Here are our 10 favorite business stories of 2023

Here are 10 of the Southern California News Group's favorite business stories from 2023, starting with their headlines …

• Cheeseburger In Paradise owners, with OC ties, vow to rebuild in Lahaina

“It was like a bomb wiped it off the face of the Earth,” says co-owner Laren Gartner of her destination restaurant, which was destroyed by the Maui, Hawaii, wildfires in August.

The devastating wildfire swept through the quaint town of Lahaina, burning most of it to the ground. Cheeseburger In Paradise, which sits over the water on Front Street, and another restaurant owned by the pair, Waikiki Brewing Co., also were destroyed.

• Got $55million? That's lowest price among these 7OC mansions for sale

Reports on Housing puts the number of homes for sale at $10 million-plus at 528 with a market time of 50 months, or a month shy of five years.

With the Pacific Ocean as its backdrop, coastal O.C. stands at the forefront of an ultra-luxury explosion. This sought-after bubble tucked in safe Southern California suburbs has homes, many recent or new builds, coming on the market in excess of $10 million.

• Home billed as `Chapman housing' sells for $1.8 million in Orange

Young Lewin Advisors brokered the purchase of the modest home on North Waverly Street, not far from Chapman

University. The sales price equaled $295,833 per bedroom.

• Joshua Tree multidome getaway lists for $2 million-plus

A desert retreat's cluster of earth-based domes has 1,339 square feet of living space, a pool, a spa and a “meditation” temple.

Dubbed Bonita Domes, the one-of-a-kind compound was used as a short-term rental fetching a nightly rate of $780.

• Leaving California: What's the best state to move to in 2023?