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Peter J. Brennan

Reporter · US

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Aug 31, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Peter J. Brennan

    The Undercover Billionaire Comes Clean - Orange County Business Journal (opens the original)

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    Stearns builds Kind Lending to 197% growth over 2 years IRVINE — Glenn Stearns didn’t have to come back. He had already made his fortune with his first mortgage company, survived two bouts of cancer, spent a year sailing around the world on his yacht and starred in the TV show “Undercover Billionaire.” He even married a glamorous TV celebrity and was living the high life in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Yet, Stearns decided to start Kind Lending LLC in March 2020, just as the pandemic shut down much of

  2. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Peter J. Brennan

    OC Unemployment Rises to 4.2% in July - Orange County Business Journal (opens the original)

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    Orange County’s unemployment rate rose to 4.2% in July from a revised 4.1% in June and below the 4.6% in July last year, according to the state’s Employment Development Department. The state’s unemployment rate was 5.3% while the U.S.’s was 4.4%. Nonfarm OC employment fell to 1.69 million, down 7,800 jobs. The government sector fell the most, declining 7,900 jobs due to the summer recess for teachers. Professional and business services decreased 1,000 jobs, mostly in administrative services. The

  3. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Peter J. Brennan

    OC Unemployment Rises to 4.2% in July - Orange County Business Journal (opens the original)

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    Orange County’s unemployment rate rose to 4.2% in July from a revised 4.1% in June and below the 4.6% in July last year, according to the state’s Employment Development Department. The state’s unemployment rate was 5.3% while the U.S.’s was 4.4%. Nonfarm OC employment fell to 1.69 million, down 7,800 jobs. The government sector fell the most, declining 7,900 jobs due to the summer recess for teachers. Professional and business services decreased 1,000 jobs, mostly in administrative services. The

  4. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Peter J. Brennan

    Rivian Spinoff Also Raises Another $150M - Orange County Business Journal (opens the original)

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    Electric Bike Maker to Accelerate Autonomous Small Vehicles Also, an electric bicycle company spun out of Irvine-based Rivian Automotive Inc., said it has closed a $150 million Series D financing round led by Prysm Capital, with participation from Eclipse, Greenoaks and MVP Ventures. The new capital will support accelerating the development of Also’s autonomous vehicle platform and the simultaneous progression of multiple autonomous form factors — spanning the movement of both goods and passenge

  5. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · Peter J. Brennan

    Kingston’s Value Soars to Est. $59B - Orange County Business Journal (opens the original)

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    John Tu and David Sun have labored in relative tech obscurity while building Kingston Technology. That low-key atmosphere may be changing as the value of the world’s largest independent maker of computer memory products has spiked. So has the worth of its only two owners. While the Business Journal estimated their net worth at $12 billion each last year, Bloomberg is currently citing an astronomical $70 billion each, while Forbes’ current estimate is $30 billion. After talking with analysts

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