Jeff Clemetson

A pair of San Diego life science organizations announced a special program last week to benefit members of the U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) community.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY – The Federal Reserve Bank’s cautious rate cut of 25 basis points in September has been greeted by businesses and banks with, well, caution

SAN DIEGO – San Diego International Airport’s new Terminal 1 is bigger in every way – including its new public art pieces. With a budget of $10 million, the airport took a thoughtful approach to its aesthetic choices. “At SAN, we realize how important it is to our identity to distinguish our airport from all […]

SAN DIEGO – Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest President and CEO Jenny Black took the reins of the controversial local women’s health and family planning organization in April this year. Black has been with Planned Parenthood for more than 25 years, serving in roles across the nation, including Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, Planned Parenthood […]

Danielle Carpenter pulls more than her weight at Xceptional, serving the technology solutions company as both Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Offic

Qualcomm celebrated its 40th year as a company at a special event held at Snapdragon Stadium Sept. 4. CEO Cristiano Amon noted that the “significant milestone

SAN DIEGO – Illudent Therapeutics is getting ready to go after NERd cancers. The company announced last week it had closed $3.25 million of a $4 million seed round to get its lead asset ITX-121 ready for Phase 1 clinical trials. ITX-121 is a drug made from a class of compounds derived from the Jack […]

LA JOLLA – A Torrey Pines-based therapeutics company with a novel platform aimed at protein insufficiency disorders popped out of stealth last week with FDA orphan drug and pediatric disease designations and an announcement of a $52 million Series A round it had closed in December. Arnatar Therapeutics’ ACT-UP1 technology “up-regulates” antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) — […]

(SAN DIEGO) –  Better Business Bureau Pacific Southwest, Central & Inland California (BBB) proudly announces 23 San Diego County companies as finalists for the 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics. The program raises awareness in marketplace ethics and recognizes businesses that operate with the highest levels of integrity. “In a world where shortcuts are easy […]

SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Fueled by the Great Recession, the COVID pandemic and new technologies, brick-and-mortar financial institutions have seen a steady decline in the 21st century, creating what are now called “banking deserts” in some communities across the U.S. Banking deserts are geographic areas, often in low-income or rural communities, where access to traditional […]

Last week saw two announcements of investments in San Diego’s transportation infrastructure. For homeowners in San Diego International Airport’s flightpath, the Federal Aviation Administration’s $15 million award to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority’s Quieter Home Program will provide aircraft sound insulation for around 250 residences in the communities of Loma Portal, Ocean Beach, […]

The San Diego Tourism Authority is trialing a new initiative this month: putting stays at hotels on discount through Amazon as part of the online retail giant’s famed Prime Day sale (July 8-11). As part of the promotion, participating hotels are offering Prime members 20% discounts on stays if booked during the Prime Day sale […]

SAN DIEGO COUNTY – In 2018, the Camp Fire made national headlines as it ravaged the Northern California town of Paradise, causing an estimated $12.5 billion in insured damages, making it – at the time – the costliest wildfire in U.S. history. This year, just seven years after the historic Camp Fire, the Palisades and […]

A Bankers Hill building that has become a community landmark – The Laurel at Balboa – has been sold for $16.4 million. Built in 1089 and known as the home of the restaurant CUCINA Urbana by the Urban Kitchen Group, The Laurel at 2445 Fifth is a mix of offices above ground floor retail. The […]

The San Diego Business Journal sat down in early June with San Diego Military Advisory Council CEO David Boone for the third episode of SDBJ’s recently launched Community of Business Podcast. Among the topics discussed by the retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral was SDMAC’s legislative agenda, specifically in getting California to exempt state taxes on […]

Life sciences were the hot ticket for San Diego at last week’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Pacific Southwest Awards. All three local winners of the awards were founders or leaders of local life science companies. Awardee Sarah Boyce, president and CEO of Avidity Sciences, has much to celebrate recently. Analysts upped […]

SAN DIEGO – Qualcomm is investing in Q3 into (so far) two key growth areas – data centers and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) announced June 9 it will acquire UK-based Alphawave Semi for around $2.4 billion. Alphawave specializes in high-speed wired connectivity and computer technologies that are part of core infrastructure used to […]

SAN DIEGO – Dean Sean Scott has been at the helm of California Western School of Law since 2020. In her time leading San Diego’s oldest law school – Cal Western is celebrating its centennial this year – Dean Scott has fulfilled a mission to modernize its technology and expand services, faculty and scholarships. She […]

SAN DIEGO – With a freshly snagged strategic investment, Splitero is well positioned with capital and current market conditions to advance its home equity investment product for homeowners wanting to unlock their homes’ equity. The San Diego-based real estate fintech announced this month the $300 million investment from funds managed by Antarctica Capital to expand […]

SAN DIEGO — San Diego Tourism Authority President and CEO Julie Coker is heading to The Big Apple. SDTA’s leader since June 2020, Coker has accepted a role leading New York City Tourism + Conventions, the city’s official destination marketing organization and convention and visitors bureau for the five boroughs of New York City. Her […]