TPP and San Diego’s innovation economy - SAN DIEGO, CA, USA - This week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf joined a panel of local business leaders from Solar Turbines, Solatube and Northrop Grumman to unveil UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy’s new study on th... more

MetroConnect Prize Company Profile: Hyperikon - This is part of a weekly series featuring a profile on one of the 2016 MetroConnect Program companies. MetroConnect is dedicated to helping local San Diego businesses go global and is presented by JPMorgan Chase. With a metro ranking of #3 for cleantech leadership and one o... more

MetroConnect Prize Company Profile: AVACEN Medical - This is part of a weekly series featuring a profile on one of the 2016 MetroConnect Program companies. MetroConnect is dedicated to helping local San Diego businesses go global and is presented by JPMorgan Chase. In a recent report released by California Life Sciences Assoc... more

SD receives most Cal Competes credits in state - The California Competes Tax Credit is a program created by the California legislature and managed by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). The tax credits are awarded by the state to companies who are looking to move to, or stay and grow in, Cali... more

London Lessons & how SD/TJ set a different tone - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - By Mark Cafferty, president & CEO, San Diego Regional EDC (WTC San Diego License Holder) Each time I have the opportunity to travel and represent our binational economy in foreign markets, I leave with new ideas, opportunities and connections ... more

MetroConnect Company Profile: Rough Draft Brewing - This is part of a weekly series featuring a profile on one of the 2016 MetroConnect Program companies. MetroConnect is dedicated to helping local San Diego businesses go global and is presented by JPMorgan Chase. According to a policy brief released by National University Sys... more

MetroConnect Company Profile: Solatube World Sales - This is part of a weekly series featuring a profile on one of the 2016 MetroConnect Program companies. MetroConnect is dedicated to helping local San Diego businesses go global and is presented by JPMorgan Chase. A pioneer in renewable energy, San Diego is home to some of the... more

WTC San Diego unveils 2016 MetroConnect cohort - SAN DIEGO, CA, USA - San Diego Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer, World Trade Center San Diego, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and business and civic leaders unveiled the 15 companies selected to participate in the MetroConnect Program, a comprehensive support program to help local companies... more

Northern Neighbor: Toronto/SD trade relationship - By Sean Barr, senior vice president & only in-office Canadian SAN DIEGO, CA, USA - EDC traveled to Toronto last week with our peers from Atlanta and Minneapolis to meet with metro leaders from across Canada. Facilitated by the Brookings Global Cities Initiative, the conver... more

SAN announces nonstop flight to Switzerland - First, Germany. Now, Switzerland. Q2 was chock-full of global wins for San Diego. The San Diego International Airport recently announced a new nonstop service to Zurich, Switzerland. Edelweiss, a Swiss leisure carrier owned by the German airline Lufthansa, will operate flights... more