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. GNOTW is sponsored by […]
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EDC celebrates 60th anniversary, welcomes Padres’ Tom Seidler as board chair
As San Diego Regional EDC celebrates 60 years since its founding in 1965 and continues to drive an inclusive economic development strategy for the region, outgoing Board Chair Jennie Brooks passes the gavel to Tom Seidler, Executive Vice President, Community & International Impact of the San Diego Padres. “It was my brother Peter who first […]
A note from our Talent Initiatives Director
Education & how business can fill the gap left by government funding In the past five months, we have seen our education systems face cuts that threaten our most vulnerable communities. To help contextualize their impact, here’s what we know about the current state of education funding for our region: The Governor is proposing a […]
San Diego’s Good News of the Week – May 9, 2025
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. GNOTW is sponsored by […]
San Diego’s Good News of the Week – May 2, 2025
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. GNOTW is sponsored by […]
Monthly Report – May 2025
A note from our Talent Initiatives Director As education faces funding cuts at the state and federal level, we are challenged to come together, discuss, and ideate now more than ever. While San Diego emerges from the shock and chaos that this year’s headlines have already caused, EDC invites you pause to think about the […]
Inclusive Growth Spotlight: SBCS
To celebrate and inspire the efforts of regional employers, EDC’s new Inclusive Growth blog series will highlight San Diego companies and organizations helping to drive progress toward the 2030 Inclusive Growth goals. This blog features San Diego nonprofit service provider SBCS (formerly South Bay Community Services). Launched in 2018 and informed by a partnership with […]
A note from Mark
Keep the “Good News” coming EDC investors, board members, and partners, I hope this message finds you well. While the news and the constant barrage of information surrounding us these days can feel a bit heavy and negative, I want to remind you all that for the last 13 years, the EDC team has been […]
San Diego’s Good News of the Week – April 25, 2025
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. GNOTW is sponsored by […]
San Diego employers share 2025 talent needs across critical roles
To better understand San Diego’s talent demand in priority industries, EDC’s Advancing San Diego program partnered with BW Research to conduct a comprehensive talent demand survey focused on business, computing, and engineering occupations. A survey of 264 businesses in San Diego County was fielded in March 2025. The survey prioritized larger firms to develop a […]