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IPP update: Uber to start using drones for its food delivery and more

The Integration Pilot Program (IPP) reached a large benchmark on the food delivery mission, which included a successful test flight with Uber Eats on San Diego State University campus. Starting this summer, Uber will be using specially crafted drones developed by its flight arm, Uber Elevate, to grow the company’s food delivery program. Giving way for Uber Eats […]

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WTC San Diego hosts translation and supply chain workshop

Now in its fourth year, MetroConnect is World Trade Center San Diego’s flagship export assistance program, underwritten by JPMorgan Chase. Following a competitive application process, 15 to 20 export-ready, small and medium-sized businesses receive a $10,000 challenge grant and programmatic services to aid their international expansion efforts. During the course of one year, participating companies […]

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Providing incentive consulting to Cubic Corporation

Serving the defense and transportation industries, Cubic Corporation is a global company with clients on nearly every continent. The company has called Kearny Mesa home for 50 years, currently based in an aging set of buildings that have not kept pace with the company’s. Its facilities were divided onto two major campuses in the Kearny […]

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Real Dog Box provides more treats for its furry friends

Real Dog Box, a small startup that manufactures dog treats, was reaching capacity at its current location, and risked closing if they did not find a new warehouse by June 2019. Real Dog Box reached out to EDC asking for assistance in finding a new site under one roof that could accommodate the manufacturing company’s […]

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Telaeris capitalizes on trade mission with WTC and Port of SD

MetroConnect company Telaeris is a privately-owned San Diego company that develops RFIDs (Radio Frequency Identification) and contactless smartcards for businesses. RFIDs and its related products are important contemporary solutions for the efficient management of inventory and assets. RFIDs are also important in tracking the flow of people, as it is one of the basic technologies […]

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Meet our Board: Kim Becker

Meet Kim Becker, President and CEO of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. Read the Q&A below to learn about Kim and her role in exposing more people to the San Diego experience. What is your “day job”? I’m President/CEO of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, which operates San Diego International Airport. […]

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Department of Homeland Security CIO tours San Diego tech companies

Department of Homeland Security Chief Information Officer Tours San Diego Tech Companies Tour demonstrated San Diego’s thriving innovation economy and collaborative focus on increasing cybersecurity throughout the region US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) information technology and cybersecurity leadership – including more than 30 senior federal personnel from government and military – are touring six […]

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San Diego’s Economic Pulse – June 2019

Each month the California Employment Development Department (EDD) releases employment data for the prior month. This edition of San Diego’s Economic Pulse covers May 2019. Check out EDC’s research bureau for more data and stats about San Diego’s economy. This report is sponsored by Manpower San Diego. Highlights include: The region’s unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in […]

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Meet our Board: Kathryn Lembo

For our next Board Member Spotlight, meet Kathryn Lembo, president & CEO at South Bay Community Services (SBCS). Read her Q&A below, get to know Kathryn and find out why EDC’s inclusive growth efforts are something she finds most interesting. What is your “day job”? As CEO, my days are dynamic and filled with a […]

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Cubic breaks ground on new San Diego HQ

If you’ve ever hopped on the tube in London or swiped your MTA card to take the L from Brooklyn into Manhattan, you have San Diego innovation to thank for it. Cubic’s Transportation division is helping move millions of people throughout the world’s most dynamic cities, including Sydney, London, New York, and more. Though Cubic is a […]

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