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 July 31, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- San Diego’s Truvian receives approval for low-cost COVID-19 antibody test that delivers results in 10 minutes
- NASA poised to search for ancient life on Mars with powerful ‘eyes’ from San Diego
- Women make notable gains in local STEM workforce
- San Diego ranks no. 3 in U.S. for life sciences
- $75,000 grant helps San Diego-based Kitchens for Good expand services during pandemic
- UC San Diego raises $1.45 billion for research
- San Diego’s General Atomics, Kratos Defense make cut for Air Force’s Skyborg drone program
- San Diego takes part in Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trial
- Economy in Crisis: July jobs report likely to be overhyped
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- August 5 – WTC San Diego, San Diego and Imperial SBDC Network
USMCA in the Cali-Baja Region - August 6 – San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
Back in Business: Feedback Session - August 11 – GO-Biz
California Competes Tax Credit Webinar - August 12 – The Ken Blanchard Companies
San Diego Community Forum - August 20 – Gary & Mary West Foundation
San Diego Science & the Global Pandemic: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Senior Population
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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 SD. 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