In January 2018, WTC San Diego compiled a report for the Port of San Diego comparing trucking companies’ shipping prices to more than 20 destinations throughout the Southwest. The report included an assessment of conditions that currently cause spikes in shipping prices, including inclement weather, regulatory changes, and a shortage of drivers. Data shows, at […]
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EDC to present the Duane Roth Renaissance Award
The Duane Roth Renaissance Award is named in memory of a beloved community leader who tirelessly championed San Diego’s innovation ecosystem and reframed how we view our economic diversity. This award recognizes an organization whose work is creating outstanding inventions, innovations or breakthroughs that have changed and improved the world around us. We are deeply […]
Forge Therapeutics expands footprint in San Diego
On Monday, local leaders converged to celebrate a true San Diego success story: Forge Therapeutics. The biotech startup is doubling its local footprint and just became the newest tenant at Alexandria Real Estate’s Torrey Ridge Science Center. World Trade Center San Diego and EDC first learned of Forge during its trade mission to the U.K. […]
What Qualcomm means to San Diego
This op-ed was first published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, authored by EDC’s Mark Cafferty and Biocom’s Joe Panetta. Largely due to its recent marketing campaign, Qualcomm is recognized by San Diegans as the company that puts the “smart” in our smartphones. But behind the billboards, there is a deeper story about how this homegrown […]
Meet the #QualCOMMUNITY
The impact of Qualcomm’s philanthropy and technology has been widespread and has created a global benchmark for how companies innovate, operate, and engage with their community. You don’t have to look far to find someone that works for Qualcomm. They are our friends, family, mentors, and neighbors. And they provide a tremendous boost to our […]
EDC partners with USD to support 75+ transitioning vets, community members
By Kate Gallagher, economic development coordinator With the largest concentration of military assets in the world and the largest federal military workforce in the country, it’s no surprise that San Diego has the 3rd highest population of veterans in the United States. Each year, more than 20,000 Sailors and Marines stationed in San Diego leave […]
SD, Vancouver and Tijuana civic leadership talk trade
Last Friday, San Diego hosted Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, as a follow up to San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and WTC San Diego’s “World’s Greenest Cities” trade mission to Vancouver, Canada. The day began with a public Mayoral Forum on North American Competitiveness and Sustainability, held at the University Club in downtown. Mayor Faulconer and […]
Qualcomm has $4.9B economic impact in SD, supports 36K jobs
A world leader in 3G, 4G and 5G wireless technologies, Qualcomm is San Diego County’s largest publicly traded company. The locally-grown company has, quite literally, put the smart in our smart phones. More than that though, Qualcomm has poured into the San Diego community. Its innovation and investment in this region has catalyzed life-changing developments […]
San Diego’s Quarterly Economic Snapshot: Q4 2017
Recovering from a decrease in employment during Q3 2017, San Diego, and the overwhelming majority of the most populous metros, experienced an increase in employment during Q4 2017. The region’s total nonfarm employment grew 22,100, or 1.5 percent during the quarter. Compared to a year ago, nonfarm employment was up 21,100, or 1.5 percent. Meanwhile, […]
EDC launches economic inclusion initiative
Today, EDC launched a data-driven initiative to drive economic growth and inclusion in the region. Catalyzed by San Diego’s participation in the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program learning lab in 2017, EDC released research that highlights the region’s economic pain points and necessity for an employer-led approach to tackling inclusivity issues. “Despite record-low unemployment and […]