San Diego launches a new initiative that looks inward to solve talent shortages.
In an effort to provide residents with increased access to high-demand jobs, San Diego Regional EDC launched Advancing San Diego, a $3 million local investment initiative underwritten by JPMorgan Chase that will align industries with economic development, workforce development and education systems. “Talented and skilled workers are integral for a...
Continue ReadingSan Diego was recently selected by the Department of the Navy and NavalX, as one of five U.S. locations to soon house a new innovation incubator model called Tech Bridges.
If you’ve been following the San Diego: Life. Changing. campaign for a while now, you’re well-aware that San Diego is home to more than just beaches and award-winning craft beer and cuisine. But did you know our 4,562 square-mile region also has the largest concentration of military assets in the...
Continue ReadingConscious Capitalism companies show how business can be a force for good in the world.
No, Conscious Capitalism isn’t an oxymoron. Though it has its faults as practiced today, business is a force for good in the world. “We believe that business is good because it creates value, it is ethical because it is based on voluntary exchange, it is noble because it can elevate...
Continue ReadingSan Diego-based companies top Fortune Magazine's 2019 Change the World list.
Sure, we’ve said again and again that San Diego companies are changing the world. But it does feel a little different coming from a national publication, like Fortune Magazine. Fortune just announced its 2019 Change the World list – aka its annual ranking of companies that are using creative tools...
Continue ReadingMore than 100 companies make the infamous 2019 Inc. 5000 List.
Inc. Magazine recently published its annual guide to the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S., otherwise famously known as the Inc. 5000 list. It came to no one’s surprise (at least not ours) that San Diego garnered a solid handful of companies among this year’s ranks…more than 100...
Continue ReadingSDLC Ambassador Mel Bartow shares her #WhySanDiego story.
In light of our #WhySanDiego contest (that ends TODAY August 15!), SDLC Ambassador Mel Bartow reflected on her own San Diego journey. Enjoy it below, but fair warning: you will likely experience all the feels. I stand at my desk on the 10th floor of our downtown San Diego office....
Continue ReadingHealth and DNA research platform LunaDNA hosts #TakeoverTuesday.
Located in La Jolla, a popular hub for biotech companies in San Diego, LunaDNA is the world’s first health and DNA research platform owned by its community of individual contributors. By empowering individuals to securely and privately share their health and DNA data, LunaDNA is helping improve the quality of...
Continue ReadingSDLC Ambassador Di Le shares her #WhySanDiego story
Through our #WhySanDiego contest, we’ve come across some pretty incredible stories. Some people moved to San Diego for work, some moved for San Diego’s amazing weather, and others moved here by chance (and never looked back). SDLC Ambassador Di Le from Brain Corporation shared why she continues to choose San...
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