City of Escondido
Ever since the first crops were planted in Escondido soil in the early 1900s, the city has been a home for agricultural businesses and farmers. Escondido farms make up 19% of San Diego County's agricultural production, and the sector is one of the top employers in the city.
Carlsbad Life in Action
Technology is just one of the industries contributing to the diverse business environment in the city. We are going to dive a bit deeper into Carlsbad’s tech scene over the next few months. The series will spotlight the leading industries and the businesses that are the reason Carlsbad is now seen as a tech cluster. Kicking off the first in our series is SleepScore, a global sleep improvement company.
City of Escondido
San Diego’s biotech story began in the 1950s, when various academies – Salk Institute, Scripps, and the University of California, San Diego – cropped up in the city. They would go on to become some of the preeminent research institutions for biotechnology in Southern California and in the nation.
Carlsbad Life in Action
It doesn’t matter if you are looking for the perfect candidate or you are the perfect candidate; Carlsbad’s “Life in Action” is a one-stop shop to connect talent with opportunities in Carlsbad. Going one step further, it can help you balance a fulfilling career with an active lifestyle.
City of San Bernardino
Innovation is often born in times of market pressure. The nationwide housing demand–but especially in California–has created an opening for non-traditional housing to flourish as lack of availability, inflated pricing, and competition makes home ownership difficult for most buyers.
City of Riverside
The City of Riverside is proud to support National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the local companies working tirelessly to protect us. Businesses worldwide fall victim to cyber attacks every 14 seconds, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. That means the level of auditing required to probe internal software for unknown threats has grown beyond the resources and capabilities of most companies.
City of Riverside
The City of Riverside celebrates National Women in Small Business Month, and Kay Yang is a shining example of a local entrepreneur and engineer who rises above gender barriers. As a little girl growing up in Chino Hills, Yang remembers building a mini pulley system for her Barbie Dreamhouse. She and her dad would spend hours tinkering and problem-solving in their garage.
Carlsbad Life in Action
With many shopping options across the city, it’s easy to shop small and support small businesses in Carlsbad this holiday season. Shoppers can get a jumpstart on their holiday shopping during Small Business Saturday at Carlsbad Village. The first 100 attendees to check-in at the Carlsbad Village Association hospitality booth at the corner of Grand Avenue and State Street will receive a free reusable canvas tote bag.
City of Escondido
The Escondido Hotel. A horse stable. A meat market. And a combination furniture store-mortuary. These are just a few of the businesses that made up the streets of Downtown Escondido shortly after its 1888 incorporation, when a trip to San Diego was a day-long journey. During Escondido’s formative years, the businesses on Grand Avenue were the go-to spots for locals to get groceries, visit the blacksmith, or pick up a newspaper.
Carlsbad Life in Action
On the last day of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we are talking about cyberattacks, which are on the rise in the United States. In 2021, Americans were hit by an unprecedented increase in cyberattacks and malicious cyber activity, according to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
City of Escondido
In October 1988, the U.S. Congress passed the Women’s Business Ownership Act to promote the growth and development of female entrepreneurs. When this important legislation was enacted just 34 years ago, less than 10% of working women owned businesses. Today, women own 1.1 million small businesses across the U.S., with the majority of them headquartered in California.
City of Riverside
Seven years ago, Jose Montero wrote “next generation networking tool billion-dollar opportunity” on his bathroom mirror, and he’s been cleaning around the phrase ever since. The founder and CEO of Blue Social got the idea for the mobile application while attending Riverside Community College.
City of Riverside
After a pandemic pause, the City of Riverside’s sixth semi-annual “Night of Art & Innovation” returns on Oct. 13 to Main Street with a brand-new name. Organizers dropped “Long” from the title because rather than extending from 5 p.m. to midnight, the free event for young people and adults will end at 10 p.m.
Carlsbad Life in Action
It is no secret that companies around the globe moved swiftly to take on COVID-19 with breakthrough innovations, like tracking, testing, and treating, proving that biotechnology and technology can pivot to respond to the world’s needs. Carlsbad businesses were among the companies that quickly answered the call and helped the global response to the pandemic.
Carlsbad Life in Action
San Diego Startup Week is back in full swing this fall, following two years of virtual content and events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The City of Carlsbad has been a longtime supporter of Startup San Diego and San Diego Startup Week and is excited to host the opening day of this year’s event.
City of Riverside
Life changed in 90 seconds for two business students enrolled in the California State University, San Bernardino, entrepreneurship program. Alfonso Anaya and Jose Navarrete launched their company Kids That Code after successfully presenting the idea to a panel of investors and entrepreneurs at the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship Fast Pitch Competition.
City of Riverside
Riverside native Joshua Park grew up worrying his father may go blind. The elder Park has a degenerative eye disorder called keratoconus, which means irregularity of the cornea that can lead to blindness. Park’s strong desire to help his father led to an ingenious business idea born in an engineering lab at California Baptist University, in partnership with professor Matthew Rickard, another Riverside native.