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For the week of February 28, 2025, here’s what we’re reading:
- San Diego FC to host record-breaking home opener after LA Galaxy victory
- SAN, Copa Airlines announce nonstop flights to Panama
- ASML, Intel announce two cutting-edge lithography machines in production
- WTCSD’s Q1 Global Brief: Export growth opportunities, regional trade, and more
- Curebound’s Concert for Cures to feature global sensation Elton John
- SAN, Southwest Airlines announce direct flights to Fresno
- YMCA Escondido campus reopens with youth development focus
- San Diego Wave FC unveils new jerseys for 2025 season
- Chula Vista’s Gaylord Pacific to fill more than 800 jobs with help of San Diego Workforce Partnership
- City of San Diego renews Downtown Clean & Safe PBID program
- Actress Kerry Washington joins Carlsbad’s startup Equip as investor and advisor
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Apply by Mar. 10—GO-Biz, EDC
California Competes Tax Credit - Apply by June 30—World Trade Center San Diego
MetroConnect VIII Export Accelerator
From our partners:
- Mar. 4—San Diego County, Live Well San Diego
Webinar- Advancing Throughout the Year: Small Business County Contracts in 2025 - Mar. 11—Biocom, TOOTRiS
Boosting Workforce Productivity - Mar. 12—Good For Others Foundation, Jewish Family Services
Nonprofit Job Fair - Apply by Mar. 21—University of San Diego, San Diego State University, UC San Diego
Grad Job Expo: Employer Registration
Inclusive Growth Spotlight : Cultura
To celebrate and inspire the efforts of regional employers, EDC published a spotlight on Cultura and its efforts to support local, quality jobs as a small business—one of three pillars of the 2030 Inclusive Growth goals.
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications