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.
For the week of August 21, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- Amazon plans to hire an additional 200 workers at San Diego Tech Hub
- EDC foots the bill for engineering interns at local small companies – apply here.
- Jacobs Center distributes more than $100K in COVID-19 emergency grants
- Innovative Commercial Environments, Scientist.com, Shield AI among 112 San Diego Inc. 5000 honorees
- San Diego to provide $700k in grants to businesses in historically underserved communities
- Vista battery developer Flux Power goes public
- San Diego Padres hit grand slams in four consecutive games, make MLB history
- Mesa College announces the Dr. Constance M. Carroll Humanities Institute
- Help San Diego: get counted in the 2020 Census
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- August 26 – CMTC
COVID-19 Best Practices: How to Protect Your Employees & Workplace - September 18-19 – Stella Labs, Ad Astra Ventures
Women’s Venture Summit - September 9-December 16 – San Diego Angel Conference
San Diego Angel Conference E-track for Entrepreneurs
San Diego’s Economic Pulse: August 2020
Each month, the California Employment Development Department releases employment data for the prior month. This edition of San Diego’s Economic Pulse covers July 2020 and reflects some effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the labor market, assessing July’s 12.3 percent unemployment rate and San Diego’s road to recovery. Learn More.
San Diego business resources:
Amidst everything happening in the world, we need a reminder that there’s plenty of ‘Good News’ to go around in San Diego. We have also compiled additional resources for businesses and individuals seeking additional guidance
For businesses:
- Find information at EDC’s COVID-19 page
- Find North County information at Innovate78’s COVID-19 page
- Apply for disaster loan assistance
- Access San Diego Workforce Partnership’s updates for businesses
- Pivot operations to produce PPE, sanitizer, & more
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
- Apply for San Diego County’s Small Business Stimulus Program
- Employers with more than 100 employees: enroll in CalSavers by September 30, 2020.
For individuals:
- See which San Diego companies are still hiring
- Access San Diego Workforce Partnership’s updates for individuals
- Donate to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
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Heather Dewis
Manager, Marketing