Each year at our Annual Dinner, EDC honors a business executive who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in addressing challenges and making significant contributions to improving our region. We are honored to announce Thella F. Bowens as the 2017 Honoree of the Herb Klein Civic Leadership Award. The Herb Klein Civic Leadership Award is presented by: […]
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WTC San Diego, Biocom develop digital tool for foreign delegations
In preparation for BIO 2017, Biocom and World Trade Center San Diego developed a digital platform to help facilitate meetings between inbound delegations and local organizations. The website collects key data points such as size of delegation, country of origin, industry of interest, plans for future investment and more. The tool connects delegations to the […]
Global Forum: looking ahead Japan-US relations
World Trade Center San Diego and UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) jointly launched its 2017 Global Forum programming in February. The initiative, sponsored by Bank of America, offers GPS’s high-profile, visiting scholars a chance to address the region’s local business community. The first Global Forum program of 2017 featured the […]
San Diego’s Economic Pulse: March Pt. 2
“February’s data shows unemployment rates dropping for the majority of jurisdictions in the region. Meanwhile, job posting intensity has steadily declined suggesting that employers are filling jobs more rapidly. Management, training and communications are among the most in-demand skills in current job postings. And while technical skills are still expected of job-seekers, the ability to […]
Salk Institute named Duane Roth Renaissance Award honoree
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. Presented at EDC’s Annual Dinner each year, this award recognizes an organization whose work is creating outstanding inventions, innovations or breakthroughs that have changed and improved […]
DoD funds enable county-wide effort to support defense industry growth
Today, San Diego Mayor Faulconer announced The City of San Diego has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the Department of Defense’s Office of Economic Adjustment to support the resiliency and growth of local defense contractors. The City of San Diego and key partners, including San Diego Regional EDC, County of San Diego, San […]
SoccerCity could have $2.8B economic impact
In conjunction with AECOM, EDC released an economic impact assessment of FS Investors’ proposed SoccerCity development. The analysis estimates the potential economic and fiscal impacts of the large mixed-use development, which is planned to include a 30,000 seat Major League Soccer stadium, approximately 4,800 residential units, more than 2 million sq. ft. of office, 740,000 […]
This week, in research
Understanding our economy begins with strong data. Lucky for us, Feb/March means lots of it. A little about the research products released this week: Quarterly Economic Snapshot: February Every quarter, San Diego Regional EDC analyzes key economic indicators that are important to understanding the region’s standing relative to the 25 most populous metropolitan areas in […]
Link2 Defense promotes smooth transition for service members
Authored by Nathan Loveland, economic development intern, PLNU student and U.S. Coast Guard veteran Because San Diego is home to the largest federal military workforce in the country, it is critical that we routinely make efforts to assist service members taking the leap of faith to transition into civilian life. That’s why in February, EDC […]
San Diego’s Quarterly Economic Snapshot: February 2017
Every quarter, San Diego Regional EDC analyzes key economic indicators that are important to understanding the region’s standing relative to the 25 most populous metropolitan areas in the U.S. The Economic Snapshot covers data from October to December 2016 (Q4), the most recent quarter available, in regard to employment, real estate and venture capital. Highlights […]