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 3, 2020, here’s a look at what we’re reading:
- San Diego scientists test 13,000 existing drugs for COVID-19 use
- Cue Health gets $13M contract to develop COVID-19 test
- Biocom develops COVID-19 Partnering Portal
- Telehealth startup AristaMD raises $18M
- San Diego companies combat COVID-19 in creative ways
- Cubic partners with University of Alabama to test emergency ventilator device
- Verizon gives LISC $2.5M for small businesses and nonprofit grants
- Highland Valley Vineyards donates proceeds to San Diego Food Bank
…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:
- 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 – Week of March 31, 2020
We’re releasing the first of our assessments about the evolving economic impact of COVID-19 on San Diego. This week’s key takeaways: impacts are immediate, concentrated by industry, and disproportionately affect small businesses. Read more.
Thank you to the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, San Diego & Imperial SBDC Network, Downtown San Diego Partnership, and National City Chamber of Commerce for their partnership.
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Heather Dewis
Manager, Marketing