“Welcome to ChocXO,” Foley said earlier this month, extending his arms as he stood in the Irvine factory’s retail store. “Isn’t this fantastic?” he asked. Behind him were shelves ...

On Thursday, Bob Dylan was announced as the first American to win the Nobel Prize in literature (over the favorite, UC Irvine professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o) since 1993. The 75-year-old opened the ...

The unit’s departure leaves empty 3M’s 72,740-square-foot plant at 17132 Pullman St. The factory faces the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway. 3M put the plant up for sale for $8 million. The move of the Irvine ...