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For the week of January 12, 2024, here’s what we’re reading:
- Navy selects Manchester, Clark Construction affiliate Edgemoor to redevelop NAVWAR property
- Johnson & Johnson acquires Ambrx Biopharma for $2B
- Illumina partners with China’s HaploX, launches Ventures Labs in US, UK
- EDC Board Chair Jennie Brooks: A note on the new year
- UC San Diego receives $5M to create Center for Learning Health Systems Science
- San Diego Tourism Authority, Convention Center host global meeting planners conference after 12 years
- MetroConnect alum Novo Brazil Brewing partners with SDSU on Azteks Kombucha, opens Mission Valley location
- San Diego International Airport welcomes Breeze Airways’ nonstop flights to Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, and more
- City of San Diego, San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center report creative businesses’ $11B San Diego economic impact
- San Diego Wave FC’s Naomi Girma named best women’s soccer player in US
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Feb. 8—World Trade Center San Diego
MetroConnect VII Kickoff - Jan. 18—San Diego Business Journal
Nominate: CFO of the Year Awards 2024 - Apply by Jan. 22—California GO-Biz
California Competes Tax Credit - Feb. 9—Connect
Apply: Cool Companies 2024
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