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For the week of June 13, 2025, here’s what we’re reading:
- Qualcomm acquires Alphawave Semi for $2.4B, completes Autotalks acquisition
- Sharp HealthCare, Tri-City Medical Center announce partnership
- General Atomics secures a $99.3M US Air Force contract
- Inclusive Growth Spotlight: Neighborhood House Association
- UC San Diego, ITJ partner for a binational innovation hub in Tijuana
- University of San Diego, Mexico’s CETYS celebrate inaugural binational graduates
- Excelerate, New Children’s Museum partner for Artopia with creative studios, classroom, gallery expansion
- SDICCA celebrates 22K graduates, $10B regional economic impact
- TaylorMade Golf among Newsweek’s 2025 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces
- Avidity Biosciences, Biolinq, and Kura Oncology CEOs win EY 2025 honors; NOVO Brazil Brewing among finalists
- Ohio marketing agency The Shipyard sets San Diego as west coast anchor
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Apply by Aug. 1—WTCSD, EDC
Join the MetroConnect VIII export accelerator cohort
From our partners:
- June 18—San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
2025 Congressional Luncheon - June 18—Stella Foundation
Stella SoCal Chapter Launch Party with Hera Hub - Apply by June 20—UCSD Rady School of Management
Host MicroMBA students for Coffee Chat Series - June 26—CMTC
Ready or Not: Business Simulation for Manufacturers
Case Study: Solecta leverages EDC programs to strengthen talent pipeline, expand internationally
Oceanside’s Solecta used World Trade Center San Diego’s MetroConnect export accelerator and EDC’s Advancing San Diego (ASD) programs to expand internationally and build its workforce. A $5,000 MetroConnect grant and STEP grant consulting helped boost Solecta’s international sales in Mexico and Europe, increasing web traffic by 185 percent. Meanwhile, ASD’s two paid interns spent 240 hours over the summer supporting the team, with one intern hired for a part-time IT role. Join MetroConnect VIII and apply by Aug. 1.
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications