It was quite the year for Southern California’s business world, filled with layoffs, mergers, protests and store closings – and openings.
To review 2024, look at a dozen Southern California News Group’s business stories that drew that most readers in the year.
No. 1: Optum laying off 364 California healthcare workers, shuttering urgent cares
No. 2: UCLA, UC Riverside students petition to remove Starbucks from campuses
No. 3: Bass Pro Shops’ Outdoor World finally has an opening day
No. 4: 99 Cents Only to close all 371 of its stores
No. 5: 63 Albertsons in California to be sold to C&S Wholesale if Kroger merger OK’d
No. 6: Northrop Grumman cutting as many as 1,000 jobs at Space Park in Redondo Beach
No. 7: More shops, new restaurant coming to Brea Mall this summer
No. 8: Temecula’s wine country hits baby boomer skid as more vineyard owners opt to sell
No. 9: Vroman’s bookstores in Pasadena, Book Soup in LA are up for sale
No. 10: Southwest Airlines to offer buyouts at LAX, Burbank, Long Beach and John Wayne
No. 11: Pirch sued by American Express for $33M over disputed transactions
No. 12: Video game maker Activision Blizzard laying off 400 workers in Irvine, LA
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