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Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week.

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For the week of October 20, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

• General Dynamics NASSCO secures $754M U.S. Navy ship repair contract
• Japanese government selects San Diego for Beyond Japan startup program
• Iambic lands $100M Series B
• EDC: October monthly report
• SDSU, California State University system to offer independent doctoral degrees
• Amazon Web Services inks deal with San Diego-based EOT for software enabling AI-optimized industrial plants
• San Diego, Imperial Counties’ community colleges to offer in-state tuition to low-income students living in Mexico near border
• National CORE to break ground on 100-unit San Ysidro affordable housing
• Genasys acquires Evertel for $5.8M

…and here are some events and opportunities:

• Nov. 15–EDC
  Reaching Tomorrow’s Talent: Verified Program Designation Day
• Oct. 31–UC San Diego, Scripps Institute of Oceanography
  Apply: startBlue accelerator program
• Oct. 24-25–PurposePoint, WD-40
  The Culture Forum
• Nov. 2–Biocom California
  CEO Summit
• Nov. 13–Port of San Diego
  Workshop Series: How To Do Business With The Port

A note from Mark: Implementing actionable insights

From analyzing San Diego’s growing AI, cybersecurity, and RNA clusters to building tools that empower our partners to collaborate toward a more inclusive San Diego, EDC’s Research Bureau continues to help regional partners understand San Diego’s evolving needs and challenges. EDC’s President and CEO Mark Cafferty shares what’s on the horizon—and how you can get involved.

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Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week.

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For the week of October 13, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

• Bristol Myers Squibb acquires Mirati Therapeutics for $4.8B
• Arcturus secures $9M for mRNA cystic fibrosis treatment
• UCSD School of Medicine receives $9.5M to strengthen cybersecurity in healthcare
• Conrad Prebys Foundation to award local arts organizations $16M
• Rady Children’s Hospital awarded $4M by National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute to increase diversity in cancer clinical trials
• Marine Group Boat Works begins multimillion-dollar ship modernization project on San Diego bay
• San Diego Housing Commission receives $20.7M in State funding for 75 new affordable rental units
• San Diego ranks #1 in Wallet Hub’s “Greenest Cities in America” survey
• San Diego MLS team signs $150M training campus lease on Sycuan Reservation

…and here are some events and opportunities:

• Nov. 15–EDC
  Reaching Tomorrow’s Talent: Verified Program Designation Day
• Oct. 16–Founders First Capital
  Deadline: 2023 Stephen L. Tadlock Veteran Business Grant
• Oct. 20–Curebound
  Concert for Cures ft. Ed Sheeran
• Oct. 24-25–PurposePoint, WD-40
  The Culture Forum
• Nov. 2–Biocom
  CEO Summit

EDC Inclusive Growth Webinar

Join EDC and County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas on October 17 as we share the findings from the Inclusive Growth Progress Report for 2023, which measures how the region is tracking toward our 2030 goals. Before a Q&A, EDC will spotlight ways employers and community leaders can advance inclusion across the San Diego region.

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Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week.

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For the week of October 6, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

• Study: San Diego’s cyber talent grows by 10% across 1K firms
• Kneron raises $49M Series B extension
• MiraCosta College secures more than $1.6M in NSF grants
• Leaders at Qualcomm, US Bank, Novo Brazil Brewing, PNC Bank, MyPoint Credit Union, and more recognized as SDBJ’s 2023 Latino Leaders of Influence
• SDSU opens $20M 130-bed student housing complex
• Port of San Diego, City of Chula Vista break ground on Sweetwater Park
• Verified Program Workshop for Warriors receives $150K from Boeing to support women in manufacturing
• Cortica lands $40M Series D extension
• San Diego ranks #2 in Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice awards for top U.S. cities
• Drata, Equip make LinkedIn’s 2023 Top startups list

…and here are some events and opportunities:

• Oct. 17–EDC, County Supervisor Nora Vargas
  Webinar: Inclusive Growth Progress Report 2023
• Oct. 11-13–California Forward
  California Economic Summit | Discount code:CAFWDCSN2023
• Oct. 24-25–PurposePoint, WD-40
  The Culture Forum
• Nov. 2–Biocom
  CEO Summit
• 2023–Procopio
  Apply: LaunchPad Incubator

Reaching Tomorrow’s Talent: Verified Program Designation Day

EDC invites employers and community partners to join in the selection of Verified Programs on November 15 at UC San Diego Park & Market. San Diego companies in the Computing and Engineering fields will have the opportunity to learn about local education and training programs preparing the next generation of talent.

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Liz Muthoni

Coordinator, Economic Development

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Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week.

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For the week of September 29, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

• 1Strand, EDC launch RNA cluster economic impact report
• City of Chula Vista breaks ground on phase one of UniverCity
• Wexford, UCSD partner on Science Research Park
• MAAC raises early childhood educator pay rates to address region’s childcare gap
• San Diego, Imperial Valley community colleges have a $10B regional economic impact 
• RayzeBio secures $358M in Initial Public Offering
• Actio raises $53M Series A
• Tentarix raises $35M Series B after inking $66M deal with Gilead
• Carlsbad-based Smartville awarded $10M from Department of Energy
• TeachMe.To receives $2M funding for sports coaching platform expansion

…and here are some events and opportunities:

• Oct. 3–CCOE,EDC
  Release: San Diego’s Cybersecurity Economic Impact Study
• Nov. 15–EDC
  Reaching Tomorrow’s Talent: Verified Program Designation Day
• Oct. 5–Tijuana EDC
  Borderless Business Congress | Discount code:SDFriend2023
• Oct. 9-Dec.11–Port of San Diego
  Workshop Series: How to do Business with the Port
• Oct. 11-13–California Forward
  California Economic Summit | Discount code:CAFWDCSN2023
• Oct. 24-25–PurposePoint, WD-40
  The Culture Forum

EDC Inclusive Growth Webinar

Join EDC and County Supervisor Nora Vargas on October 17 as we share the findings from the Inclusive Growth Progress Report for 2023, which measures how the region is tracking toward our 2030 goals. Before a Q&A, EDC will spotlight ways employers and community leaders can advance inclusion across the San Diego region.

Register Here

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Liz Muthoni

Coordinator, Economic Development

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Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week.

Get Good News of the Week in your inbox every Friday. → Sign up

For the week of September 22, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

• British Airways adds new nonstop flight to London
• National University receives $400K NSF grant
• Arialys Therapeutics launches with $58M in seed financing
• Scripps Health pilots AI to help doctors respond to patients’ messages
• Qualcomm enters Wi-Fi router market with Spectrum, UK’s EE
• San Diego Convention Center ranks #4 in WSJ “Best U.S. Convention Centers” list
• UCSD Rady School of Management ranks #2 in Entrepreneurship on Bloomberg’s “Best B-Schools” list
• General Atomics to be inducted into San Diego Air & Space Museum Hall of Fame
• General Dynamics NASCCO to build Navy ship named in honor of abolitionist Harriet Tubman
• Hines secures $41M for 430-unit affordable housing project

…and here are some events and opportunities:

• Oct. 3–CCOE,EDC
  Release: San Diego’s Cybersecurity Economic Impact Study
• Oct. 17–EDC, County Supervisor Nora Vargas
  Webinar: Inclusive Growth Progress Report 2023
• Oct. 7–San Diego Diplomacy Council
  45th Anniversary Event
• Oct. 24-25–PurposePoint, WD-40
  The Culture Forum

EDC Research: Understanding San Diego’s labor trends

At the end of 2022, San Diego’s unemployment rate was three percent, coming back to pre-pandemic level after peaking at 13.9 percent. However, the unemployment rate in Q2 2023 slightly rose to four percent with data showing a decline in the total labor force caused by remote work trends, rising cost of living, and limited talent supply. EDC takes a closer look at the data behind the Economic Snapshot here.

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Coordinator, Economic Development

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Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week.

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For the week of September 15, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

• General Atomics awarded $7.4M Department of Energy grant
• EPA awards SDSU $10M to launch energy center
• Lufthansa expands nonstop Munich service
• Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego Wave FC, JONES Consulting, USS Midway Museum honored at San Diego Regional Chamber’s Visionary Awards
• Sanford Burnham Prebys wins $1M DoD grant for pancreatic cancer research
• MetroConnect alum Novo Brazil Brewing to open 10K sq. ft. Mission Valley location
• Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, Affirmed complete 77 middle-income housing units
• Carlsbad-based ShipCalm raises $2M
• Kura Oncology, Life Science Cares launch $250K education partnership

…and here are some events and opportunities:

• Sept. 19–EDC
  Webinar: Inclusive Growth Progress Report 2023
• Oct. 17–EDC
  Webinar: Inclusive Growth Progress Report 2023
• Oct. 3–CCOE,EDC
  Release: San Diego’s Cybersecurity Economic Impact Study
• Oct. 5-6– CSUSM
  Social Mobility Symposium

Last call: Grow international sales with MetroConnect

World Trade Center San Diego’s MetroConnect accelerator equips sets of 15 San Diego companies with the resources and partners needed to increase international sales. Participating companies receive a $5,000 export grant, expert advising, and the chance to win a $25,000 Grand Prize.

Apply by Sept. 20

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Liz Muthoni

Coordinator, Economic Development

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Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week.

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For the week of September 1, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

• EDC hosts 2023 Leadership Trip to Seattle
• Roga secures $35M partnership with Indian telehealth firm
• Agtech firm GroGuru raises $2.3M Series A
• San Diego County unveils new childcare strategy
• ASML adds 55K sqft office space to San Diego operations
• Viasat to provide inflight connectivity for Korean Air
• Qualcomm launches latest Snapdragon G Series for handheld gaming devices
• San Diego Housing Commission allocates $29M for affordable housing
• South 8 Technologies draws investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures
• Carlsbad’s LIGHT Helmets recommended for NFL’s 2023 season
• Fleet management company EROAD relocates North American HQ to San Diego
• SDTA, PIC launch new workforce study on tourism

…and here are some events and opportunities:

• Sept. 20– WTCSD
  Apply: MetroConnect export accelerator program
• Sept. 14– CONNECT
  San Diego Innovation Day 2023
• Sept. 19– Founders First
  Pre-register: Veteran-Owned Small Business Grant
• Oct. 3– Cleantech San Diego
  Holding Power: Energy Storage and Our Cleantech Future

TPM: EDC’s talent framework

EDC’s Talent Initiatives team deploys the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) framework to reshape and develop the region’s talent pipeline. Seeking to address the talent shortage with an employer-led and data-driven approach, EDC runs various initiatives including the upcoming Verified Program Designation Day to showcase local education and training programs preparing the next generation of talent.

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Liz Muthoni

Coordinator, Economic Development

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Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week.

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For the week of August 25, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

• Campus at Horton secures first retail tenants
• Cue Health receives $28M federal contract for multiplex tests
• Rapport Therapeutics raises $150M Series B
• EDC releases Q2 San Diego Economic Snapshot
• ITJ, Founders First Capital and MetroConnect alum Avacen, Real Dog Box make Inc. 5000
• Conrad Prebys Foundation awards CSUSM $300K for mobile health clinic
• Aya Healthcare announces $50K scholarship for medical students
• UC San Diego ranks 19th in 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities
• Viasat opens Real-Time Earth ground station in Hokkaido, Japan
• Community HousingWorks breaks ground on 87 affordable housing units at Cortez Hill 

…and here are some events and opportunities:

• Sept. 20– WTCSD
  Apply: MetroConnect export accelerator program
  
• Sept. 7– San Diego International Airport
  Meet the Primes
• Sept. 14– CONNECT
  San Diego Innovation Day 2023
• Sept. 14– Cause San Diego
  Cause Conference
• Oct. 24 – 25– PurposePoint, WD-40
  The Culture Forum

Verified Program Designation Day

EDC invites employers and community partners to join us in the selection of Verified Programs on November 15 at UC San Diego Park & Market. San Diego companies in the Computing and Engineering fields will have the opportunity to learn about local education and training programs preparing the next generation of talent.

Register Here

Business information and resources page

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Liz Muthoni

Coordinator, Economic Development

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Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week.

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For the week of August 18, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

• Sanford Burnham Prebys scientists lead genetic research on heart disease
• Cal State San Marcos raises record $12M in philanthropic funding
• GKN Aerospace expands to new El Cajon facility
• EDC hosts annual Summer Bash featuring Vuori: Here’s why
• ResMed achieves record $4.2B revenue
• BAE Systems awarded $37.7M US Navy modernization contract
• UC San Diego receives $2M from NIH for equipment to visualize human brain activity
• Carlsbad-based Calsense adds AI to smart irrigation toolkit

…and here are some events and opportunities:

• Sept. 20– WTCSD
  Apply: MetroConnect export accelerator program
• Oct. 3 – CCOE, EDC
  Release: San Diego Cybersecurity Industry Economic Impact Study
  
• Nov. 15– EDC
  Verified Program Designation Day
• Sept. 14– CONNECT
  Innovation Day 2023
• Sept. 16– Green.org
  The Green Summit | Discount Code:EDC10

Curebound Concert for Cures with Ed Sheeran

Join EDC and community partner Curebound for Concert for Cures with a performance by Ed Sheeran on October 20 at the Rady Shell. The funds raised at this premiere benefit concert will go directly to cancer research in San Diego.

For ELITE or VIP Tables, contact Shannon Gill at 619.314.5848 or shannon@curebound.org and mention EDC.

Get tickets here 

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