Good News of the Week – March 26, 2021

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 March 26, 2021, here’s what we’re reading:

…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:

San Diego’s Changing Business Landscape: The next normal is here

EDC is excited to kick-off our Changing Business Landscape Series, which will be published bi-monthly in the San Diego Business Journal and on our blog. In this edition, learn how:

  • Everything is different, yet the future is bright.
  • Remote working is no longer a perk or competitive advantage—it’s the standard.
  • Long commutes have been replaced by a blurring of work-life boundaries.

Plus: Share your insight in EDC’s ongoing Business Landscape survey.

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San Diego’s Data Bites: March 2021

EDC is excited to unveil a fresh take on our long-standing Economic Pulse. The same intel, with a new ‘taste’: Welcome to San Diego’s Data Bites!

This month’s bites covers February 2021, including the month’s unemployment rate of 7.2 percent.

Eat Up!

Meet our Board: Sunny Cooke, Ph.D. and Laura Garrett

To celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re introducing you to the women behind EDC.

Meet Laura Garrett: SVP of Human Resources at TaylorMade Golf, and a Midwesterner turned San Diegan who reminds us to never stop dreaming of what we might be when we grow up.

Meet Sunny Cooke, Ph.D: President and superintendent of Mira Costa College, EDC Board member, and an inspiration for women and immigrants in STEM.


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Heather Dewis
Heather Dewis

Manager, Marketing