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For the week of March 28, 2025, here’s what we’re reading:
- Padres celebrate opening day with win
- CSUSM to build $110M science and tech center
- Carlsbad’s Ionis strikes $940M deal with Japan’s Ono Pharmaceutical
- Viasat, European Space Agency partner on lunar orbiting navigation project
- SAN, Frontier Airlines, to debut non-stop routes to three popular metros
- San Diego Foundation, Dr. Seuss Foundation launch $15M early literacy initiative
- Sharp HealthCare secures Kearny Mesa office building for $12.35M
- Mesa College Impactship program funds 200 students in unpaid internships
- San Diego ranks third happiest city in the U.S., per British think tank
- San Diego’s AVID, Roblox partner for “Creator Planet” learning experience
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- May 15—EDC
Celebrate 60 years at our 2025 Annual Dinner - Apply by June 30—WTCSD
MetroConnect VIII Export Accelerator
From our partners:
- Apr. 5-7—ASU+GSV
The Show: AI Revolution—free entry - Apr. 10—UCSD Rady School of Management
Recruit Rady MBAs 2025 - Apr. 30—Biocom
Life Sciences Career Expo - May 2—San Diego State University
Employer Orientation: Maximize Your Recruitment Success
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications