Daily Business Report — Oct. 30, 2009
Eli Lilly and Company Opens New Biotech Center Eli Lilly and Company officially opened a new state-of-the-art biotechnology center in San Diego as part of its strategy to discover and develop more biotechnology medicines. The Lilly Biotechnology Center – San Diego is opening three months after Lilly announced it is moving its ImClone research headquarters [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 29, 2009
Public Meeting Set For Ruocco Park Design The Port of San Diego will hold a third public meeting on the Ruocco Park design Nov. 2 at the Embarcadero Planning Center, 585 Harbor Lane in San Diego. The meeting is at 6 p.m. Ruocco Park is a 3.3 acre park planned for the southwest corner of [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 28, 2009
San Diego Economy Rises The University of San Diego’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators for San Diego County rose 1.0 percent in September. For the fifth month in a row, a strong rise in local consumer confidence led the move to the upside. Building permits and the outlook for the national economy also were up [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 27, 2009
Chamber talks small business with legislators The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce will meet with Assemblyman Dan Logue, vice chairman of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy and members of the state legislative delegation on Oct. 30 for a discussion on how state regulations impact small business owners and what [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 26, 2009
East County chambers call off merger plans Officials from the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce and the Alpine-Mountain Empire Chamber of Commerce announced that they have ceased exploratory merger discussions and will remain as independent entities. The two organizations decided that despite common interests and similar missions, the respective memberships are best served [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 23, 2009
Tenants in command of industrial market Tenants are driving the San Diego County industrial market as landlords continue to write aggressive leases — including free rent and generous tenant improvements — to attract new tenants and keep current ones, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield in a report covering the third quarter. The [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 22, 2009
Bright Green Conference to focus on jobs, climate and building The Bright Green Future Conference being staged Friday and Saturday will teach local residents, business owners and community leaders about the future of green jobs, climate change and how to live and build sustainably. The conference will be hosted by San Diego Gas & Electric, [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 21, 2009
Default notices in San Diego County up over last year The number of mortgage default notices filed against San Diego County homeowners increased by 23.2 percent last quarter compared with the same period of 2008, San Diego-based MDA DataQuick reported. The number of default notices during the quarter totaled 8,702 compared with 7,062 in the [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 20, 2009
An Evening With Your Elected Representative The Alpine Mountain Empire Chamber of Commerce will hold a public meeting Wednesday night to give the public the opportunity to talk directly with local, county, state and federal elected representatives. “An Evening with Your Elected Representatives” will be held at 6 p.m. in the Viejas DreamCatcher Lounge, 5000 [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 19, 2009
County jobless rate dips in September But down 52,000 jobs over the year The unemployment rate in San Diego County was 10.2 percent in September 2009, down from a revised 10.6 percent in August 2009, and above the year-ago estimate of 6.4 percent, the state Employment Development Department reported. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment [...]
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