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For the week of January 24, 2025, here’s what we’re reading:
- Viasat to support $4.8B NASA satellite contract
- SAN, Japan Airlines to offer extended summer service to Tokyo
- Vividion acquires Tavros Therapeutics
- San Diego-based Firestorm secures $100M U.S. Air Force contract
- San Diego FC signs San Diego native midfielder
- UC San Diego honors founders Joan and Irwin Jacobs with UC Presidential Medals
- Cascade Energy, others to join $6.3M DOE program to support U.S. manufacturing
- California Energy Commission grants $50M in clean energy storage projects to Camp Pendleton, Naval Base
- MetroConnect alum Bitchin’ Sauce arrives at Starbucks
- Miramar College secures $286.7K California Opportunity Youth Apprenticeship Grant
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Jan. 30—Snell & Wilmer
2025 State of the City Webinar ft. EDC CEO Mark Cafferty - Deadline Feb. 28—San Diego Regional EDC, K-16 Collaborative
Apply to host summer interns at no cost
From our partners:
- Jan. 29—San Diego State University
Career Fairs 101 Webinar for Employers - Jan. 29—San Diego and Imperial District Export Council
CARM, the Canada’s new process for importing commercial goods - Feb. 10—Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate
23rd Annual Residential Real Estate Conference: Outlook 2025
Looking into the 2025 crystal ball
The map is not the terrain, says EDC’s Sr. Director of Research and Economic Development Eduardo Velasquez in his 2025 Crystal Ball writeup. In the year ahead, EDC will keep its eye on how capital converts to job growth, how AI will boost productivity, and how mortgage rates will impact home sales—among other wildcards.
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications