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Economy in crisis: Job growth slows as we head into New Year
KEY TAKEAWAYS After an impressive October employment report, San Diego is set to end the year on a down note. Job growth in November is expected to slow, similar to the U.S., and fresh stay-at-home orders set the stage for a weak December and January. The string of weak employment expectations could delay a return […]
EDC’s Top 20 of 2020
The end of the year is about reflection – of the months past and of the work accomplished. But like most, 2020 has made it challenging for EDC to celebrate the bright spots and successes. This year was unlike anything anyone could have predicted. Our communities grappled with unimaginable loss brought on by COVID-19, a […]
Advancing San Diego Intern Spotlight: Kailyn King, ZUM Radio
The Advancing San Diego (ASD) Internship Program launched this Spring in a remote-capacity amid the COVID-19 pandemic and aims to provide up to 100 San Diego-based companies with fully subsidized interns. This program targets companies with 100 employees or less, which comprise 98 percent of all businesses in San Diego, employ nearly two thirds of San […]
Good News of the Week – December 4, 2020
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 […]
Integration Pilot Program: San Diego’s foundation for emerging aviation technology
In 2017, the United Stated Department of Transportation, which oversees of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), launched the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) to build pathways that would encourage the expansion of the commercial unmanned aerial systems industry safely and cohesively with existing piloted aircrafts. Capitalizing on San Diego’s rich aerospace history, […]
Release: EDC study finds one in four local firms engaged in AI
EDC study quantifies impact of artificial intelligence, machine learning San Diego industries that are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) support an estimated 175,680 jobs and $33.3 billion in annual gross regional product, according to a study released today by San Diego Regional EDC. Underwritten by Booz Allen Hamilton, “Measuring the Future: AI and San Diego’s Economy” […]
Meet our Preferred Providers of Business Talent and Apply for an Intern
As the year comes to a close, Advancing San Diego partners remain committed to connecting San Diego students to local companies into 2021. We’re excited now to announce our Preferred Providers of business talent, and to open our application round for small companies in need of business interns. First up: Meet the Preferred Providers of business talent EDC, […]
December Monthly Report
EDC Monthly Report – December 2020 A note from our CEO: This year was unlike anything anyone could have predicted. Our communities grappled with unimaginable loss brought on by COVID-19, a social and racial justice reckoning, an ever-contentious political landscape, and so much more. And yet, here we are—turning the page into the New Year, […]
Economy in crisis: SD housing market advances, but geographic differences remain
KEY TAKEAWAYS Despite ongoing economic pressure, San Diego home values and rents reached new peaks in October. Home prices and rents are highest along the coast, but price increases have been most pronounced in more rural, inland areas of the county. Areas in the county with the highest unemployment rate tend to have the lowest […]