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For the week of March 15, 2024, here’s what we’re reading:
- CSUSM receives record $20M in philanthropic gifts
- SDG&E contracts diverse suppliers for almost 50% of total expenditures in 2023
- Avidity Biosciences secures $400M in private financing
- EDC’s Monthly Report: March 2024
- The Port of San Diego officially unveils nation’s first all-electric tug boat
- H.G. Fenton named among 2023 National SatisFacts Resident Satisfaction Award winners
- MetroConnect company spotlight: Promo Drone
- Beam Global completes $1M EV charging infrastructure deal with U.K.’s defense ministry
- Salk Institute professor named among 2024 Brain Prize recipients
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- April 17—WTCSD, California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
U.S. Commercial Service Export Compliance Roadshow - March 21—SBDC, Logan Heights Community Development Corporation
Small Business Resource Fair - April 7—Curebound
Padres Pedal the Cause - Sept. 4 – 5—California Department of Food & Agriculture
2024 Canada Minority Owned Business Trade Mission
EDC’s Annual Dinner: June 18 at Petco Park
EDC invites you to Annual Dinner, our signature event of the year, gathering more than 900 business and community leaders to celebrate our region and organization. We are back at Petco Park and promise great food, thoughtful conversations with your colleagues and friends, and a short program. Sponsorship opportunities available, contact Jennifer Storm for more information.
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Liz Muthoni
Coordinator, Economic Development