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For the week of July 24, 2026, here’s what we’re reading:
- EDC, JPMorgan celebrate top 100 middle-market companies at San Diego Business Impact Awards
- Alexandria Real Estate delivers R&D campus to Bristol Myers Squibb
- Comic-Con commits to San Diego through 2030
- SDSU, San Diego Community Colleges lead first-in-nation AI literacy program for CA
- Sorrento-valley based UNIGRID deploys ion-battery alternative in Europe, US
- Kratos secures $400M for hypersonic system development, national security program
- Defense startup AEVEX lands $50M US Air Force deal shortly after IPO
- San Diego County Regional Airport Authority earns 17th consecutive national Excellence in Procurement Award
- Nucleus Biologics debuts large language model assistant to optimize cell culture data
- Crystalys raises $130M Series B, advances gout drug through phase 3
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Sept. 23—EDC, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
2026 Summer Bash
From our partners:
- Apply by July 31—San Diego County Water Authority
Citizens Water Academy - Submit by July 31—San Diego County
Survey: Tijuana River Economic Impacts - Submit Aug. 7—San Diego County, Chula Vista Entertainment Complex
Survey: San Diego County Film Office, Implementation Plan - Apply by Aug. 31—Founders First Capital Partners
$5K Grant and Certified Innovative Supplier Program
EDC joins inaugural AI Readiness Lab cohort by Opportunity@Work, Brookings
San Diego Regional EDC has been named one of six economic development organizations in the inaugural AI Readiness Lab cohort, launched by Opportunity@Work and the Brookings Institution. Through labor market data and collaboration, the nation-wide cohort aims to prepare workers and employers for AI’s impact on career pathways. EDC’s VP Eduardo Velasquez shared, “Getting this transition right is critical to our region’s prosperity and competitiveness, and we’re excited to learn alongside five peer regions working to turn AI from a threat to an engine of opportunity.”
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications