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New branch of imaging center opens in Newport

The Pacific Coast Imaging and Heart Center held its grand opening Thursday. The new facility at 330 West Coast Highway uses the same cardiovascular and imaging technology in place at the company’s Irvine location.

The new facility is equipped with a 64-slice CT scanner, a PET/CT scanner, a 3.0 Tesia MRI and a 1.5 Tesla open MRI.

For more information, visit www.pacificcoastimaging.com.

New seafood restaurant hires chief

A new seafood restaurant opening at Fashion Island in Newport Beach has appointed a president. Blue Coral Seafood and Spirits, owned by Outback Steakhouse, has hired Edna Morris to lead the new restaurant. Morris has worked in the food industry for 25 years and serves on the boards of a number of nonprofit groups.

Before coming to Blue Coral, Morris led the James Beard Foundation, a nonprofit organization set up in 1986 to honor the man heralded as a pioneer of modern gastronomy.

Morris also worked as an executive at Darden Restaurants, operators of Red Lobster and Olive Garden, for five years.

She is the founding president of the Women’s Foodservice Forum, opened in 1988 to help develop women’s careers in the food service industry.

GTC Telecom goes wireless

A Costa Mesa telecommunications company is changing its name.

GTC Telecom, a nationwide provider of wireless and long-distance services, is now GTC Wireless. Shareholders approved the deal Friday.

The name change signifies the shift in the telecommunications industry away from long distance to wireless technologies, Chief Executive S. Paul Sandhu said.

“Since the launch of our GTC Wireless product at the end of 2005, our company has experienced a rebirth of enthusiasm and customer interest,” he said in a news release.

The company plans to continue its product line and rate structure but will introduce a new company logo.