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 November 20, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- EDC study: San Diego ‘creative economy’ generates $11B a year
- Trust & Will raise $15M for estate planning software
- Bezos awards Salk Institute $30M to help fight climate change
- Advancing San Diego Company Spotlight: Traits AI
- Innovate78 helps The Broken Token expand in North County
- Scripps Health, Sharp Healthcare, UCSD Health join more than 70 healthcare providers nationwide to encourage mask-wearing
- Qualcomm teams up with Computer 2 Kids for regional electronics drive
- Cox donates $300K to support free tech education at San Diego Oasis
- San Diego approves Hines’ $3B Riverwalk site redo in Mission Valley
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- November 23 – San Diego & Imperial Valley SBDC
California State Resources for Small Businesses - December 2 – California Manufacturing Technology Consulting
Strategies for Infectious Disease Prevention in Manufacturing
San Diego’s Economic Pulse: November 2020
This edition of San Diego’s Economic Pulse covers October 2020 and reflects some effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the labor market. In October 2020:
- San Diego’s jobs recovery accelerated from previous months, but remains uneven across industries.
- San Diego employers brought back 21,500 workers, lowering the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent.
- Job gains were widespread, and workers returned to the labor force in record numbers.
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