Daily Business Report-Jan. 14, 2020
Vision for SDSU Native and Indigenous Healing Garden
SDSU breaking ground on Native
and Indigenous Healing Garden
SDSU NewsCenter
Construction of the long-awaited San Diego State University Native and Indigenous Healing Garden begins this month, with an opening scheduled for the university’s annual Explore SDSU all-campus event on March 21.
The garden represents the concepts of healing – emotionally, mentally, and physically – that derive from Kumeyaay, Nahua and Mixtec cultures and that can be replicated in the environment of San Diego. The design and plant listings were a collaborative project of Kumeyaay, Nahua, and Mixtec community members along with KTUA architects and members of the Aztec Education Committee.
The garden’s design incorporates cardinal directions as well as the axis mundi through primary pathways. The lines of the garden form a circular patterned pathway that captures the Kumeyaay coiled basket design and the serpent of the Aztecs/Nahua. The shared sacred colors of black, red, blue and white that are affiliated with the cardinal directions are captured in natural decomposed granite that form the pathways.
The quadrants that are created through the formation of the pathways will be filled with various plants that have importance in healing from each culture: the Kumeyaay, Aztecs/Nahua, and the Mixtecs and Zapotecs. The final quadrant will hold the plants that are shared by these groups and other native and indigenous peoples from California and throughout Mesoamerica. The majority of the plants are seasonal and will change throughout the year. A website is in development that will provide detailed information on each plant species located on the site.
The garden will be open for public use, and the herbs and plants are intended to be a resource that can be harvested for use. The garden plans will be enhanced with a natural water feature and a shade cover that were made possible through a special donation from SDSU Alumni and funding from the 2019-20 Associated Students Board of Directors.
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Westcore acquires Vista industrial
building for $26.4 million
Westcore, an industrial real estate acquisition, development and asset management firm,
has acquired a 184,541-square-foot, high-finish industrial building at 2620 Commerce Way in Vista from Denver-based Everwest Real Estate Investors for $26.4 million.
The building features 14 dock-high doors, six grade-level doors, 27-foot clear height and ample power. A two-story corporate entry leads to existing and functional office areas, but Westcore plans to increase efficiency by absorbing part of existing office space into warehouse space and upgrading various exterior and interior areas. Vista Commerce’s all-concrete site also includes a truck yard.
CBRE’s Darla Longo and Rebecca Perlmutter represented Everwest in the transaction, while Westcore represented itself. Roger Carlson and Blake Wilson, also with CBRE, will market Vista Commerce.
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Reliant Funding releases guide to growth
for small and medium-sized businesses
To support small businesses and their growth in the new year, Reliant Funding, a small business finance provider, announced the release of “The Guide to Expanding Business in 2020.”The guidebook provides information on all aspects of expanding a business in today’s customer-centric climate.
The guide gives a strategic overview of creating a growth plan, starting with when to consider growth and questions to ask before implementing a new strategy. The guide also walks small and medium sized businesses through the components of successful growth with tips for marketing, hiring and funding investments.
Each year, over 30 million small and medium sized businesses create two out of three new American jobs and produce close to half of our nation’s goods and services. Surprisingly, only one-third of these businesses will reach the 10 year mark. Research states cash flow, lack of market for products or services and ignoring customer needs as the top reasons businesses fail. This guide helps small and medium sized businesses beat the odds by providing actionable ways to overcome these challenges.
The release of this guide is the first in a monthly series and can be accessed here.
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Illumina and Roche partner to broaden
patient access to genomic testing
Illumina Inc., a leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, and Roche, a pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, announced a 15-year, non-exclusive collaboration agreement to broaden the adoption of distributable next-generation sequencing-based (NGS) testing in oncology. As the understanding of genomic drivers of cancer evolves, NGS has the potential to transform cancer risk prediction, detection, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring, the companies said.
This agreement brings together complementary capabilities of each company to broaden global adoption of NGS in cancer care. As part of this agreement, Illumina will grant Roche rights to develop and distribute in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests on Illumina’s NextSeq 550Dx System, as well as on its future portfolio of diagnostic (Dx) sequencing systems, including the forthcoming NovaSeqDx. Roche will in turn collaborate with Illumina to complement Illumina’s comprehensive pan-cancer assay, TruSight Oncology 500 (TSO 500), with new companion diagnostic (CDx) claims. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Poll workers needed for the
March 3 Presidential Primary Election
Poll workers, especially those who are bilingual in any one of six specific languages, are needed for the March 3 Presidential Primary Election. The Registrar’s office is required by federal law to provide bilingual speakers and voting materials to voters who speak Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese and Chinese. In addition, a survey conducted by the University of California, Berkeley showed a need for Arabic and Korean speakers at nearly 90 precincts across the county, so the Registrar’s office is also recruiting poll workers who are bilingual in those languages.
To become a poll worker, applicants must be a U.S citizen and registered to vote in California, or lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States. Poll workers must have transportation to their assigned polling location, access to the internet to take an online training and attend a two-hour class in person.
Poll workers receive a stipend ranging from $100 to $175 depending on the assignment and those who are bilingual receive an additional $15 if they are assigned to provide language assistance to voters.
Prospective poll workers can apply online at sdvote.com. For more information, call (858) 565-5800 or email pollworker@sdcounty.ca.gov.
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Police Foundation Women in Blue luncheon
to honor SDPD lieutenant, sergeant and detective
The San Diego Police Foundation will gather San Diego business and community leaders to celebrate and honor female law enforcement leaders at the 10th annual Women in Blue luncheon on March 19 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, 1 Park Blvd., from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
This year’s 2020 honorees are: San Diego Police Department Lieutenant Misty Cedrun; SDPD Sergeant Esmeralda Tagaban, and SDPD Detective Sarah Johnson. Considered trailblazers in nontraditional careers, the honorees will share insights and anecdotes from their paths to success with an anticipated crowd of over 300 at the tenth annual Women in Blue event.
The 2020 Women in Blue Honorees:
Detective Sarah Johnson
Detective Sarah Johnson has been employed with the San Diego Police Department for over 20 years and is currently assigned to the Background Investigation Unit.
Esmeralda Tagaban
Sergeant Esmeralda Tagabanin 1999 worked as a detentions deputy for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Two years later she was hired by the San Diego Police Department.
Lieutenant Misty Cedrun began her career in 1994 as a patrol officer working in the Mid-City area and has been with the San Diego Police Department for 25 years.
For more information on the event or the Police Foundation, call (619) 232-2130 or visit www.sdpolicefoundation.org/events/women-in-blue/.
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Mark Yeilding selected as acting port auditor
The Port of San Diego announced the appointment of Mark Yeilding as acting port auditor. Yeilding, formerly assistant port auditor, began his interim role Jan. 8. He succeeds Robert “Bob” Monson, who was appointed port auditor in 2013 and retired Jan. 7, 2020.
The port is conducting a nationwide search for the position of port auditor and plans to make a final selection for the permanent position by the end of January 2020.
In his role of acting port auditor, Yeilding plans, organizes, directs and oversees the port’s audit function.
Yeilding, who joined the port in February 2014, holds a masters degree in public administration from the University of Southern California and is a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Government Auditing Professional, earning both of these standings through the Institute of Internal Auditors.
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Student welders recreate a Liberty Bell
in Martin Luther King Jr. Parade
Welding students from San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) will recreate a large-scale Liberty Bell atop of Independence Hall for their float entry during the 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade taking place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Embarcadero.
SDCE’s student welders will design the Civil Rights float under the direction of Master Welder and SDCE faculty member Mike Bradbury. “We are currently about halfway through the build. I have more students involved than I have had in a long time, so we are going even bigger this year,” said Bradbury. “It will be a lot more colorful than recent years.”
California’s largest noncredit adult education community college institution, SDCE, offers adult learners four free Arc Welding certificates including Shielded Metal, Pipe, Gas Tungsten, Gas Metal and Flux Cored. The skilled and technical trade program is offered at no cost and additional equipment fees are often waived through access to student support programs and grants. SDCE has been named the Entrepreneurial College of the Year by the National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship
To support the historic preservation of Educational Cultural Complex, SDCE will host a Coretta Scott King Inaugural Brunch at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, in University Heights.
