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 30, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- Callaway Golf acquires Topgolf for $2B
- Small business export center instituted at World Trade Center San Diego
- Viasat wins U.S. Army contract for unmanned aircraft support
- Woman-owned North County businesses make a big impact
- MetroConnect company TradeSun expands into Africa
- MetroConnect alum and grand prize winner EDDY Pump wins $10M Navy contract
- Takeda taps San Diego’s Seqster to transform into digital, “cloud-first” drugmaker
- Oceanside’s FoxFury Lighting Solutions partners with French drone manufacturer Parrot to expand public safety tech
- Port Master Plan Update reaches major milestone, releases revised draft for public review
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- November 16 – CONNECT ALL @ the Jacobs Center
Business Accelerator Program Applications - December 3-4 – California Forward, California Stewardship Network
2020 California Economic Summit
What does it mean for us to Build Better?
The pandemic and social upheaval of the past year have laid bare the wealth and health inequities across our society borne so heavily by low-income, BIPOC, and other marginalized groups. Join EDC and San Diego Grantmakers on November 17 for a virtual summit bringing together leaders from across sectors to challenge thinking and inspire action toward a more inclusive and equitable economy.
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