Daily Business Report/Nov. 22, 2016
The new guided missile destroyer USS Zumwalt, along with the USS Michael Monsoor, will head to BAE Systems’ shipyard in San Diego for post-construction work. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
U.S. Navy Awards BAE Systems $192 Million
Contract for Work on Guided Missile Destroyers
BAE Systems has received a contract valued at $192 from the U.S. Navy for post-construction work aboard the guided missile destroyers USS Zumwalt and USS Michael Monsoor.
“We’re pleased with the opportunity to prepare the Zumwalt and Michael Monsoor for initial service in the fleet,” said Bob Koerber, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair. “We look forward to working with industry partners to install the state-of-the-art combat systems aboard these leading edge combatants and to finish other hull and engineering enhancements following their construction and delivery.”
USS Zumwalt and Michael Monsoor are the first two ships of the Navy’s new class of surface combatants. The ships are 610 feet long, displace about 15,700 tons, and comprised of steel hulls and composite structure deckouses.
The Zumwalt was commissioned in Baltimore last month an now is enroute to its homeport in San Diego. The Michael Monsoor is currently under construction in Bath, Maine, and will also be homeported in San Diego.
BAE Systems will begin work on the Zumwalt next month. Work on the Michael Monsoor will begin after the ship is delivered to the Navy.
Under the new contract, the company’s San diego shipyard will support the installation and completion of the ship’s combat systems and perform post-construction hull, mechanical and electrical enhancements.
The shipyard also will support the ships’ post-shakedown availabilities following the demonstration and certification of their combat systems and final sea trials.
In addition to the shipyard’s work, BAE Systems weapons systems business will work on the ship’s gun systems, which will be capable of delivering ordinance against a wide variety of targets. The business also will install the ships’ Mk 57 vertical launch systems, which will provide the capability and flexibility of deploying existing and new missiles withought costly, comple reconfiguration or maintenance.
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San Diego Opens ‘One-Stop OnlineShop’
for Starting a New Small Business
San Diego on Monday launched a “one-stop online shop” for starting a small business within the city limits.
“With Small Business Saturday right around the corner, we’re excited to launch this new tool,” said Mayor Kevin Faulconer. “You don’t have to go downtown to City Hall to get the answers you need.”
The new OpenCounter service at business.SanDiego.gov helps those starting a new business navigate licenses, permits, zoning restrictions and other requirements.
Faulconer and other city officials unveiled the service in the offices of TapHunter, a 5-year-old business that develops mobile apps for finding craft beer across the country. Co-founder Melanie Gordon demonstrated the process of starting a business using a laptop and a large screen.
She said the new service will make it easier for her customers — restaurants, breweries and bars — to get started in San Diego.
The OpenCounter software was developed by a San Francisco-based startup and is in use in Boston, Orlando, Long Beach and more than 30 other cities.
“We want entrepreneurs to see America’s finest city as a place that is welcoming, ” said Jerry Sanders, president and CEO of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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North San Diego Business Chamber
Awarded 5-Star Accreditation
By U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The United States Chamber of Commerce has awarded North San Diego Business Chamber with 5-Star Accreditation for its sound policies, effective organizational procedures, and positive impact on the community.
“Our team and board of directors have worked hard for this, making sure all of our programs and practices are relevant for the business community and the members we represent” said Debra Rosen, president and CEO of the chamber.
Accreditation is the only national program that recognizes chambers for their effective organizational procedures and community involvement. In order to receive Accreditation, a chamber must meet minimum standards in their operations and programs, including areas of governance, government affairs, and technology. This extensive review can take 6-9 months to complete.
“Accreditation validates a chamber as having programs that benefit their local economy and for positively influencing action in their community,” said Raymond P. Towle, vice president, Federation Relations and Institute for Organization Management. “We applaud these organizations for advancing the principles of free enterprise.”
Of the 7,022 chambers in the United States, 206 are accredited. These elite chambers represent the top 3 percent of all chambers in the country.
Local chambers are rated Accredited, 3-Star, 4-Star, or 5-Star. State chambers are recognized as either Accredited State Chamber or Accredited State Chamber with Distinction. The final determination is made by the Accrediting Board, a committee of U.S. Chamber board members.
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Epic Wings N Things to Open
in SDSU South Campus Plaza
Epic Wings N Things is the latest tenant to join San Diego State University’s new South Campus Plaza development at the corner of College Avenue and Montezuma Road, set to open in early 2017.
The San Diego-based eatery serves up fresh, never-frozen wings and “things,” and will offer their full menu and signature sauces made famous by Wings-N-Things on El Cajon Blvd. since 1985.
“For more than 31 years, we’ve been serving San Diego’s best wings to SDSU students,” said Bianca Sacco, owner of Epic Wings. “We are excited to bring our Epic Wings right to campus, and work with student groups to be an even bigger part of the community.”
The existing El Cajon Boulevard location will also continue to serve the SDSU community and surrounding neighborhoods.
Tenants joining Epic Wings N Things in South Campus Plaza include Broken Yolk Café, Eureka! and Trader Joe’s. Negotiations with other future tenants are ongoing.
Wings-N-Things is a family owned and operated company that has been San Diego’s neighborhood spot for wings since 1982. As the company has grown, they adopted the name Epic Wings to mark the quality of the food and differentiate from other Wings-N-Things concepts that exist. The Sacco family continues to provide fresh, never-frozen wings, along with great “things” like hand-rolled breadsticks and a variety of homemade sauces and dressings.
South Campus Plaza is a new mixed-use student housing and retail project. Campus Plaza will include housing for more than 600 students, along with retail outlets designed to serve both the campus and its surrounding neighborhoods. Sundt Construction Inc. is the design-builder. The project was designed by architecture firms SVA Architects and SGPA Architecture and Planning.
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Claudia Escala Promoted to Principal
At Carrier Johnson + CULTURE
Carrier Johnson + CULTURE announced the promotion of Claudia Escala to serve as principal with the firm.
The promotion comes after 18-plus years of Escala working in the design field as an architect, primarily focused on high-end multi-family and urban mixed-use projects, and after four years as a project manager and project architect with the firm.
A native of Peru who earned her Master of Architecture at the University of California San Diego, Escala’s career highlights include Ballpark Village, a seven-acre mixed use development adjacent to Petco Park stadium, and the recently opened 400,000-square-foot Sempra Energy Corporate Headquarters, a world-class office tower.
“Claudia’s talents for design and project delivery are matched only by her commitments to sustainable building and to responsible and inspiring development,” said Michael Johnson, founding principal of Carrier Johnson + CULTURE. “We are pleased and proud to announce that she will be taking on a leadership role as principal with the firm.”
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Gubernatorial Appointments
Julie Austin to State Council on Development Disabilities
Julie Austin, 61, of Oceanside, has been appointed to the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities by Gov. Jerry Brown. Austin has been a caregiver at In-Home Supportive Services since 2010 and an independent special education and disabilities advocate since 2001. She was director of the Sales and Marketing Division at Pacific Quartz Inc. from 2013 to 2015 and owner and manager at Brengle Terrace Animal Hospital from 1993 to 2004.
Austin was regional sales manager for pet and veterinary supplies at Rolf C. Hagen Inc. from 1987 to 1991 and a regional sales manager for veterinary pharmaceuticals at Zoecon Industries from 1982 to 1987. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Austin is a Democrat.
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Craig Carter to State 9-1-1 Advisory Board
Craig Carter, 53, of Carlsbad, has been appointed to the State 9-1-1 Advisory Board by Gov. Jerry Brown. Carter has been police chief at the Escondido Police Department since 2013, where he has served in several positions since 1992, including lieutenant watch commander, detective lieutenant, captain, patrol watch commander and patrol sergeant. He has been an adjunct instructor at Palomar College since 1993.
Carter is president of the San Diego Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Association and a member of the Alcohol Policy Panel of San Diego and the Palomar College Professional Development Advisory Board. He was co-chair of the Escondido Gang Reduction Intervention Program from 2010 to 2012 and chair of the Escondido Police Department Efficiency Committee from 2005 to 2012. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Carter is a Republican.
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FLYOVER
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 19, 2016) Four F-35B Lightning II aircraft perform a flyover above the amphibious assault ship USS America during the Lightning Carrier Proof of Concept Demonstration. The F-35B will eventually replace three Marine Corps aircraft: the AV-8B Harrier, F/A-18 Hornet and the EA-6B Prowler. (U.S. Navy photo by Andy Wolfe)
