San Diego is among 15 cities being considered for the Army Futures Command, a new major command for the United States Army that will incubate emerging technology and innovations. San Diego Regional EDC will be submitting a joint response with the City of San Diego to the Army’s request for additional information on the City. […]
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San Diego’s Economic Pulse: April 2018
Each month the California Employment Development Department (EDD) releases industry data for the prior month. This edition of San Diego’s Economic Pulse covers March 2018 data, including unemployment, new business establishments, and job postings. Highlights include: The region’s unemployment rate was 3.2 percent in March, down 0.3 percentage points from February’s revised rate of 3.5, […]
EDC, Ballast Point partner on ‘Made in San Diego’ craft beer
EDC’s San Diego: Life. Changing. campaign is all about telling San Diego’s authentic story. Besides our impressive new technologies and literally life-changing scientific breakthroughs, there’s nothing more innately San Diego than our delicious craft beer. EDC has partnered with Ballast Point to create a special Made in San Diego craft brew, exclusively available in San […]
Future depends on inclusionary growth
This op-ed was first published in the San Diego Business Journal, authored by EDC’s Dr. Nikia Clarke, Brown Law Group’s founder and owner and incoming EDC Board Chair Janice Brown, and Brookings Institution’s Amy Liu. San Diego is poised to become an unstoppable force in the global economy. The region is home to 34 percent […]
SD businesses awarded $11M in tax credits in latest round of Cal Competes
The California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC) is an income tax credit program available to both small and large businesses with plans to expand in or relocate to the state of California. Negotiated by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), the California Competes Tax Credit program has awarded more than $600 million in […]
EDC’s Q1 in review
With and through our investors, EDC maximizes San Diego’s economic competitiveness. Here’s our Q1 in review: Regional Support In order to grow jobs, EDC dispatched the following company support tactics and events throughout Q1: Released a defense study and data visualization tool to better understand defense spending Submitted FAA application for drone pilot program alongside […]
EDC presents Herb Klein Civic Leadership Award
Each year, EDC honors an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in addressing challenges and making significant contributions to improving our region. We are honored to announce Dr. Mary Walshok as the 2018 Honoree of the Herb Klein Civic Leadership Award. The Herb Klein Civic Leadership Award is presented by: Dr. Mary Walshok is an […]
City of San Diego, EDC bid for FAA drone program
By Jesse Gipe, senior economic development manager Across San Diego in the coming months, you may see a drone mapping a fire in real time, delivering a snack from your favorite fast food chain to your doorstep, dropping off a package in your neighbor’s front yard, transforming regional fireworks shows into digital storytelling platforms, or […]
Why Economic Inclusion Is Crucial To San Diego
“Why Economic Inclusion is Crucial To San Diego,” was originally published on GlobeSt.com. Reporter Carrie Rossenfeld interviewed Cynthia Curiel of Northrop Grumman. It’s vital that San Diego employers act to close the minority-achievement gap, equip small businesses to compete and address the affordability crisis, Northrop Grumman’s Cynthia Curiel tells GlobeSt.com. San Diego Regional EDC recently […]
San Diego’s Economic Pulse – March 2018
Each month the California Employment Development Department (EDD) releases industry data for the prior month. This edition of San Diego’s Economic Pulse covers February 2018 data, including unemployment, new business establishments, and job postings. Highlights include: The region’s unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in February, down 0.1 percentage points from last month, and 0.7 percentage […]