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Do not fill this in! ==Economy== ===Business=== [[File:IMAG0063.jpg|The developing urban core in the City of Irvine|thumb|right]] Orange County is the headquarters of many Fortune 500 companies including [[Ingram Micro]] (#62<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fortune.com/fortune500/2015/ingram-micro/ |title=Ingram Micro |access-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122035546/https://fortune.com/fortune500/2015/ingram-micro/ |url-status=live}}</ref>) and [[First American Corporation]] (#476<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fortune.com/company/first-american-financial/fortune500/ |title=First American Financial | 2021 Fortune 500 |access-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-date=December 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201022820/https://fortune.com/company/first-american-financial/fortune500/ |url-status=live}}</ref>) in Santa Ana, [[Broadcom]] (#150) in Irvine, [[Western Digital]] (#198<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fortune.com/company/western-digital/fortune500/ |title=Western Digital | 2021 Fortune 500 |access-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204213937/https://fortune.com/company/western-digital/fortune500/ |url-status=live}}</ref>) in Lake Forest, and [[Pacific Life]] (#269<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fortune.com/company/pacific-life/fortune500/ |title=Pacific Life | 2021 Fortune 500 |access-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031175932/https://fortune.com/company/pacific-life/fortune500/ |url-status=live}}</ref>) in Newport Beach. Irvine is the home of numerous start-up companies and also is the home of Fortune 1000 headquarters for [[Allergan]], [[Edwards Lifesciences]], [[Epicor]], and Sun Healthcare Group. Other Fortune 1000 companies in Orange County include [[Beckman Coulter]] in Brea, [[Quiksilver]] in Huntington Beach and Apria Healthcare Group in Lake Forest. Irvine is also the home of notable technology companies like TV and sound bar company [[Vizio Inc.|VIZIO]], router manufacturer [[Linksys]], video/computer game creator [[Blizzard Entertainment]], and in-flight product manufacturer [[Panasonic Avionics Corporation]]. Also, the prestigious [[Mercedes-Benz Classic Center|Mercedes-Benz Classic Center USA]] is located in the City of Irvine. Many regional headquarters for international businesses reside in Orange County like [[Mazda]], [[Toshiba]], [[Toyota]], [[Samsung]], [[Kia Motors|Kia]], in the City of Irvine, [[Mitsubishi]] in the City of [[Cypress, California|Cypress]], Kawasaki Motors in Foothill Ranch, and [[Hyundai Motor Group|Hyundai]] in the City of Fountain Valley. Fashion is another important industry to Orange County. [[Oakley, Inc.]] is headquartered in Lake Forest. [[Hurley International]] is headquartered in Costa Mesa. The network cyber security firm {{anchor|Milton Security Group}}Milton Security Group is located in [[Brea, California|Brea]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Milton Security Sponsors urlscan.io |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/milton-security-sponsors-urlscan-io-134600969.html |website=finance.yahoo.com |date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=URLscan.io Reviews |url=https://www.saashub.com/urlscan-io-reviews |website=SaaSHub |access-date=2 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Voice Phishers Targeting Corporate VPNs |url=https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/08/voice-phishers-targeting-corporate-vpns/ |access-date=2 February 2023 |work=[[Krebs on Security]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=URLScan + SecurityTrails! The perfect infosec investigation tools for your needs |url=https://securitytrails.com/corp/urlscan |website=SecurityTrails |access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=urlscan.io's SOAR spot: Chatty security tools leaking private data |url=https://positive.security/blog/urlscan-data-leaks |website=positive.security |access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> The shoe company Pleaser USA, Inc. is located in Fullerton. [[St. John (clothing)|St. John]] is headquartered in Irvine. [[Tustin]], is home to [[Ricoh]] Electronics, New American Funding, and [[Safmarine]]. [[Wet Seal]] is headquartered in [[Lake Forest, California|Lake Forest]]. [[PacSun]] is headquartered in Anaheim.<ref>[http://shop.pacsun.com/company/ Learn more about PacSun] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728101816/http://shop.pacsun.com/company/ |date=July 28, 2011 }}. Shop.pacsun.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2013.</ref> Restaurants such as [[Taco Bell]], [[El Pollo Loco]], [[In-N-Out Burger]], [[Claim Jumper]], [[Marie Callender's]], [[Wienerschnitzel]], have headquarters in the city of Irvine as well. [[Del Taco]] is headquartered in Lake Forest. [[Gaikai]] also has its headquarters in Orange County. ===Shopping=== [[File:Fashion Island - Vlad 89.JPG|thumb|[[Newport Center, Newport Beach, California|Newport Center]] and [[Fashion Island]]]] Shopping in Orange County is centered around regional shopping malls, [[big-box store|big box]] [[power center (retail)|power center]]s and smaller [[strip mall]]s. [[South Coast Plaza]] in Costa Mesa is the largest mall in California, the third largest in the United States, and [[List of largest shopping malls|31st largest in the world]]. Other regional shopping malls include (from north to south): [[Brea Mall]], [[The Village at Orange]], [[The Outlets at Orange]], [[MainPlace Santa Ana]], [[Westminster Mall (California)|Westminster Mall]], [[Bella Terra]] in [[Huntington Beach]], [[The Market Place (Orange County, California)|The Market Place]] straddling [[Tustin]] and Irvine, [[Irvine Spectrum Center]], [[Fashion Island]] in [[Newport Beach]], [[Five Lagunas]] and [[The Shops at Mission Viejo]]. [[Downtown Disney]] and [[Anaheim GardenWalk]] are specialized shopping and entertainment centers aimed at visitors. Power centers include [[La Habra Marketplace]], [[Anaheim Plaza]], and [[Anaheim Town Square]]. There is one major [[outlet mall]], The Outlets at San Clemente.<ref>{{cite web |title=Opening Day: 18 Years in the Making Outlets at San Clemente Welcome Shoppers Today |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2015/11/13/opening-day-18-years-in-the-making-outlets-at-san-clemente-welcome-shoppers-today/ |website=Orange County Register |date=November 13, 2015 |access-date=March 4, 2019 |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111316/https://www.ocregister.com/2015/11/13/opening-day-18-years-in-the-making-outlets-at-san-clemente-welcome-shoppers-today/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ===Tourism=== Tourism remains a vital aspect of Orange County's economy. [[Anaheim]] is the main tourist hub, with the [[Disneyland Resort]]'s [[Disneyland]] being the second most visited theme park in the world. Also, [[Knott's Berry Farm]] gets about 7 million visitors annually and is located in the city of [[Buena Park]]. The [[Anaheim Convention Center]] holds many major conventions throughout the year. Resorts within the Beach Cities receive visitors throughout the year due to their close proximity to the beach, biking paths, mountain hiking trails, golf courses, shopping and dining. ===Food culture=== As recently as the 1990s, award-winning restaurants in Orange County consisted mostly of national chain restaurants with traditional American or Tex-Mex comfort food.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} In the late 1990s, Tim and Liza Goodell with chef [[Florent Marneau]], and David Wilhelm, established culinary restaurant groups featuring nouvelle cuisine, gourmet burgers and more. The Orange County Register states that the "tipping point" came in 2007 when Marneaus founded Marché Moderne (since moved to Crystal Cove), and ''[[Top Chef]]'' chef [[Amar Santana]] opened a branch of [[Charlie Palmer (chef)|Charlie Palmer]] (closed 2015),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-0306-charlie-palmer-20150305-story.html |title=Charlie Palmer restaurant is closing its doors in Costa Mesa |date=March 5, 2015 |website=Daily Pilot |access-date=January 21, 2020 |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128032510/https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-0306-charlie-palmer-20150305-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> both at [[South Coast Plaza]]. Santana followed opening restaurants Broadway in Laguna Beach and Vaca in Costa Mesa. Other Top Chef chefs followed with their own restaurants including Brian Huskey (Tackle Box), [[Shirley Chung]] (Twenty Eight), [[Jamie Gwen]] of ''[[Cutthroat Kitchen]]'', and from ''[[The Great Food Truck Race]]'', [[Jason Quinn (chef)|Jason Quinn]] (Playground), who also opened three stands at the 4th Street Market<ref>{{cite news |last1=Luna |first1=Nancy |title=Food hall shake up? Playground's Jason Quinn closing three 4th Street Market food stands; four new restaurants coming |date=January 22, 2016}}</ref> [[food hall]] in [[Downtown Santa Ana]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valdespino |first1=Anne |title=Best of Orange County 2018: A new generation of chefs have turned Orange County into a culinary hub |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/20/best-of-orange-county-2018-a-new-generation-of-chefs-have-turned-orange-county-into-a-culinary-hub/ |access-date=January 21, 2020 |publisher=Orange County Register |date=September 20, 2018 |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128032510/https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/20/best-of-orange-county-2018-a-new-generation-of-chefs-have-turned-orange-county-into-a-culinary-hub/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Food halls]] with gourmet vendors include the {{cvt|42000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} [[Anaheim Packing District]], the 4th Street Market in [[Downtown Santa Ana]], Lot 579 in [[Huntington Beach]], Trade Food Hall in [[Irvine, California|Irvine]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/restaurants/guide-to-food-halls-in-l-a-and-orange-county |title=The 13 best food halls in L.A. and Orange County |website=Time Out Los Angeles |access-date=January 21, 2020 |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128032512/https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/restaurants/guide-to-food-halls-in-l-a-and-orange-county |url-status=live}}</ref> OC Mix in [[Costa Mesa]], and The Source OC in [[Buena Park]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 10 Attractions & Destinations in Orange County |url=https://www.visittheoc.com/top-10-attractions-in-orange-county/ |website=Visit The OC |access-date=January 8, 2020 |date=November 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128032514/https://www.visittheoc.com/top-10-attractions-in-orange-county/ |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2019, the [[Michelin Guide]] awarded stars for the first time to Orange County restaurants, awarding Hana Re and Taco Maria one star each.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocregister.com/see-which-28-southern-california-restaurants-were-awarded-stars-in-the-new-michelin-guide |title=Two O.C. restaurants awarded stars in the new Michelin Guide |date=June 4, 2019 |access-date=March 31, 2020 |archive-date=February 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210233747/https://www.ocregister.com/2019/06/03/see-which-28-southern-california-restaurants-were-awarded-stars-in-the-new-michelin-guide/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, [[Knife Pleat (restaurant)|Knife Pleat]] in Costa Mesa was awarded one [[Michelin star]] as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/california/us-costa-mesa/restaurant/knife-pleat |title=Knife Pleat – Costa Mesa - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant |website=MICHELIN Guide |access-date=January 3, 2022 |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230001844/https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/california/us-costa-mesa/restaurant/knife-pleat |url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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