Industrial League Of Orange County

Orange County's two dominant business groups announced plans Wednesday to merge, creating an organization with 2,100 member companies with 350,000 local employees. The new organization, to be called the Orange County Business Council, will meld the Orange County Chamber of Commerce & Industry with the Industrial League of Orange County.

The long-anticipated merger of Orange County's two dominant business groups, approved by directors of both organizations, will help local corporate executives work together better to promote the county's economy, leaders of the groups said Monday. The new organization, called the Orange County Business Council, would replace the Orange County Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Industrial League of Orange County after their members approve the merger. The votes are expected within 30 days.

A graying but still hearty Ronald Reagan breezed into Orange County Wednesday night with a message, in case no one had noticed: that democracy was breaking out around the world like some sort of benevolent virus.

Conservative columnist George F. Will said Thursday that this year's presidential campaign reflects "the most profound mood swing that this republic has ever experienced--we've gone from the euphoria at the end of Desert Storm to a great national questioning." Will, the featured speaker at a dinner meeting of the Industrial League of Orange County, said during a press conference before his speech that this year's presidential race also "is simply without precedent in American history."

The long-anticipated merger of Orange County's two dominant business groups, approved by directors of both organizations, will help local corporate executives work together better to promote the county's economy, leaders of the groups said Monday. The new organization, called the Orange County Business Council, would replace the Orange County Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Industrial League of Orange County after their members approve the merger. The votes are expected within 30 days.

Sounding like a seasoned capitalist, Moscow Mayor Gavriil Popov was in Orange County on Thursday to urge Americans to invest in Russia, where despite some risks, he said, "it's possible . . . to do business." "Any businessman is afraid . . . when he goes into a new country," said Gavriil, who met with reporters before speaking to about 400 people at a dinner sponsored by the Industrial League of Orange County. "But business is connected with risk, and only risks can give good profit."

The county was a lot smaller and the troubles confronting the business community were a lot simpler when the Industrial League of Orange County was formed 19 years ago. Back then the league--which today counts more than 900 members who collectively employ more than 150,000 workers, or about 11% of the county's work force--dealt with such matters as establishing a priority for installing traffic signals in the Orange County Airport industrial complex.

Orange County's two dominant business groups announced plans Wednesday to merge, creating an organization with 2,100 member companies with 350,000 local employees. The new organization, to be called the Orange County Business Council, will meld the Orange County Chamber of Commerce & Industry with the Industrial League of Orange County.

Conservative columnist George F. Will said Thursday that this year's presidential campaign reflects "the most profound mood swing that this republic has ever experienced--we've gone from the euphoria at the end of Desert Storm to a great national questioning." Will, the featured speaker at a dinner meeting of the Industrial League of Orange County, said during a press conference before his speech that this year's presidential race also "is simply without precedent in American history."

Sounding like a seasoned capitalist, Moscow Mayor Gavriil Popov was in Orange County on Thursday to urge Americans to invest in Russia, where despite some risks, he said, "it's possible . . . to do business." "Any businessman is afraid . . . when he goes into a new country," said Gavriil, who met with reporters before speaking to about 400 people at a dinner sponsored by the Industrial League of Orange County. "But business is connected with risk, and only risks can give good profit."

A graying but still hearty Ronald Reagan breezed into Orange County Wednesday night with a message, in case no one had noticed: that democracy was breaking out around the world like some sort of benevolent virus.

The county was a lot smaller and the troubles confronting the business community were a lot simpler when the Industrial League of Orange County was formed 19 years ago. Back then the league--which today counts more than 900 members who collectively employ more than 150,000 workers, or about 11% of the county's work force--dealt with such matters as establishing a priority for installing traffic signals in the Orange County Airport industrial complex.

G. Douglas Michie, executive vice president of Cannon Business Machines, has been elected to the board of directors of the Industrial League of Orange County Credit Union. Michie, of Tustin, also has been elected as the board's secretary.