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San Diego’s Good News of the Week – February 10, 2023

By Kyle Winnick,

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 February 10, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

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Case Study: Eight San Diego companies win $35K via Export SBDC

Eight small businesses reached out to the Export SBDC at WTCSD for assistance in starting and growing their international sales. Using the Getting to Global grant preparation tool, Export SBDC advisor and international trade expert Simona Racek helped each company complete their export strategy and individual export promotion plan for their winning grant applications.

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Kyle Winnick
Kyle Winnick

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San Diego’s Good News of the Week – February 3, 2023

By Kyle Winnick,

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 February 3, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

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Go global with MetroConnect VII

Applications are now open for WTCSD’s export accelerator MetroConnect VII. The new cohort of 15 businesses will be placed into one of three specialized tracks reflecting San Diego’s economic strengths—life sciences, strategic technology, and consumer goods. Together over the course of the year, the cohort will receive resources and partnerships to increase international sales and support job growth here at home.

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Kyle Winnick

Coordinator, Marketing

San Diego’s Good News of the Week – January 27, 2023

By Kyle Winnick,

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 January 27, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

 

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What the NDAA means for San Diego

The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) contains important provisions for the defense community nationwide, including a 4.6 percent pay raise for military and civilian workers and $32.6 billion for Navy shipbuilding. San Diego ship repair companies collectively employ more than 4,000 and stand to benefit greatly, as the region is homeport to 24 percent of all Navy vessels.

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Kyle Winnick

Coordinator, Marketing

San Diego’s Good News of the Week – January 20, 2023

By Kyle Winnick,

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 January 20, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

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EDC is hiring; join our team!

EDC is hiring an Economic Development Manager (Life Sciences) with five years of experience in business, real estate, planning, or a related field to enable business attraction, retention, and expansion in San Diego’s life sciences industry.

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Kyle Winnick

Coordinator, Marketing

San Diego’s Good News of the Week – January 13, 2023

By Kyle Winnick,

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 January 13, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

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Case Study: Access Trax turns $10K into export growth with MetroConnect

With increasing global interest in its portable accessibility products, San Diego woman-owned business Access Trax needed help finding economic incentives to expand into foreign markets. Learn how it leveraged the World Trade Center San Diego export accelerator MetroConnect and all of its accompanying resources to access international customers, enjoying its highest grossing year.

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Kyle Winnick

Coordinator, Marketing

San Diego’s Good News of the Week – January 6, 2023

By Kyle Winnick,

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 January 6, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:

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EDC’s Top 10 in 2022

On the heels of the pandemic and a return to ‘normal’ that will never feel quite normal again, EDC’s Top 10 in 2022 includes a new board chair, team and board members, and increased commitments to the Inclusive Growth goals we set for 2030.

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Kyle Winnick

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San Diego’s Good News of the Year 2022

By San Diego Regional EDC,

As with every week, EDC’s ‘Good News’ sifts through the noise and provides a roundup of the positive headlines made by businesses, entrepreneurs, and others across the San Diego region. With 2022 nearly behind us, this edition serves to spotlight the biggest stories of a year marked by ‘normalcy’—a return to in-person gatherings, world travel, VC cooldown, and more.

Here’s San Diego’s Good News of the Year:

Investing in innovation

Venture capital and other investments into the region were strong, with sustained emphasis on Life Sciences and Technology innovation. Some 2022 standouts:

Going global, again

San Diego travel came back with a bang, with 18.4M travelers through San Diego International Airport (SAN) as of October, and greater connectivity to and investment from key international markets. Global news of the year:

Build back better, literally

While remote and hybrid work prove they’re here to stay, San Diego real estate expansion and investment marched on. Developments worth noting:

Local education systems score rightful kudos

The driving force behind our region’s talent pipeline, San Diego colleges and universities are globally renowned—scoring funding, top accolades, and record enrollment rates. The education wins of 2022:

#LFGSD

San Diego knocked it out of the park this year, earning top spots in live, work, play rankings and staking its rightful claim as a ‘sports town.’ A few of the many we’re proud of in 2022:

EDC’s own good news

Top 10 in 2022
San Diego’s good news is EDC’s good news. With and through our investors, our year in review includes a new board chair, increased commitments to Inclusive Growth, a fresh brand in a new home, and much more. See it all in EDC’s Top 10 in 2022.

San Diego’s Good News of the Week – December 9, 2022

By Kyle Winnick,

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 December 9, 2022, here’s what we’re reading:

…and here are some events and opportunities:

How AI fuels life sciences breakthroughs in San Diego

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI-ML) technology and life sciences companies are accelerating the pace of innovation in biopharmaceuticals, surgical, medical, and wearable devices, and advanced manufacturing. In a new report, underwriter Booz Allen Hamilton and EDC explore how AI-ML is contributing to a new era of life-saving precision medicine.

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Kyle Winnick
Kyle Winnick

Coordinator, Marketing

San Diego’s Good News of the Week – December 2, 2022

By Kyle Winnick,

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 December 2, 2022, here’s what we’re reading:

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Case Study: Element Biosciences expands with EDC permitting, tax credit, branding support

As Element Biosciences grew, the local biotech startup needed assistance working through numerous permitting challenges, finding economic incentives to support its growth, and establishing its employer brand with top STEM talent. Learn how EDC’s services helped them create 280 jobs in San Diego.

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Kyle Winnick

Coordinator, Marketing

San Diego’s Good News of the Week – November 18, 2022

By San Diego Regional EDC,

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 November 18, 2022, here’s what we’re reading:

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San Diego’s Economic Snapshot: Q3 2022

Every quarter, EDC analyzes key economic indicators that are important to understanding the regional economy through trends in employment, housing, and investment. In Q3 2022, San Diego recovered pandemic-related job losses overall, while VC funding cooled down.

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Kyle Winnick

Coordinator, Marketing