Every month, the ‘Innovate78 Newsletter‘ features a curation of top headlines, events and opportunities from North County, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from North County’s most trusted news sources, Innovate78 News provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past month.
Top stories
7 business resources for women in north county
As part of our Women’s History Month series, we’ve mapped out seven business resources for women in North County that will motivate and guide you in your entrepreneurial journey.
Study Release: North County Manufacturing
Innovate78’s newly-released industry report finds that Manufacturing will continue to prove its resiliency and positive economic impact in the region—even amid trends in automation, globalization and COVID-19 ramifications.
A MENU OF COVID-19 RESOURCES
While businesses continue to weather impacts of COVID-19, we’ve created this actively updated resource page to summarize changing state and regulatory mandates, including recent announcements about tax credits and relief funds for businesses.
NORTH COUNTY CITIES TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM STIMULUS BILL
Millions of dollars will be sent to North County cities to help cover the costs of economic damage caused by COVID-19.
In other news:
- CARLSBAD With the help of Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund, COPAN Diagnostics has shipped out millions of COVID-19 sample collection kits from its new North County facility
- ESCONDIDO Meet Dr. Suresh Menon, the Founder and President of Menon Renewable Products and Menon Biosensors
- OCEANSIDE MiraCosta College becomes the only community college in California to offer a craft brewing certificate program that meets the standards set by Master Brewing Association of the Americas
- SAN MARCOS A CSU San Marcos team secured funding to develop a cybersecurity structure for human-controlled and autonomous vehicles that could help the US Department of Defense
- VISTA The FDA has granted Cue Health emergency use authorization for its at home and over the counter COVID-19 test
Events we’re (virtually) attending…
The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch
March 1 – May 9
After being closed for almost a full year, the flowers have made their colorful debut at Carlsbad’s Flower Fields. Show your support for this local attraction and tag us in your photos when you do!
70th Anniversary Drive-In Movie Night
April 9
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside presents an exciting, limited-space drive-in movie screening of Grease at MiraCosta College to kick-off its 70th Year Anniversary Celebration.
North County Economic Summit
February 5
As part of the Summit, San Diego North Economic Development Council will highlight national and state economic trends and how they will impact our region’s economy.
Who’s hiring?
Argonaut Manufacturing Services: Director of Commercial Operations, Carlsbad
Bergelectric: Project Coordinator, Escondido
VanCraft: Build Director, Oceanside
Hunter Industries: Project Manager, San Marcos
Leica Biosystems: Project Manager, Vista
You may also like…
- 7 women-led and owned businesses in North County
- 2021 Resolution: Strengthen Remote Work Culture in North County
- North County Jobs: March 22, 2021
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