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For the week of September 22, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:
- British Airways adds new nonstop flight to London
- National University receives $400K NSF grant
- Arialys Therapeutics launches with $58M in seed financing
- Scripps Health pilots AI to help doctors respond to patients’ messages
- Qualcomm enters Wi-Fi router market with Spectrum, UK’s EE
- San Diego Convention Center ranks #4 in WSJ “Best U.S. Convention Centers” list
- UCSD Rady School of Management ranks #2 in Entrepreneurship on Bloomberg’s “Best B-Schools” list
- General Atomics to be inducted into San Diego Air & Space Museum Hall of Fame
- General Dynamics NASCCO to build Navy ship named in honor of abolitionist Harriet Tubman
- Hines secures $41M for 430-unit affordable housing project
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Oct. 3–CCOE,EDC
Release: San Diego’s Cybersecurity Economic Impact Study - Oct. 17–EDC, County Supervisor Nora Vargas
Webinar: Inclusive Growth Progress Report 2023 - Oct. 7–San Diego Diplomacy Council
45th Anniversary Event - Oct. 24-25–PurposePoint, WD-40
The Culture Forum
EDC Research: Understanding San Diego’s labor trends
At the end of 2022, San Diego’s unemployment rate was three percent, coming back to pre-pandemic level after peaking at 13.9 percent. However, the unemployment rate in Q2 2023 slightly rose to four percent with data showing a decline in the total labor force caused by remote work trends, rising cost of living, and limited talent supply. EDC takes a closer look at the data behind the Economic Snapshot here.