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 October 2, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- SDG&E launches $107.4M program for zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles
- Software unicorn Seismic raises $92M
- Downtown San Diego Partnership raises more than $50,000 for downtown restaurant and retailer relief
- Together with CMTC, EDC assists California manufacturers impacted by COVID-19
- Innovate78 helps tourism recovery by promoting local staycations
- Recap: EDC’s Virtual Manufacturing Day 2020
- Flock Freight uses machine learning to reduce carbon emissions from trucking
- Asian Business Association of San Diego receives $50,000 from AT&T to help disadvantaged, diverse businesses
- San Diego’s Occuspace helps college students avoid crowds on campus amid pandemic
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- September 29 – October 8 – San Diego North EDC, East County EDC, Tech San Diego
Regional Manufacturing Events - October 2020 – Startup San Diego
San Diego Startup Month - October 9 – San Diego CCIM, ft. EDC’s Research Director
30th Annual Apartment Perspective: A Pandemic…and Beyond - October 14 – San Diego Workforce Partnership
Race, Equity, and Worker Power in San Diego County - October 20 – San Diego Regional EDC
Career Exploration Day and Virtual Career Fair - November 17 – San Diego Regional EDC, San Diego Grantmakers
Build Better: A Bold Virtual Summit to Reimagine Our Region’s Future
Advancing San Diego Company Spotlight: Family Proud
The Advancing San Diego (ASD) Internship Program aims to provide up to 100 San Diego-based companies with fully subsidized interns. This week, we sat down with Jaden Risner, CEO and Co-Founder at Family Proud, a veteran-owned and operated care management platform, that hosted an ASD software intern this summer. Read more.
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
Manager, Marketing