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 September 11, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- San Diego’s economic recovery must be inclusive.
- Black Business Relief Grant Fund raises $1M to help San Diego’s Black-owned businesses
- Aegis Life receives $4.2M to develop DNA-focused COVID-19 vaccine
- Oceanside-based Tourmaline Wireless hosts paid interns through Advancing San Diego
- San Diego Workforce Partnership raises $4.5M for joint UC San Diego Extension income-share program for students
- Air Force awards Northrop Grumman $13.3B intercontinental ballistic missile contract to enhance nuclear deterrent capabilities, add jobs
- Comic-Con Museum to open in summer 2021, reveals planned space
- CONNECT ALL @ the Jacobs Center opens applications for business accelerator focused on diverse or low-income founders
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- September 17 – San Diego Regional EDC
Global Competitiveness Council - October 2020 – Startup San Diego
San Diego Startup Month - November 17 – San Diego Regional EDC, San Diego Grantmakers
Build Better: A Bold Virtual Summit to Reimagine Our Region’s Future
Economy in crisis: Local housing market stays hot, unaffordable despite COVID-19
COVID-19 has done little, if anything, to cool down San Diego’s hot housing market. Despite record job losses, the region’s lower mortgage rates, strong population growth, the addition of high-earning newcomers to the region, and a razor-thin inventory of available houses have fueled house price growth. 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