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For the week of November 12, 2021, here’s what we’re reading:
- San Diego/Tijuana named World Design Capital
- Viasat acquires Inmarsat for $7.3B
- Brookings Metro celebrates 25 years of impact
- EDC Monthly Report: November 2021
- Rady Children’s Hospital opens new imaging center to reduce radiation risk
- Qualcomm celebrates STEM by bridging digital divide, hosts tech donation drive
- Bank of America’s Student Leaders program supports economic mobility
- Quidel expands Carlsbad operations, opens COVID-19 test manufacturing plant
- San Diego ranked #1 most fun place to live by U.S. News & World Report
- Drata raises $100 million Series B, becomes San Diego’s newest unicorn
- Founders First closes $11M Series A funding round
- Cue Health launches health platform, makes COVID-19 tests available to public
…and here are some opportunities we’re watching:
- November 15 – WTCSD
MetroConnect V Grand Prize PitchFest - Apply by November 30 – Founders First CDC
Job Creators Quest Grant - December 1 – USD Burnham Moores Center for Real Estate
Annual Residential Real Estate Conference: Outlook 2022 - November 12 – January 1 – SeaWorld
San Diego Christmas Celebration
Advancing San Diego: Career Exploration Day
Hiring interns or entry-level employees? Join Advancing San Diego’s Career Exploration Day on November 18 for a day of networking and hiring local talent. At two job fairs throughout the day, companies can host virtual recruitment booths to share digital collateral, showcase company culture, post current job openings, communicate with students and new grads via chat, and conduct on-the-spot interviews via Zoom.
San Diego Biz Hub: Free digital services for small businesses
GoSite and EDC are accepting applications for the San Diego Business Hub, which offers small, service-based businesses the full suite of GoSite products at no cost. SDbizhub.com is accepting applications from minority-, women-, veteran- and other historically economically under-resourced small business owners throughout San Diego County.
Additional resources:
- Find more COVID-19 business information and resources at EDC’s COVID-19 page