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For the week of July 18, 2025, here’s what we’re reading:
- SDSU, SDCCD partner to expand higher education access
- Port advances Chula Vista sports complex, secures $5.5M for National City terminal
- San Diego among finalists to host Invictus Games 2029
- San Diego: Life. Changing.—Unexpected innovation: Ocean-focused innovators making waves
- SAN noise reduction program receives $15M grant
- National University, San Diego FC partner to boost student-athlete success
- MiraCosta College earns $1.2M grant to grow nursing talent pipeline
- Gensler-designed 5K square-foot terrace at SAN T1 to open in September
- San Diego Workforce Partnership to expand Apprenticeship Readiness Program to Imperial County
- Carrier Johnson + Culture’s downtown tower design earns 2025 Golden Nugget
- MetroConnect alum Harland Brewing expands to 4S Ranch in Del Sur
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Apply by Aug. 1—WTCSD, EDC
MetroConnect VIII export accelerator cohort - Aug. 14—EDC
San Diego: Life. Changing.’s 2025 Summer Bash
From our partners:
- July 19—Biocom, OUTbio San Diego, Common Stock
San Diego Pride Parade Watch Party - Aug. 2—Curebound
Curebound Cancer Challenge - Aug. 6—Caltrans District 11, San Diego Public Agency Consortium
21st Annual Resource and Procurement Fair
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications