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For the week of December 8, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:
- EDC designates region’s top computing, engineering programs
- Bristol Myers Squibb, Avidity Biosciences partner in $2.3B deal
- Port of San Diego approves 40-year lease by Topgolf
- WTCSD: Annual Report 2023
- The Conrad Prebys Foundation awards $30.6M grants to local organizations
- UC San Diego Health, Sharp receive $35M gift from McGrath Family Foundation
- Taylor Guitars launches Powers Electric line from El Cajon HQ
- NOVO Brazil Brewing, Southwestern College partner on Winter Warmer Beer
- Snapdragon Stadium to host Concacaf W Gold Cup final
- Sipwell ranks among top 100 in Wine Enthusiast‘s Best Wines of 2023
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Dec. 12—Meyers Nave
2024 Employment Law Update for Private Sector & Non-Profit Employers - Dec. 15—Connect
Apply: XEO - Jan. 31—City of Carlsbad
Now open: Carlsbad Business Survey
Investor Spotlight: General Atomics
General Atomics (GA) has long been an EDC investor and global leader in nuclear fusion energy and defense research and development. Driving the world’s clean energy future, GA operates the DIII-D National Fusion Facility in San Diego on behalf of the Department of Energy. In early 2023, GA hosted Mayor Todd Gloria at its Sorrento Valley campus as part of a series of tours of the region’s leading innovators.
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