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For the week of November 7, 2025, here’s what we’re reading:
- Prebys Foundation grants $3M in emergency funding for local food distribution efforts
- SBCS opens $33.9M Center for Impact
- UCSD, USD launch accelerated pathway to law degrees
- Gensler reimagines SAN’s new Terminal 1 as global gateway
- Port of San Diego approves The Rustic restaurant development for historic rowing club site
- Business Impact Award honoree UNIGRID to expand battery production with 12K-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility
- La Jolla biopharmaceutical startup AeroRx nets $21M Series A
- PriceSmart moves international HQ to Kearny Mesa
- Clark Construction, SDSU Mission Valley River Park earn 2025 Landscape Architecture Orchid
- Sudberry Properties, Purl earn accolades Mark of Excellence Awards
- LaFayette Hotel, Orli La Jolla, become first San Diego hotels to earn Michelin Key honor
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Open now—San Diego Regional EDC
Share your insights: Regulatory Barriers Survey - Nov. 18—EDC, WTCSD, Tijuana EDC, ITJ
WTCSD’s Binational Trade and Competitiveness Report Launch | Cali-Baja Business Summit 2025
From our partners:
- Nov. 13-15—TMA BlueTech
BlueTech Month 2025 | Adapting Norway’s Ocean Model to Unleash SoCal’s Scale - Nov. 17—San Diego Hunger Coalition
Tourism Accelerator
- Nov. 20—CTO Talks, ArkusNexus
An Evening with Illumina Engineering Leadership
Join WTCSD: Binational Trade and Competitiveness Report Launch
Join World Trade Center San Diego (WTCSD), Tijuana EDC, ITJ, and other leaders at the 2025 Cali-Baja Business Summit to explore cross-border innovation and integration—and get a first look at WTCSD’s new report on our binational region’s unique economic impact and global competitiveness.
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications