Biz News: No waffle sandwiches for Costa Mesa as Bruxie closes shop

Bruxie, a waffle sandwich shop at 279 E. 17th St. in Costa Mesa, closed for good Wednesday after about two years in business.

“While Bruxie Costa Mesa has developed a special bond with the local community, earlier this year we made a business decision to sell our location on 17th Street and relocate our team members to our nearby restaurants in Irvine and Huntington Beach,” Bruxie founders Dean Simon and Kelly Mullarney said in a statement. “We thank our loyal Costa Mesa supporters and look forward to serving them at one our other nearby locations in Orange County.”

In addition to Irvine and Huntington Beach, the chain has Orange County locations in Orange and Brea and is expanding to Santa Monica, San Diego and Las Vegas.

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Modere opens new marketing center in Newport Beach

Modere, which offers beauty, personal care, health, wellness and household products, opened a marketing center last week in Newport Beach.

The new center is at the Koll Center on MacArthur Boulevard.

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Rockwood Capital invests in South Coast Collection

Real estate investment management firm Rockwood Capital is investing $120 million in Costa Mesa’s South Coast Collection shopping center.

SOCO’s 300,000-square-foot property features more than 75 storefronts and restaurants. The center also offers weekly farmers markets and an array of monthly events.

Joel Mayer, managing director at Rockwood, said the investment will “enhance” the property so the shopping center is “among the preeminent lifestyle centers in Southern California.”

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Hoag Hospital named in top 50 for cardiovascular services

Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach has been named one of the nation’s top 50 cardiovascular hospitals by Truven Health Analytics, a healthcare data firm.

The hospital is one of two California medical centers to make the list.

The list recognizes hospitals that outperformed their peers in inpatient and extended care, clinical process, efficiency and cost for heart attacks, heart failure, percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass graft surgery, according to a news release.

The 17th annual review looked at more than a thousand hospitals that provide medical and surgical treatment for heart disease, the release said.

—Daily Pilot staff