Orange County Business Journal Announces the Civic 50 Orange County Honorees

IRVINE, Calif. - Sept. 18, 2017 - PRLog -- The Orange County Business Journal announces the 50 most community-minded companies in Orange County. The Civic 50 Orange County, presented by the Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ) in partnership with OneOC, provides a local standard for superior corporate citizenship and showcases how companies can use their time, skills and other resources to improve the quality of life in the community where they do business. This is the first time the Civic 50, a national initiative of Points of Light, has been localized for a specific market.

Since 2012, The Civic 50 has recognized the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation each year as determined by an annual survey developed by True Impact. For Orange County, honorees were determined using True Impact's adapted national Civic 50 online survey that is independently administered and scored.

Companies were selected based upon four dimensions of their community engagement programs: investment, integration, institutionalization and impact. The Civic 50 OC honorees include businesses from three categories: small, medium and large (based on the company's number of local employees).

The inaugural Civic 50 OC Awards Luncheon will be held October 19, 2017 at the Hotel Irvine featuring keynote speaker Matthew Emerzian, founder and CEO of Every Monday Matters (EMM) (http://everymondaymatters.org/).  All 50 honorees will be recognized at the event, and five awards will be given in the following categories: small, medium and large company; emerging company; and legacy company.

The Civic 50 OC List and Special Report will be published October 23, 2017 in the Business Journal.

The 2017 Civic 50 Orange County Honorees

American Advisors Group

Advance Beauty College

Aitken Aitken Cohn

Ambry Genetics

Antis Roofing & Waterproofing

Arbonne

Bank of America

Beckman Coulter Inc.

BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Capital Group

City National Bank

Clearinghouse CDFI

Companion Home Health and Hospice

Cox Communications

Cummins Pacific Region

Davis Farr LLP

Deloitte

Disneyland Resort

Donahue Schriber Realty Group

DPR Construction

Driver SPG

Echo Media Group

Edwards Lifesciences

Ernst & Young

Fluidmaster Inc.

Gensler

Idea Hall

Kaiser Permanente

KPMG LLP

Mazda North American Operations

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Optima Tax Relief LLC

Opus Bank

Pacific Dental Services

Pacific Life

PIMCO

PwC

R.D. Olson Construction

Rutan & Tucker LLP

Snell & Wilmer

Sports 1 Marketing

St. Joseph Health

Teacher Created Materials Publishing

Umberg Zipser LLP

Union Bank

Wells Fargo & Co.

Western Digital

Windes

ymarketing

Zumasys

About The Orange County Business Journal

The Orange County Business Journal is the weekly read that connects the Orange County business community. This is where the community doers in the most vibrant slice of the Southern California economy keep tabs on each other. With one of the highest circulations of all the Business Journals in the country, it continues to grow as a highly impactful and influential publication. More information on the Orange County Business Journal can be found at www.ocbj.com, or by calling 949-833-8373.

About Civic 50 Orange County

Since 2012, The Civic 50, an initiative of Points of Light, has recognized the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation each year as determined by an annual survey developed by True Impact. For the first time in a local market, the Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ) presents Civic 50 Orange County in partnership with OneOC which will recognize the 50 most community-minded small, medium, and large Orange County companies.

About OneOC

OneOC is a nonprofit 501c3 organization committed to accelerating nonprofit success through volunteer, training, consulting and business services. Serving Orange County, California, OneOC provides support and solutions to more than 750 nonprofit organizations and community initiatives each year. In 2015, OneOC launched its Center for Business and Community Partnerships, a one-stop shop that provide smart, easy and impactful giving and volunteering services to companies. OneOC is affiliated with Points of Lights Institute, enabling participation in national community service initiatives and connection to a larger movement of change.  For more information, visit www.OneOC.org.