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For the week of September 4, 2026, here’s what we’re reading:
- Alaska Airlines celebrates 40 years of SAN service, adds first local nonstop flight to Loreto, Mexico
- ASML advances San Diego’s inclusive economy, invests in local STEM education
- Kratos wins $20M international SATCOM contract
- SAN lands $15.3M federal grant for its Quieter Home Program
- UC San Diego researchers receive $11.3M blood cell development contract in defense
- San Diego Foundation secures $250K REI grant for its Opening the Outdoors effort
- Port of San Diego approves 70-charging port electric truck hub
- Clairemont Mesa’s ElevATE Semiconductor acquired by Texas-based Diodes Inc. for $250M
- Daré Bioscience secures $908K NIH funding award for preterm birth prevention
- DLR Group acquires science and technology design firm McFarlane Architects
- Waymo robotaxis go live, Amazon begins testing Zoox
From EDC:
- Sept. 23—EDC, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
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From our partners:
- Sept. 22—Western Alliance Bank
Economic Forum - Sept. 23—SDSU Fowler College of Business, WTCSD
USMCA at a Crossroads: What’s at stake for San Diego and our region ft. Daniel Watson - Sept. 25—Lifeline Community Services
¡Viva la Vida!
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Enya Castañeda
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