Daily Business Report: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022
How can California boost its water supply?
By Rachel Becker | CalMatters
Over and over again, drought launches California into a familiar scramble to provide enough water. Cities and towns call for conservation and brace for shortages. Growers fallow fields and ranchers sell cows. And thousands of people discover that they can’t squeeze another drop from their wells.
So where can California get enough water to survive the latest dry stretch — and the next one, and the next?
Can it pump more water from the salty Pacific Ocean? Treat waste flushed down toilets and washed down drains? Capture runoff that flows off streets into storm drains? Tow Antarctic icebergs to Los Angeles?
The Newsom administration unveiled a roadmap for bolstering the state water supply. But the plan — which has few details, distant deadlines and scant plans for agriculture — has been met with criticism.
Every time another drought rolls around, an array of suggestions rise to the surface. We take a look at the strategies that could work — along with the more outlandish ones — and the obstacles they face.
Top Photo: Pipelines at the Poseidon water desalination plant in Carlsbad. (Photo by Mike Blake, Reuters, via CalMatters)
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Rejuvenate Bio launches new office in San Diego
Rejuvenate Bio announced the launch of its new office in San Diego, which will help foster and accelerate the discovery and development of gene therapies for human and animal health. The office will support all functions including business development and clinical operations functions.
“The launch of our new office in this leading biotech hub, allows us to aggressively pursue our business development efforts and leverage the talent and expertise San Diego offers, said Daniel Oliver, CEO and co-founder. “This will help with our recruiting efforts, as we launch our first clinical gene therapy trial in humans next year.”
There will be a ribbon-cutting cermony Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. at the location, 3560 Dunhill St., San Diego 921221.
Medvantx launches Pharmacy Platform
and appoints five key executives
Medvantx, a health care technology and services company in San Diego, launched Medvantx Insights on Monday, a fully integrated, non-commercial pharmacy platform, and announced executive leadership expansions to further its mission to advance medication and health care access to individuals throughout the country, including those who are underinsured or uninsured.
Medvantx Insights merges the company’s decades of experience with advanced technology solutions to leverage its 99.98 percent prescription order accuracy, expanded deliveries and accessibility. The platform delivers operational, compliance and financial insights to manufacturers through advanced analytics and uses API-based integration across technology platforms for seamless access.
Under the leadership of CEO Prasanna Parthasarathy, appointed in May 2022, Medvantx restructured operations. Key leadership appointments include Joy Neely as chief commercial officer, Micah Benford as chief medical affairs officer, Evan Brugger as VP of strategy and business evelopment, Jennie Metenosky as SVP of customer experience, and Courtney Ray as VP of people and culture.
UC San Diego Health awarded
advanced certification in spine surgery
UC San Diego Health has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery (ACSS) by meeting or exceeding the highest level of national performance standards. The Gold Seal represents a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s demonstrated ability to implement result-driven processes and advance patient outcomes. The certification was achieved through an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Department of Neurological Surgery and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UC San Diego Health.
“More than 100 people came together as part of our spine care teams to prepare for this certification process,” said Susan Bukata, M.D., orthopedic surgeon and chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UC San Diego Health. “The team-centered approach ensured coordination of best practices and brought diverse perspectives and expertise together to provide the highest quality of care to patients with spine disorders.”
Tony Chung named chief information
officer for Cal State San Marcos
Cal State San Marcos has appointed Tony Chung as its next chief information officer, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Chung comes to CSUSM from San Diego State, where he serves as the associate vice president for enterprise information systems.
In that role, he oversees the strategic direction and stewardship of SDSU’s enterprise information systems ecosystem.
He has worked at the university for more than 14 years, with a diverse portfolio spanning technical and programmatic units in information technology, student affairs and academic affairs.
Before joining SDSU, Chung served as senior technology manager for Student Affairs at UC Riverside.
He brings more than 25 years of experience in both the private and public sectors, including the last 17 years in higher education at major public universities servicing a diverse region and student body.
As an entrepreneur and professional in the field of business and technology, he worked with clients ranging from Major League Baseball to Carnegie Hall.
Beyond King Tut exhibition coming
to the Del Mar Fairgrounds Jan. 27
San Diego Community Newspaper Group
One hundred years to the day after the historic discovery of King Tut’s tomb, “Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience,” a new exhibition created in partnership with the National Geographic Society, will bring the magic and mystery of Ancient Egypt to the San Diego area, opening at the Wyland Center at the Del Mar Fairgrounds for a limited run beginning Jan. 27.
The multi-gallery, multi-sensory exhibition whisks guests on a time-traveling adventure to Ancient Egypt. With nine galleries to explore, Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience unlocks the 3,300 year old story of King Tut – his rule as a child pharaoh, his family, the discovery of his tomb and the mysteries surrounding his early death, and his journey to the afterlife. Tickets are one sale at beyondkingtut.com.
Realtors group honors military veterans in real estate
The Greater San Diego Association of Realtors will host a ceremony on Wednesday to honor local real estate professionals who are military veterans in observance of this year’s Veterans Day. It will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. at SDAR’s corporate office, 4845 Ronson Court, San Diego 92111.The event, which is open to the public and all SDAR members, will recognize the honorable achievements and selfless service of the men and women who helped preserve our freedom and safety. All veterans attending will be presented with a flag as a token of thanks and complimentary breakfast will be served following the ceremony.
Sempra named Trendsetter for 7th straight year
For the seventh consecutive year, Sempra has been recognized as a Trendsetter in corporate political disclosure practices and accountability in the 2022 CPA-Zicklin Index. The Index is released annually by the Center for Political Accountability and the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. It measures political disclosure and accountability policies and practices for election-related spending by S&P 500 and Russell 1000 companies, including political spending policies and board oversight. Companies that score 90 points or higher on the index are considered Trendsetters.
IT TechPros Inc. introduces Jeff David, president and CEO
IT TechPros Inc., an IT managed services provider in Escondido, introduces President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff David.
David has more than 20 years of IT experience, including a decade of project management and finance.. David served as the technical lead for the County of San Diego Refresh Project in 2000.
He managed all aspects of the hardware refresh project from planning, testing, implementing, scheduling, and coordinating.
He also successfully managed the deployment of over 15,000 end-user devices in San Diego County. He went on to become the IT manager at Genetech, a biotechnology company.
He founded IT TechPros in 2006.
Procede Software partners with DocuPhase
Procede Software, a heavy-duty commercial vehicle dealer management system and solutions provider, has partnered with DocuPhase, a Business Process Automation (BPA) and document management solutions provider, to bring end-to-end document management and workflow automation to Procede’s heavy-duty commercial vehicle customers. The companies have built an integration between their solutions that will enable users to not only digitally capture, sort, and store documents but also automate the workflows associated with many of their most common processes.
Northwest Pipe Company to supply additional
water transmission pipe for City of San Diego
Northwest Pipe Company, a manufacturer of water-related infrastructure including engineered pipeline systems and precast products, has been selected by Sukut Construction and the City of San Diego to manufacture engineered steel pipe for the Pure Water Program Morena Conveyance South and Middle Project.The Pure Water Pipeline includes 11 different projects that will clean recycled water to produce 30 million gallons per day of high-quality purified water. The city is utilizing proven water purification technology to turn recycled water into safe, high-quality drinking water while reducing the amount of treated water discharged into the ocean.
Webb Foodservice Design
acquires Dieli Murawka Howe
Webb Foodservice Design Consultants has acquired Dieli Murawka Howe (DMH), a food service design firm that operates offices in San Diego and Las Vegas. DMH, an industry leader and innovator in the highly specialized field of food service design, has provided award-winning services for projects across the country and in multiple international markets for the past 45 years. DMH specializes in K-12 School Design, large Centralized Production Kitchen Design, Culinary Arts Design, and Healthcare Design. As a result of this transaction, DMH will be expanding the K-12 and Healthcare Divisions of Webb Foodservice Design.
