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.
For the week of October 23, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- FDA approves first COVID-19 drug from Oceanside’s Gilead Sciences
- Chula Vista ranks as top U.S. city for integrating immigrants
- Cue Health to open new campus, bring 500 jobs to Vista
- EDC, San Diego Grantmakers join forces to host virtual summit around inclusive economic growth
- Qualcomm launches new tech for 5G network gear
- San Diego startups rake in $933M in Q3 venture capital
- UC San Diego, United Health Group get $4M to expand mental health workforce
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- October 27 – National Security Innovation Network, NavalX SoCal Tech Bridge
NSIN STARTS presents: Navy/USMC 5G Pitch Competition - October 28 – Innovate78, San Diego Startup Month
North County Entrepreneurs Happy Hour - October 29 – Integrated Communication Strategies
“I Believe That We Will Win!”: SDSU Mission Valley Lessons Learned - November 16 – CONNECT ALL @ the Jacobs Center
Business Accelerator Program Applications - November 17 – San Diego Regional EDC, San Diego Grantmakers
Build Better: A Bold Virtual Summit to Reimagine Our Region’s Future
San Diego’s Economic Pulse: October 2020
This edition of San Diego’s Economic Pulse covers September 2020 and reflects some effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the labor market.
- Regional unemployment falls to 9.0 percent.
- Long-term unemployment continues to increase.
- Investments in workforce development and retraining become increasingly more important.
San Diego business resources:
Amidst everything happening in the world, we need a reminder that there’s plenty of ‘Good News’ to go around in San Diego. 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 PPE, sanitizer, & more
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
- Apply for San Diego County’s Small Business Stimulus Program
- Employers with more than 100 employees: enroll in CalSavers by September 30, 2020.
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
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
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Heather Dewis
Manager, Marketing