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 26, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- Maya’s Cookies sees 10,000% spike in growth
- Artiva Biotherapeutics raises $78M to unleash immune system’s natural killers against cancer
- San Diego’s life science workforce among state’s largest and best-paid
- UC San Diego researchers pioneer nanosponges as potential COVID-19 treatment
- Kilroy Realty named NAIOP 2020 Developer of the Year
- Inovio gets $71 million from U.S. defense department for COVID-19 vaccine device
- Dr. Constance Carroll leaves legacy of student success at San Diego Community College District
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- June 29 – San Diego Workforce Partnership
Virtual Veteran Employer Panel - June 30 – San Diego & Imperial Valley SBDC Network
Angels and Unicorns – Shifting Investments in the Pandemic
Economy in Crisis: Retail likely to rebound in June
In May 2020, the region recovered 18,200 jobs, and many shops reopened their doors to customers in June with modified social distancing protocols in place. If San Diego follows May’s record 17.7 percent jump in U.S. retail sales, it’s not unreasonable to assume a similar bounce back could emerge locally in June. 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
Be in the know – Sign up below to receive future editions of GNOTW.
Want to submit your event or news update to our weekly newsletter? Contact us for more information.
Heather Dewis
Manager, Marketing