Daily Business Report: Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021
Airport Authority celebrates groundbreaking
for new Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and federal, state, and city officials held a groundbreaking celebration Monday for the new Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport. The project includes the replacement of the outdated Terminal 1, improvements to the airfield, improved transportation connectivity to the airport, and a new facility for the Airport Authority administration. Construction began Nov. 1.
The work is divided into three components, Terminals & Roadways, Airside Improvements, and a new Administration Building. The Administration Building component will be the first building to be completed within the New T1 program with an anticipated opening date in late 2023. It will be delivered by Sundt Construction Inc. with HOK as the lead architect.
The Terminal & Roadways component will be completed in phases and is a design-build project by Turner-Flatiron, a joint venture with Gensler as lead architect. The first phase will include 19 gates, an elevated departures roadway, outdoor check-in pavilions, a dedicated, on-airport arrivals roadway, and a five-story parking plaza. The earliest opening for the first phase is in mid-2025. The second phase will add 11 gates for a total of 30 gates. The earliest opening for the second phase is in late 2027.
TOP PHOTO: Rendering of San Diego International Airport Terminal 1.
North County leaders launch initiative to
strengthen regional workforce pipeline
The San Diego North Economic Development Council (SDNEDC) announced the launch of the Student Opportunities for Career Awareness and Learning(SOCAL) initiative, a long-term workforce development effort designed to provide students and career explorers with direct access to information and first-hand experiences regarding potential occupations and career opportunities in North County.
The direct access and transparency fostered through this initiative are intended to help cultivate the workforce for middle-wage jobs that require less than a four-year college degree.
The coalition supporting SOCAL represent many of the region’s premier business and educational institutions, including Tri-City Medical Center, the Oceanside, Carlsbad and Vista Chambers of Commerce; MiraCosta College, Palomar College and others.
A $128,000 Neighborhood Reinvestment Grant from the County of San Diego was instrumental to the development and launch of SOCAL.
To learn more, visit www.socalworkforce.org.
Navy creates fire safety group to prevent
blazes like one that gutted USS Bonhomme Richard
Times of San Diego
The U.S. Navy has formed a fire safety group to prevent catastrophes like the local blaze that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard last year.
Naval Sea Systems Command announced the establishment of the Industrial Fire Safety Assurance Group this month. The team has “a clear focus on preventing future industrial shipboard fires and reducing risks highlighted in the investigations of previous fires.”
According to NAVSEA, over the last 12 years, the Navy has seen 14 major shipboard fires that resulted in the loss of two capital asset ships, while costing the service $6 billion in repair and replacement costs.
One of those losses, of the Bonhomme Richard, occurred at Naval Base San Diego, where a suspected arson fire gutted the amphibious assault ship in July 2020.
On Monday, the sailor accused of setting the fire, Ryan Mays, faces an article 32 hearing, the military equivalent of a preliminary hearing.
Cushman & Wakefield moves San Diego
Regional Office to Del Mar
Cushman & Wakefield has moved its San Diego regional headquarters office to One Paseo, a new Class A mixed-use commercial and residential development in Del Mar. The office totals 22,000 square feet on the ground floor of the six-story building at 12830 El Camino Real. The new office will house several of the firm’s local services providers, staff and local leadership.
Cushman & Wakefield’s new office will offer employees modern work functions including dual monitor screens and sit/stand desk throughout along with high tech elements such as a proprietary app that gives its people the ability to reserve their workspace. The lobby was designed to operate like a boutique hotel lobby rather than a more traditional office lobby.
The new One Paseo office was designed by global design and architecture firm Gensler.
In addition to the firm’s new Del Mar office, Cushman & Wakefield also currently operates other full service office locations throughout San Diego in Downtown, Carlsbad (North County) and Otay Mesa (South County), along with a dedicated property management services office.
SBA San Diego District seeks nominations
for 2022 Small Business Week Awards
The U.S. Small Business Administration San Diego District Office said that the office is ready to accept nominations for its 2022 National and Local Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year award. San Diego District Office awards will be presented at a Small Business Awards ceremony in early to mid-May 2022.
Visit SBA’s dedicated website www.sba.gov/nsbw to download forms, criteria, and guidelines for submitting a nomination. San Diego District nomination guidelines and district award categories can be found at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-san-diego-district-office-local-awards.
The San Diego District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration serves San Diego and Imperial Counties and will only accept nominations for nominees from these two counties.
Tesla and Department of Motor
Vehicles in legislative hot seat
CalMatters
Tesla may drive state lawmakers to strip the California Department of Motor Vehicles of its authority to regulate self-driving cars — and return that power to themselves, the Los Angeles Times reports.
State Sen. Lena Gonzalez, a Long Beach Democrat and leader of the Senate Transportation Committee, asked DMV Director Steve Gordon in a letter last week for information about Tesla’s driverless car test program, citing videos “where it appears that serious driving errors were made and collisions were avoided only because of swift action by the driver.”
Unlike other companies, Tesla doesn’t follow test-reporting requirements — meaning the DMV may have little to no data about its program’s safety — and allows its own customers, not just trained test drivers, to use the autonomous technology on public roads.
H.G. Fenton Co. receives record
38 Mark of Excellence Awards
The Southern California Rental Housing Association has awarded H.G. Fenton Company a company-record 38 Mark of Excellence Awards in its 2021 awards cycle. The Mark of Excellence Awards honor outstanding achievement in the Southern California rental housing industry, highlighting individuals and communities who deliver excellent customer experiences.
First place awards included Rental Community of the Year nods for Urbana and Solterra, Multi-Site Manager of the Year recognition for Tony Giroux (managing Tierrasanta Ridge and overseeing Solterra and Scripps Landing), and Assistant Manager of the Year for Mia Bianchi (Vici).
H.G. Fenton Company’s Leasing Marketing Managers dominated the Leasing Professional of the Year list, earning first place awards at every community size: a customer-focused approach to leasing earned top honors for Meghann Cherzan (Vici; 1-100 units), Elizabeth Coyle (BLVD; 101-300 units) and Taylor Hoth (Portofino; 301+ units).
The Art of Dr. Seuss Collection presented
at Exclusive Collections Gallery in Solana Beach
A selection of artworks from the Art of Dr. Seuss Collection is now available for viewing by the public at the Exclusive Collections Gallery at 2122 S. Cedros Ave. in Solana Beach through Dec. 31.
Visitors may explore and acquire works from Dr. Seuss’s best-known children’s books, as well as The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss, a collection based on decades of artwork which Dr. Seuss created at night for his own personal pleasure.
Theodor Seuss Geisel’s cat was never far from his artist thoughts. He drew himself a The Cat Behind ther Hat. His cat was the protagonist in several of his Secret Art paintings. And many of his early advertisements and cartoons had a “cat bystander” witnessing all the action.
Despite the unprecedented demand during his lifetime, no limited edition artworks were ever conceived, authorized, or created until this historic project began in 1997, six years after Geisel’s death.
Each of the estate-authorized limited edition has been adapted and reproduced from Geisel’s original drawings, paintings or sculpture. Each work bears a posthumously printed engraved Dr. Seuss signature.
Mark Snyder appointed general counsel
for Halozyme Therapeutics
Mark Snyder has been appointed senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary for Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. , effective Jan. 3, 2022. Snyder will succeed Masaru Matsuda, who is stepping down to pursue another opportunity.
Snyder brings almost 30 years of legal and business experience to Halozyme. Over his career he has led and played key roles in a broad range of intellectual property, licensing, regulatory, anti-trust and litigation matters.
Most recently Snyder served as senior vice president, deputy general counsel, litigation for Qualcomm Inc., In that role Snyder led litigation strategy for hundreds of cases worldwide, winning key licensing, antitrust, intellectual property and business-related cases. In addition, Snyder managed Qualcomm’s antitrust, legal operations and intellectual property advocacy teams.
Baiju Thakkar has been appointed chief
technology officer for Synergy One Lending
Synergy One Lending Inc. has appointed Baiju Thakkar as chief technology officer.
Thakkar joins Synergy One Lending with 20 years of experience in the tech industry, most recently with Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, where he served as SVP, application development and innovation.
Prior to that he served eight years as technology team leader at Priceline.com. Baiju earned his MBA at the University of Texas at Austin, Red McCombs School of Business. “I am blessed and honored to join such an immensely talented group of teammates as we focus on differentiating by investing in innovative technology initiatives,” said Thakkar. “Our technology vision is to create connected consumer financial products leveraging data, cloud, and AI, to build experience loyalty throughout the consumer’s lifetime journey.”
