Daily Business Report — July 30, 2010
Read San Diego Metropolitan Magazine San Diego building contractors are falling over each other to feed on the abundance of civic projects coming online at the same time. Read how the scramble is affecting the job market, prices and the economy in the August issue of San Diego Metropolitan Magazine, which hits the streets next [...]
Daily Business Report — July 29, 2010
Construction Starts on New Downtown Library The city of San Diego broke ground Wednesday on a new state-of-the-art central library Downtown, an $185 million project that proponents said will be built without any money from the city’s operating budget. Mayor Jerry Sanders led the groundbreaking ceremony, remarking, “I couldn’t be prouder of the countless people [...]
Daily Business Report — July 28, 2010
Council Approves Wastewater Treatment Project The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to approve a $6.6 million contract with Camp Dresser McKee to test the use of treated wastewater to augment local reservoirs. The Advanced Water Purification Facility that will be designed won’t discharge water into the reservoirs but will be used to determine if [...]
Daily Business Report — July 27, 2010
Route Chosen for San Diego Trolley Extension The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) board has selected a route for the future expansion of the San Diego Trolley from the Old Town Transit Center to UCSD and University Towne Centre. The route chosen would extend trolley service north from Old Town along the existing rail [...]
Daily Business Report — July 26, 2010
Port Names Director of Maritime Operations Joel Valenzuela, a 15-year Port of San Diego employee, has been named director of maritime operations, a position that had been vacant for nearly a year. Valenzuela previously was department manager of maritime industry and trade relations. Port officials said the position was filled because of its critical role [...]
Daily Business Report — July 23, 2010
Norththrop Grumman Delivers Upgraded Navy Targets Some of the oldest aerial targets in the U.S. Navy’s inventory can now be used for some of the service’s most advanced training missions thanks to the recent completion of an avionics upgrade of those targets by Northrop Grumman Corp. in San Diego. In late June, the company completed [...]
Daily Business Report — July 22, 2010
News From North Park North Park News is now on Facebook. Become a fan and receive updates on what is happening in San Diego’s emerging hot spot neighborhood. If you have a business or event in North Park and surrounding communities, e-mail your information to Cyndi Meeves at: cyndi@sandiegometro.com. DeMaio Proposed Action Plan to Help [...]
Daily Business Report — July 21, 2010
New Civic Center Proposal to Go on November Ballot The San Diego City Council has approved Mayor Sanders’ proposal to put the redevelopment of San Diego’s Civic Center on the November ballot. If approved by voters, said Sanders, San Diego taxpayers would reap a savings of $24 million over 10 years and $232 million over [...]
Daily Business Report — July 20, 2010
Downtown Apartment Owner Eyes Law School Students Seattle-based Security Properties has acquired the Entrada Apartments in Downtown’s East Village with an eye toward attracting students from the new Thomas Jefferson School of Law a block away after it opens in January. Security Properties paid $22 million for the 172-unit complex and plans to renovate the [...]
Daily Business Report — July 19, 2010
Residents Invited to Hear Community Plan Updates The city of San Diego invites residents from Golden Hill, North Park and Uptown areas to attend the third of five “Open Mic” presentations tonight on topics that are being considered in the community plan update process for those areas. The presentations will be from 6 to 9 [...]
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