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Investing in San Diego: Nikia’s reflections on our 2025 trade mission to France

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France by the numbers

• 36 delegates on WTCSD’s 2025 Trade Mission
• 15+ meetings over five days
• $5.6B invested into San Diego by France since 2014
• 50+ French companies engaged across events

Featured stories

• Inclusive Growth Spotlight: SDG&E
• Rep. Peters, Mayor Gloria to lead France trade mission to strengthen economic ties with EU
• Understanding San Diego’s regulatory landscape: Tools and support for businesses

New and renewing investors

• ASML
• Buchalter
• City of Escondido
• Enterprise Bank & Trust
• Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
• Manpower
• Point Loma Nazarene University
• Port of San Diego
• Quarles
• Red Door Interactive
• San Diego Foundation
• San Diego Seals
• San Diego Workforce Partnership
• SANDAG
• Taylor Guitars
• Taylor Made Golf

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A note from Mark

It’s that time of year again. More than 200,000 students have just made their way back to campuses, classrooms, dorm rooms, and lecture halls across our region. All ages and backgrounds. Residents and commuters. Adult learners and recent high school graduates. Hopeful. Motivated. Excited. All the things a region could and should hope for as it looks to grow and sustain a world-class economy and a world-class workforce.

To know and understand anything about the history of San Diego and our economy is to know and understand the value, strength, and importance of higher education. The critical role that our universities, community colleges, and learning communities have played over the last several decades cannot be overstated. As an economic development community, we must never forget what an important role they have played in growing and diversifying our region. Yet as classes begin this year, unprecedented challenges continue to mount for San Diego and for our nation’s higher education institutions….

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By the numbers

• 34% Decrease in VC funding in Q2
• 4.9% Unemployment rate in San Diego in Q2

Featured stories

• Q2 Economic Snapshot
• EDC analysis: Midway Rising set to generate $285M local economic impact
• Addressing the talent gap through inclusive innovation

New and renewing investors

• Arup
• Burnham Center for Community Advancement
• Burger Construction
• Carrier Johnson + Culture
• City of Vista
• Commute by Enterprise
• DPR Construction
• Founders First Capital Partners
• General Atomics
• General Dynamics
• Gensler
• Kilroy Realty Corporation
• NOVO Brazing Brewing Company
• UC San Diego

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A note from Mark

From the Pride Parade and Comic-Con International, to Curebound’s Cancer Challenge and more, no matter what may be happening in the world around us, it once again feels like a very special summer in San Diego.

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By the numbers

• 250+ attendees at Summer Bash
• $285M annual economic impact by Midway Rising estimated by EDC
• 55% Increase in international sales by Epitope with WTCSD support

Featured Case Study

• Epitope Diagnostics entered eight new markets, accelerated global sales with return to MetroConnect

Featured stories

• EDC analysis: Midway Rising set to generate $285M local economic impact
• Addressing the talent gap through inclusive innovation

New and renewing investors

• BAE Systems
• Banc of California
• BCG
• CSU San Marcos
• City of Carlsbad
• Kaiser Permanente
• LOWE
• Qualcomm
• SDG&E
• San Diego State University
• San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
• Stockdale Capital Partners

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A note from Eduardo

At the top of each year, we try to look ahead to which trends are most worth tracking for the potential impact each can have on our local economy. We began 2025 watching AI and affordability, as well as whether massive investments from both corporations and the federal government would translate into job growth.

We also began 2025 flagging that there would be many wild cards in the year ahead that could knock us off course. As we enter the second half of the year, we want to pause to take stock of what has been a very tumultuous six months, with both immediate impacts and long-term implications…

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By the numbers

• 9 free business services provided by EDC
• 150+ organizations invest in EDC
• 8 local step grant awardees supported by WTCSD in 2024
• $42,726  in STEP grants awarded in 2024

Featured Case Study

• Export SBDC at WTCSD helped eight companies win $42K in STEP grants

Featured stories

• Investor Spotlight: Excelerate
• Inclusive Growth Spotlight: Neighborhood House Association

New and renewing investors

• Carrier Johnson + Culture
• Curebound
• Evans Hotels
• Illumina
• Intesa
• JPMorgan Chase
• MAAC
• Silver Creek Modular
• SDICCA
• San Diego Padres

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EDC welcomes Padres’ Tom Seidler as board chair

San Diego Regional EDC celebrated its Annual Dinner and 60th anniversary with a passing of the gavel to Tom Seidler, Executive Vice President, Community & International Impact of the San Diego Padres, from outgoing Board Chair Jennie Brooks.

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By the numbers

• 900+ attendees at EDC’s Annual Dinner
• 60 years of EDC strengthening San Diego’s economy
• 150+ voting audience at MetroConnect VII Pitchfest
• $25K awarded to Pitchfest winner Aquacycl

Featured Event

• Go global with MetroConnect VIII—Apply by August 1

Featured stories

• Investor Spotlight: Youth Tennis San Diego and Barnes Tennis Center
• WTCSD’s Q2 Global Brief: San Diego’s newest exporters, Panama flight, and more
• Aquacycl wins $25K MetroConnect export grand prize

New and renewing investors

• Aya Healthcare
• Bank of America
• Burnham Center for Community Advancement
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• Cultura
• Deloitte
• Neighborhood House Association
• Marsh Mclennan
• San Diego Community Power
• San Diego County Water Authority

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A note from our Talent Initiatives Director

As education faces funding cuts at the state and federal level, we are challenged to come together, discuss, and ideate now more than ever. While San Diego emerges from the shock and chaos that this year’s headlines have already caused, EDC invites you pause to think about the opportunity ahead of us.

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By the numbers

• 264 companies surveyed for 2025 talent demand reports
• 63% respondents have manufacturing ops
• 26% respondents represent ict industry
• 19% report a 6-month delay to fill entry-level software developer roles

Featured Case Study

• Join us June 5: MetroConnect PitchFest

Featured stories

• San Diego employers share 2025 talent needs across critical roles
• Inclusive Growth Spotlight: SBCS
• Investor Spotlight: San Diego Seals

New and renewing investors

• BD
• BioMed Realty
• CBRE
• Carrier Johnson + Culture
• ESET North America
• Excelerate
• Lifeline Community Services
• Life Science Cares
• Otay Mesa Energy Center
• San Diego International Aiport
• Scripps
• Snell & Wilmer
• Solar Turbines
• Southwest
• Strategic Communications
• TOOTRiS

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With only five years to 2030, EDC released its annual Inclusive Growth Report to track progress toward the region’s goals, highlighting increases in quality jobs, post-secondary education completions, and median household incomes in communities of color while gaps in accessibility continue to challenge San Diego’s competitiveness. While much about the economy remains uncertain and inclusion is challenged at the national level, intentional and consistent efforts by a diverse set of regional stakeholders will be key to achieving our goals.

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By the numbers

• 5 years to 2030
• 48.4K quality jobs
• 23K newly skilled workers
• 49.9K thriving households

Featured Case Study

• EDC helped Wildcat Discovery Technologies save on energy costs, retain San Diego operations

Featured stories

• MetroConnect VII Grand Prize PitchFest 2025
• Inclusive Growth Spotlight: Commute with Enterprise
• Industry Insights: Soft skills emerging as competitive advantage in hiring

New and renewing investors

• Chevron
• Clark Construction
• Eli Lilly
• Rady Children’s Hospital
• SBCS
• Sudberry Properties

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This year marks EDC’s 60th Anniversary. And while our Annual Dinner is always a big event that means a great deal to our team and the broader economic development community we work with and through, this year it feels like it means even more.

This year’s award winners represent both the spirit of our work, and all that is truly special about the region we call home.

As we celebrate six decades of economic development, we are really celebrating the people and the businesses who have paved the way and made this journey possible. Thank you to our award sponsors CSUSM and USD.

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By the numbers

• 1.58M total employment in San Diego in Q4 2024
• 70% of 2024 job losses were in manufacturing
• 98% of U.S. exporters are small businesses
• 40% of Mexico imports are made by American workers

Featured Blog

• APPLY: MetroConnect VIII

Featured stories

• Inclusive Growth Spotlight: Cultura
• Voice of San Diego: How to set your child up for socio-economic success
• WTCSD’s Q1 Global Brief: Exports, trade, and more

New and renewing investors

• Cox
• Equus Workforce Solutions
• H.G. Fenton Company
• Junior Achievement of San Diego County
• LBA Realty
• Republic Services
• SeaWorld: San Diego
• Times of San Diego
• Verizon
• Viasat

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A new year brings new opportunities—and potential wildcards—for San Diego’s economy. As tariff threats loom and the country teeters on the brink of an all-out trade war, we all wonder what it means for our binational region, the future of the popular USMCA, and the hundreds of thousands of jobs tied to global commerce in San Diego…

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By the numbers

• 75+ healthcare organizations attend talent pipeline luncheon
• 15K unique job postings for registered nurses in 11 months
• 200K+ employees in San Diego’s healthcare industry
• $23.8B Total Economic Impact in San Diego county in 2023

Featured Blog

• Host summer interns at no cost

Featured stories

• Healthy economy, healthy communities: Strengthening regional healthcare talent pipelines
• Inclusive Growth Spotlight: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
• A note from Eduardo: Looking into the 2025 crystal ball

New and renewing investors

• Deloitte
• iTj
• San Diego Wave FC
• Sharp
• YMCA of San Diego County

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Happy New Year! As we kickoff 2025, EDC invites you to scroll through our regional success over the last year. With and through our investors, 2024 included support to 138 local companies, 4.5K total jobs impacted, and much more.

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By the numbers

• 28 Verified Programs in 2024
• 55.8K jobs impacted since 2019
• 56% increase in WTCSD’s MetroConnect Cohort Exports since 2019
• 45+ Inclusive Growth Endorsers

Featured case study

• EDC supported NY-based fintech’s expansion into San Diego

Featured stories

• San Diego’s Good News of the Year 2024
• WTCSD 2024 Annual Report
• EDC designates San Diego’s top computing, engineering, business programs

New and renewing investors

• Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
• BTX Global Logistics
• Grifols
• Junio Achievement
• The Learning Moment
• US Bank
• Western Alliance Bank

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