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 9, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- UCSD and SDSU awarded $10M to bring COVID-19 testing to underserved communities
- Debut Biotechnology receives $1M Air Force award
- Stone Brewing employees launch women’s mentorship and leadership group
- The next normal: Emerging trends in commercial real estate and the future of the Midway District
- WTC San Diego: Our region’s growing digital global footprint
- Advancing San Diego’s impact on talent with Rachel Merfalen and EDC’s Kate Gallagher
- San Diego International Airport achieves Airports Council International World’s Health Accreditation
- Meallogix raises $1.25M for meal prep software
- San Diego County, United Healthcare, Champions for Health partner to provide free flu shot clinics
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- October 20 – San Diego Regional EDC
Career Exploration Day and Virtual Career Fair - October 23 – November 1 – San Diego Padres
Halloween Trail at Petco Park - November 5, 12, 19 – Cleantech San Diego
Cleantech San Diego Presents: Southern California Energy Innovators Showcase Series - November 16-20 – TMA BlueTech
BlueTech Week - November 17 – San Diego Regional EDC, San Diego Grantmakers
Build Better: A Bold Virtual Summit to Reimagine Our Region’s Future
Recap: What we’ve learned through MetroConnect V
World Trade Center San Diego (WTC) continues to support the 15 companies in its MetroConnect international sales accelerator program. As part of the year-long export education curriculum, WTC recently hosted two workshops with experts on international marketing and sales, as well as GDPR and data privacy. 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