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 May 8, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- San Diego’s Illumina donates $1 million to front-line workers, local students
- Genalyte and blood bank partner to test San Diegans for coronavirus antibodies
- San Diego startup Access Trax wins annual FedEx Small Business Grant’s grand prize
- Vista ventilation and lighting company Solatube International pivots to make face shields for healthcare workers
- Armstrong Garden Centers donates flowers to healthcare workers
- San Diego digital health startup Porchlight raises $1.5 million to digitally connect family and friends
- San Diego glucose monitoring company Dexcom to join S&P 500
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- May 14 – Virtual panel: San Diego science & the global pandemic
- May 15 – The Startup Series: COVID-19 Edition – Unique Value Proposition
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Preferred Provider institutions will gain access to:
- Internships for students at small companies and referrals to opportunities at larger companies
- Work-based learning opportunities for students including networking events, and career and internship fairs
- Annual briefings on talent demand alongside local employers
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
- 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
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Heather Dewis
Manager, Marketing