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Whether partnering with Apprenti to create diverse talent pipelines or with Samsung Semiconductor to celebrate its new sales offices, EDC’s month in review is made possible with and through our investors and partners.

By the numbers

• 40.6K San Diegans employed in advanced manufacturing companies
• 92% Apprenti apprentices from underserved communities
• 30% Cost savings in sourcing & training thru apprenticeships
• 10% Growth rate in San Diego’s GRP (2021 & 2022)

Featured case study

• EDC, regional partners cut ribbon on new Samsung Semiconductor sales office

Featured stories

• Create diverse talent pipelines through apprenticeships
•  Q4 2023: San Diego’s employment and what it means post-pandemic

New and renewing investors

• Bank of America
• BD
• Cultura
• Deloitte
• Eli Lilly
• Marsh McLennan
• National CORE
• Paul Plevin Quarles
• Procopio
• San Diego Airport Authority
• San Diego/Imperial County Community College Association
• Solar Turbines
• TOOTRiS
• Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
• YMCA

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For more than a decade, EDC has presented awards at our Annual Dinner to recognize an individual who goes ‘above and beyond’ their day job to help make San Diego a better place and a business or institution changing the world from San Diego. This year, EDC is proud to present the individual award to one of the most highly decorated Naval officers to call San Diego home (retired) Vice Admiral Jim Zortman and the business award to legendary San Diego company Solar Turbines.

Join us on June 18 at Petco Park to honor this year’s awardees.

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By the numbers

• 36 Companies supported by EDC in Q1
• 1.7K Jobs supported through EDC’s core economic development work in Q1
• 125 Companies to host fully funded summer interns
• 60% of EDC-hosted webinar attendees join Cascade Energy’s program

Featured case study

• EDC and Cascade Energy partner to help local businesses decarbonize, reduce utility costs

Featured stories

• Samsung Semiconductor opens customer engagement office in San Diego
• WTCSD’s Q1 Global Brief: Spotlighting San Diego’s global growth

New and renewing investors

• Carrier Johnson
• Cascade Entergy
• Chevron
• Clark Construction
• General Atomics
• HG Fenton
• LBA Realty
• Lifeline
• Rady Children’s Hospital
• SANDAG
• Scripps Health
• SDG&E
• Sharp Healthcare
• Sudberry Properties

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From launching MetroConnect VII to supporting local companies with California Competes Tax Credit applications, see below for EDC’s month in review made possible with and through our investors and partners.

By the numbers

• 15 Companies named to MetroConnect VII
• 92% Local exports fueled by SMEs
• 95 MetroConnect alumni since 2015
• $86.3M In tax credits won by EDC-supported applicants

Featured stories

• Meet the MetroConnect VII Companies!
• Open now: California Competes Tax Credit

New and renewing investors

• Amazon
• Equus Workforce Solutions
• McKinsey & Associates
• Otay Mesa Energy Center
• SBCS
• San Diego FC
• Sytran

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After another year filled with uncertainty and the seemingly ever long tail of pandemic-related disruptions, we enter 2024 with a whole host of questions—some new, some recurring.

What lies ahead is both a familiar challenge and a new opportunity for inclusive growth and our region is ready to get to work.

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By the numbers

• $950M Clean tech federal funding received (2023)
• 23.4K New San Diego jobs created (2023)
• 10M+ Sq. ft. vacant office space in San Diego (2023)
• 5.2K+ Unique job posting listing AI skills (2023)

Featured stories

• San Diego flood-related resources
• EDC’s employee retention & return to office study
• ICYMI: A note on the new year

New and renewing investors

• Alexandria Real Estate Equities
• BD
• Junior Achievement
• Lankford & Associates
• San Diego State University
• Grifols

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Each month, more than 60 EDC board members from across San Diego’s industries committed to the future of the region have created space to connect, collaborate, partner, and assess our progress toward these goals.

Reflecting on our past year, it’s clear that we must continue to work together, in our different ways, to ensure a resilient and competitive San Diego for employers and residents alike.

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By the numbers

• 19,490 total jobs supported BY EDC IN 2023
• 117 companies supported by EDC in 2023
• 22 SMEs expand exports with WTCSD support in 2023
• 150+ EDC investors

Featured stories

• EDC’s Top 10 in 2023
• WTCSD’s 2023 Annual Report
• Q3 2023: San Diego’s remote work policy and the impact on commercial real estate

New and renewing investors

• CBX Cross Border Terminal
• City of Oceanside
• ITJ
• Junior Achievement
• Longfellow Real Estate Partners
• Momentus Capital
• Sanford Burnham Prebys Institute for Medical Discovery
• San Diego Workforce Partnership

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Smart economic development is inclusive economic development. That’s why for more than six years, EDC’s programs and priorities have been rooted in growing the region’s quality jobs, skilled talent, and thriving households critical to San Diego’s competitiveness. Scroll below to see the work in our monthly report, or check out the whole year at:

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By the numbers

• 150+ Attendees at Reaching Tomorrow’s Talent event
• 30 Newly Verified Programs announced
• 31k Students from Verified Programs
• 16 Different institutions host programs

Featured stories

• EDC designates region’s top computing and engineering programs
• Investor Spotlight: General Atomics

New and renewing investors

• Ace Parking
• Booz Allen Hamilton
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• Cajon Valley School District
• Cubic Corp
• Federal Reserve
• Gafcon
• Insulet
• Junior Achievement
• Layton Construction
• Meyers Nave
• Port of San Diego
• Taylormade Golf
• WD40

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It has been six years since World Trade Center San Diego—which EDC operates on behalf of the Port, the Airport, and the City of San Diego—ran its very first trade mission. Since then, we have taken annual targeted, cross-sector delegations to Canada, the UK, Japan, Germany, and the Netherlands as led by San Diego Mayors and Members of Congress.

This year’s destination: Korea—a complementary partner for an innovation incubator like San Diego.

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By the numbers

• 4 Days in Korea for Trade Mission
• 35+ San Diego leaders join delegation in Korea
• $4B Economic Impact of Cybersecurity Cluster
• 1K+ Cyber firms in San Diego

Featured stories

• Mayor Todd Gloria to lead South Korea trade mission to strengthen economic ties in Asia
• Study: San Diego’s cyber talent grows by 10% across 1K firms

New and renewing investors

• ASML
• BCG
• Carrier Johnson
• City of Chula Vista
• Curebound
• Dexcom
• Founders First Capital
• HomeFed
• Lankford & Associates
• MAAC
• Manpower
• Northrop Grumman
• OPR Communications
• PCL Construction
• Stockdale Capital Partners
• Taylor Guitars
• Top Notch Finders
• Viasat

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Our core values at EDC have long been integrity, accountability, collaboration, and inclusion. These principles guide all that we do and are woven into the work of every team.

One of our most important teams at EDC is Research—and everything we do starts with research.

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By the numbers

• $6B Economic impact of RNA cluster
• 11K Jobs from RNA cluster
• 17.9% Increase avg. annual wage from 2011 to 2021
• 41K New business formations in 2021

Featured stories

• EDC report: 2023 Inclusive Growth Progress
• The economic impact of San Diego’s RNA cluster
• Q2: San Diego’s new unemployment numbers and what they mean

New and renewing investors

• Bristol Meyers Squibb
• Chevron
• Clay Company
• Colliers International
• Deloitte
• Junior Achievement
• National University
• Red Door Interactive
• San Diego Foundation
• SeaWorld
• Takeda
• The Conrad Prebys Foundation
• The Learning Moment
• Townshend Venture Advisors
• USS Midway Museum

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From a leadership trip to Seattle to hosting the annual Summer Bash, see below for EDC’s month in review made possible with and through our investors and partners.

By the numbers

• 400 San Diegans attend EDC’s Summer Bash
• 30 San Diego delegates visit Seattle
• 75K Monthly job postings in San Diego
• 84% New jobs created by 2030 will require post-secondary education

Featured stories

• Seattle Leadership Trip: An exercise in authenticity
• Why Summer Bash?
• Talent Pipeline Management: EDC’s talent framework

New and renewing investors

• ArkusNexus
• Breakthrough Properties
• Commute by Enterprise
• City of Vista
• DPR Construction
• Gensler
• Junior Achievement
• Novo
• Pacific Western Bank
• Point Loma Nazarene University
• Qualcomm
• ResMed
• San Diego Wave FC
• Southwest Airlines
• The Miller Hull Partnership
• UC San Diego
• US Bank
• University of San Diego

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From local company visits led by Mayor Todd Gloria to newly launched Computer and Engineering Talent Demand Reports, see EDC’s month in review made possible with and through our investors and partners.

By the numbers

• 3 Company site visits led by Mayor Gloria, EDC
• 17K Software developer jobs in the region
• 30K General engineering jobs in the region
• 186K Quality jobs CREATED by SD innovation economy

Featured stories

• San Diego Mayor Gloria, EDC lead site visits to key employers
• San Diego’s demand for talent: Computing and Engineering
• MetroConnect Spotlight: Solecta

New and renewing investors

• Burger Construction
• California Manufacturing Technology Consulting
• Carrier Johnson
• City of Carlsbad
• General Atomics
• General Dynamics NASSCO
• Illumina
• Intesa Communications
• Junior Achievement
• Kilroy Realty
• Lankford & Associates
• Lowe Enterprises
• MIDPACNEWCENT
• San Diego Community Power
• San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
• Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

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