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 January 22, 2021, here’s what we’re reading:
- Five SD companies named Best Places to Work
- BlueNalu secures $60M in convertible note financing
- Thermo Fisher to buy Mesa Biotech for $450M
- CNBC’s ‘Streets of Dreams’ series profiles San Diego’s Harbor Drive, regional blue economy
- Apply by Monday: California Competes Tax Credit
- Intesa Communications Group launches public relations services for small businesses and non-profits
- San Diego startups raise a record $6.1B in venture capital in 2020
- SANDAG recognizes SDSU for sustainable transportation
- Nominate a business: San Diego Business Journal’s Black Businesses Matter Awards 2021
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- January 26 – San Diego Business Journal
Economic Trends 2021 - January 28 – San Diego Regional EDC, SDG&E
Right Recovery Town Hall: Leveraging big buyers for small business - February 2–26 – California Small Business Development Center
How to Sell to Corporations: Basics of selling to big businesses
San Diego’s Economic Pulse: January 2021
This edition of San Diego’s Economic Pulse covers December 2020 and reflects some effects of the pandemic on the labor market. In December 2020:
- San Diego lost 5,300 jobs—atypical during the holiday season.
- The unemployment rate jumped to 8.0 percent, up from 6.6 percent in November.
- San Diego’s “K-shaped” recovery will exacerbate longstanding structural problems in the economy, making the case for an inclusive growth strategy even stronger.
Explore the Interactive Report
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
Sr. Manager, Marketing Communications