Every Friday, ‘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.
For the week of April 17, 2020, here’s a look at what we’re reading:
- Inovio Pharmaceuticals gets $6.9M for clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine in South Korea
- San Diego businesses donate to expand Small Business Relief Fund
- San Diego biotech company launches drug trials to treat COVID-19 pneumonia
- San Diego County Water Authority launches virtual drive to support San Diego Food Bank
- Aspen Neuroscience gets $70M in Series A funding round
- ACI Medical pivots to manufacture portable ventilators
…and here are the events we’re attending:
COVID-19 & San Diego:
Amidst everything happening in the world, we need a reminder that there’s plenty of ‘Good News’ to go around in SD. We have also compiled additional resources for businesses and individuals seeking additional guidance
For businesses:
- Find information at EDC’s COVID-19 page
- Fill out our Business Impact Survey
- Find North County information at Innovate78’s COVID-19 page
- Apply for disaster loan assistance
- Access San Diego Workforce Partnership’s updates for businesses
- Pivot operations to produce PPEs, sanitizer, & more
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
For individuals:
- See which San Diego companies are still hiring
- Access San Diego Workforce Partnership’s updates for individuals
- Donate to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund
- Support South Bay Community Services’ food distribution efforts
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
Assessing the impact of COVID-19:
COVID-19 Survey Results: Impacts are vast, amidst signs of resiliency
This is the latest of our assessments about the evolving economic impact of COVID-19 on San Diego. This week’s key takeaways: impacts are vast, but small businesses are embracing remote work and firms are still hiring. Read more.
San Diego’s Economic Pulse: April 2020
Each month the California Employment Development Department (EDD) releases employment data for the prior month. This analysis covers March 2020 and reflects some—but not all—of the early effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the labor market. Read more.
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Heather Dewis
Manager, Marketing