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San Diego’s Good News of the Week – February 21, 2025

Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week. GNOTW is sponsored by […]

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Inclusive Growth Spotlight: Cultura

To celebrate and inspire the efforts of regional employers, EDC’s Inclusive Growth blog series highlights San Diego companies helping to drive progress on the 2030 Inclusive Growth goals. Launched in 2018 and informed by a partnership with the Brookings Institution, the Inclusive Growth initiative sets 2030 goals for San Diego related to increasing: 1) the […]

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WTCSD’s Q1 Global Brief: Export growth opportunities, regional trade, and more

Each quarter, World Trade Center San Diego delivers the latest global news and updates straight to your inbox. In Q1 2025, here’s what you need to know about San Diego’s global trade, investment, and engagement. ➝ Get WTCSD’s Global Brief each quarter. Apply by June 30: Grow your global sales with MetroConnect WTCSD’s MetroConnect export […]

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Voice of San Diego: How to set your child up for socio-economic success

Originally authored by Taylor Dunne in Voice of San Diego’s ‘A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools’ Every parent wants to see their child pursue a career that makes them happy, and it is a bonus when they can feel confident that that career will also set them up for financial success. In San Diego, one of […]

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San Diego’s Good News of the Week – February 14, 2025

Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week. GNOTW is sponsored by […]

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Apply soon: California Competes Tax Credit

APPLY for up to $215M in Tax Credits Is your business considering expanding outside of the state or in need of assistance relocating or retaining jobs in California over the next five years? You may be eligible for up to $215 million in Cal Competes Tax Credit from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). Applications for […]

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A note from Nikia: WTCSD on trade

Navigating trade uncertainty in a binational region As tariff threats loom and the country teeters on the brink of an all-out trade war, we all wonder what it means for our binational region, the future of the popular USMCA, and the hundreds of thousands of jobs tied to global commerce in San Diego. This will […]

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Monthly Report – January 2025

Happy New Year! As we kickoff 2025, EDC invites you to scroll through our regional success over the last year. With and through our investors, 2024 included support to 138 local companies, 4.5K total jobs impacted, and much more. Read the Annual Report By the numbers 28 Verified Programs in 2024 55.8K jobs impacted since […]

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San Diego’s Good News of the Week – February 7, 2025

Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week. GNOTW is sponsored by […]

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WTCSD’s statement on tariffs

With the rest of our region’s business community, we’re closely watching updates around the new tariff on China and the paused tariffs on Mexico and Canada. EDC’s Chief Strategy Officer Nikia Clarke shares in a formal statement: “We know that this will be a volatile period for the North American supply chains that enable this […]

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