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Samsung Semiconductor opens customer engagement office in San Diego

Together with Mayor Todd Gloria, EDC celebrated the opening of Samsung Semiconductor‘s new customer engagement office in San Diego, supporting Southern California customers. “Samsung Semiconductor’s Memory and Foundry businesses are poised for growth as we innovate and fuel the future of AI, mobile, and automotive,” said Samsung Semiconductor’s U.S. President Jinman Han. “We are expanding […]

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WTCSD’s Q1 Global Brief: Spotlighting San Diego’s global growth

Each month, World Trade Center San Diego delivers the latest global news and updates straight to your inbox. In Q4 2023, here’s what you need to know about San Diego’s global trade, investment, and engagement. ➝ Get WTCSD’s Global Brief each quarter. WTCSD unveils MetroConnect VII export accelerator cohort Together with Mayor Todd Gloria and […]

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Monthly Report – March 2024

From launching MetroConnect VII to supporting local companies with California Competes Tax Credit applications, see below for EDC’s month in review made possible with and through our investors and partners. By the numbers 15 Companies named to MetroConnect VII 92% Local exports fueled by SMEs 95 MetroConnect alumni since 2015 $86.3M In tax credits won […]

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Open now: California Competes Tax Credit

ABOUT THE California Competes Tax Credit San Diego businesses: Apply by March 18 for the Cal Competes Tax Credit. Available to companies looking to expand or retain jobs in California over the next five years, applicants may be eligible for up to $164 million in tax credits from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic […]

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San Diego’s Good News of the Week – March 1, 2024

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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San Diego’s Good News of the Week – February 23, 2024

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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San Diego’s Good News of the Week – February 16, 2024

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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San Diego’s Good News of the Week – February 9, 2024

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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Meet the MetroConnect VII companies!

Add these to your ‘companies to watch’ list Together with Mayor Todd Gloria and underwriters Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte and JPMorgan Chase & Co., World Trade Center San Diego (WTCSD) unveiled the seventh cohort of companies selected to participate in MetroConnect, the region’s comprehensive export assistance program helping local companies accelerate their international growth. Since […]

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Monthly Report – February 2024

After another year filled with uncertainty and the seemingly ever long tail of pandemic-related disruptions, we enter 2024 with a whole host of questions—some new, some recurring. What lies ahead is both a familiar challenge and a new opportunity for inclusive growth and our region is ready to get to work. MORE FROM Edc’s Sr. director →  […]

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