Daily Business Report-Nov. 13, 2019
Rendering of Fashion Valley mall after makeover. (Courtesy of Simon)
50-year-old Fashion Valley mall
to get a multimillion-dollar makeover
A multimillion-dollar makeover of the Fashion Valley mall — now celebrating its 50th year — has been announced by global real estate leader Simon, with completion in 2021.
This will be the largest transformation Fashion Valley has undergone since a second story was added in the mid-1990s. The mall was built in 1969.
According to Simon, improvements include more open and inviting public spaces, with enriched landscaping, broader dining and gathering places, tranquil outdoor lounges, water features and state-of-the-art valet areas, concierge, and personal shopping services.
“At Fashion Valley we pride ourselves on providing the ultimate shopping and dining experience for our guests,” said Vicki Hanor, senior executive vice president and managing director of Luxury Leasing. “The proposed updates only seek to further enhance the overall guest experience and better reflect the San Diego lifestyle we all enjoy.”
The center, added Hanor, is home to a world class mix of luxury retailers and offers shoppers a variety of unique amenities including complimentary personal styling, two valet locations and over 50 retailers exclusive to the San Diego market.
Throughout the duration of the work all stores will remain open during regular hours. Guests will continue to enjoy complimentary parking located around the center, as well as upfront plus parking and two hassle-free valet locations. Additionally, recent road work in Mission Valley has created improved accessibility to Fashion Valley, making it even more convenient for guests.
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General Atomics receives federal approval to extend
its stewardship of the National Fusion Facility
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced finalization of a cooperative agreement with General Atomics to operate the DIII-D National Fusion Facility, the country’s largest magnetic fusion research facility with 2019 authorized funding of $121.5 million for GA and collaborating institutions.
The cooperative agreement enables GA’s stewardship of DIII-D to continue through 2024, providing opportunities for scientists from around the world to carry out important research in the development of practical fusion energy. The actual funding associated with the agreement will depend on yearly appropriations.
“DIII-D has been the source of many important discoveries in fusion science, and GA is proud to have played a key role in achieving them,” said David Hill, Director of DIII-D. “We look forward to continuing our research toward making fusion energy a practical reality.”
The DIII-D tokamak, which General Atomics operates as a national user facility for DOE’s Office of Science, hosts researchers from more than 100 institutions across the globe, including over 40 universities.
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Port and city of Chula Vista stage
final workshop for bayfront parks
The Port of San Diego and the city of Chula Vista invite the public to attend a final Design Workshop to review and discuss refinements to the community-guided design concepts for the future Harbor and Sweetwater Parks, each the product of a year-long outreach process and more than 1,800 in-person and digital comments.
Together, these two park areas will account for more than half of the new park space planned for the Chula Vista Bayfront development, making their design pivotal to guiding the look and feel of these new spaces.
The Design Workshop will be held Monday, Nov. 18, from 6-8 p.m. at the City of Chula Vista Public Library Civic Center Branch, located at 365 F St. in Chula Vista.
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General Atomics to conduct demo
flights of RPAs for European countries
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. is working with the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) in Greece to conduct a series of demonstration flights for European countries in December. Flights will base out of the HAF’s site in Larissa and use a MQ-9 Guardian Remotely piloted Aircraft (RPA) to showcase maritime surveillance capabilities, as well as a General Atomics-developed Detect and Avoid system that enables RPA to fly safely in civil airspace alongside manned aircraft.
The demonstration configuration is based on the MQ-9 systems operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in support of its maritime surveillance roles.
The Detect and Avoid system consists of an air-to-air radar and processor integrated with Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast. The Detect and Avoid system from General Atomics is operational in the U.S. The system’s collision-avoidance radar provides an essential safety feature for integrating unmanned aircraft into civil airspace.
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Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Assn.
to hold Nov. 16 railway anniversary party
The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, a San Diego-area historical and educational nonprofit, will mark the 100-year anniversary of the completion of the San Diego & Arizona Railway (SD&A) with a variety of family-friendly activities at its “SD&A Centennial Celebration Gold Spike Day” on Saturday, Nov. 16, at PSRM’s Campo Railroad Park and Museum in Campo. The public is invited to attend.
Activities for the day-long, centennial celebration of the November 1919 completion of the SD&A will include vintage train rides aboard full-size, restored locomotives and train cars from the early 20th century, live music, lectures on the history of the SD&A and activities for children, including storytelling, face painting, circus performers, medicine show performers and hay rides.
At 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 in Campo, a ceremony will be held to unveil and dedicate a 100th anniversary commemorative plaque from the Native Sons of the Golden West. At 1 p.m. a special gold-spike reenactment ceremony will be held. On display at the ceremony will be the actual “gold spike,” the original, gold-plated spike that was used 100 years ago by entrepreneur and philanthropist John D. Spreckels. Actors dressed in period clothing will pose as Spreckels and other dignitaries and civic leaders from 1919.
For more information about the PSRM centennial anniversary of the SD&A, visit www.psrm.org/centennial.
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Council of Legislators from Gaming
States to hold winter meeting in San Diego
Katherine Spilde, professor at the L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at San Diego State University and the chair of the Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming, will be one of several speakers at the Jan. 10-12 winter meeting of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States. The meeting will be at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina hotel.
The winter meeting will focus on critical issues that legislative decision makers throughout the United States will confront, ranging from the rollout of sports betting to growing revenues and generating employment, to law enforcement, security and cheating at casinos. Additionally, a major policy initiative will be unveiled by American Gaming Association’s Responsible Gambling Collaborative as a special presentation.
Click here for a full list of the speakers.
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SDG&E wants to add another
2,000 EV chargers to the region
San Diego Gas & Electric has submitted a proposal to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to install 2,000 additional electric vehicle chargers at apartments, condominium complexes and workplaces – locations where most charging takes place.
The proposal seeks to extend SDG&E’s Power Your Drive (PYD) Program, which installed more than 3,000 EV chargers at 255 locations. If the CPUC approves SDG&E’s proposed PYD Extension Program, the company would install chargers at approximately 200 locations over two years.
