Every Friday, ‘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 June 12, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- San Diego’s Illumina launches first COVID-19 test based on next-generation sequencing
- SDG&E launches entry-level recruitment, multi-year training programs
- Cue Health raises $100M to develop rapid COVID-19 tests
- San Diego Comic-Con plans free, virtual convention
- BAE Systems aids New Jersey pandemic response from afar
- Helix pivots to create COVID-19 tests
- Circulate San Diego launches curbside pilot program
- San Diego jobs report for May might not be as bad as initially feared
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- June 23 – San Diego: Life. Changing. & Illumina
San Diego Science & the Global Pandemic: Genomics - June 25 – San Diego Tourism Authority
Current Status of Air Travel
EDC welcomes Julian Parra as new board chair
San Diego is working to recover from a global pandemic and faces systemic race and equity issues that plague all metropolitan economies. To continue driving inclusive growth efforts forward, Julian Parra resumed the role of EDC board chair, after the successful and inspiring tenure of outgoing chair Janice Brown. Read more.
COVID-19 & San Diego:
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
- Get detailed guides to reopening your small business here
- Apply for disaster loan assistance
- Access San Diego Workforce Partnership’s updates for businesses
- Pivot operations to produce PPEs, sanitizer, & more
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
- Find discounted marketing packages for small businesses with Voice of San Diego
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
- Support South Bay Community Services’ food distribution efforts
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
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Heather Dewis
Manager, Marketing