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For the week of November 21, 2025, here’s what we’re reading:
- Study: Cali Baja trade grows under USMCA, fuels 95K local jobs in strategic sectors
- Report: Meeting San Diego’s healthcare talent needs beyond 2025
- CSUSM, SDSU generate significant economic impact, support student success across CSUs
- San Diego Zoo Safari Park will open Elephant Valley in March 2026
- UCSD Health fills vacancies via paid training program
- YMCA of San Diego County awarded $1.2M to launch Escondido swimming, water safety program
- Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. wins second Gold Glove Award
- Kaiser, Sharp, Scripps, UCSD Health among top hospitals in California
- Clark Construction’s UCSD Pepper Canyon West earns 2025 Build San Diego Award
- IQHQ celebrates opening new Progress Park adjacent to RaDD Project
- Five San Diego restaurants make OpenTable’s Top 100 in the US
…and here are some events and opportunities:
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- Open now—San Diego Regional EDC
Share your insights: Regulatory Barriers Survey
- Open now—San Diego Regional EDC
From our partners:
- Nominate by Nov. 28—YMCA of San Diego County
41st Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Human Dignity Award Nominations - Dec. 3—Biocom
CEO/Founder Network: Roadmap to a Successful Series A - Dec. 4—Startup San Diego, TechStars, SDSU
Techstars San Diego Fall 2025 Demo Day
Note from Mark: Our collective power in a time of need
The federal government shutdown and challenges have created undue stresses, strains, and hardship for families, workers, and businesses across our region—at a time when nearly half of all local households are already struggling. EDC’s Mark Cafferty shares, “I could not feel more pride and gratitude for our EDC investors and partners who have been organizing efforts to help those in need. Collectively, you have the power to move mountains.”
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications