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Tijuana Regional Profile: a data-driven summary of the city’s economic drivers

The largest city in the state of Baja California, Tijuana sits at one of busiest land border crossings in the world. Together with San Diego, Tijuana is part of a dynamic cross-border metropolis where deep economic and cultural linkages result in the creation of value, jobs and exports. The unique dynamics of this mega-region provide […]

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San Diego hosts world’s leading maritime conference

Like CES for maritime… San Diego welcomed the world’s leading marine science and ocean technology exhibition and conference this week. Oceanology International (OI) – launched in London in 1969 – kicked off its first North American conference at the San Diego Convention Center, bringing together more than 1,500 attendees and 150 maritime technology companies from […]

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With community support, VAVi overcomes own obstacles

Content pulled from a piece in the San Diego Business Journal: VAVi Faced Its Own Obstacle Course EDC investor and recreational sporting events organizer VAVi Sport & Social Club was looking to make a big splash at its first major international competition: a 20,000-person obstacle course and race in Sydney, Australia. Little did VAVi know […]

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Local companies highlight SD opportunity to Silicon Valley talent

“If you build it, they will come…” This mantra was true of the Field of Dreams, and now of San Diego’s burgeoning tech ecosystem. Together with 35 of San Diego’s best and biggest tech companies, Innovate78 representatives joined the San Diego Venture Group’s Tacos + Tech in Silicon Valley last week. The event – appropriately […]

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Regional Profile: Tijuana, MX

Summary Tijuana: The largest city in the state of Baja California sits at one of busiest land border crossings in the world. Together with San Diego, Tijuana is part of a dynamic cross-border metropolis where deep economic and cultural linkages result in the creation of value, jobs and exports. The unique dynamics of the region […]

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How POTUS’ trade policy impacts San Diego

By Nikia Clarke, executive director of WTC San Diego and Peter Cowhey, interim executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at UC San Diego During his first week in office President Trump made many bold moves, including an executive order to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a call to renegotiate NAFTA, and a threat to […]

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Illumina cuts ribbon on state of the art manufacturing center

A 295,000 square foot addition to your home may not be on most people’s minds, but for a company with Illumina’s ambition, its par for the course. And today was yet another one of those days at one of San Diego’s largest life sciences companies. It also marked the culmination of a dynamic collaborative partnership […]

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Local medtech company helps alleviate pain of aging population, expands to EU

From 2025 to 2050, the 65-and-older population is projected to almost double to 1.6 billion globally, whereas the total population will grow by just 34 percent over the same period. With this, it has become increasingly important to support our aging population, with health and wellness among top priority. San Diego medical technology company and […]

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