cases Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings rose more than 8% in after-hours trading after the Tustin-based space tourism