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The Maritime Alliance hosted the 7th annual Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit, November 9–10, 2015 in San Diego. Speakers from a variety of water industries (coastal and ocean observation, marine sanctuary protection, maritime robotics, desalination and clean water technologies) attended

In 1999, Andrew S. Colunga retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after 22 years of service. His aviation background landed him a job at Boeing, but when the three-hour commute back and forth to Long Beach became too much, Colunga

Principals and career counselors from middle schools and high schools throughout San Diego Unified School District gathered on Friday, November 6 to attend “Unlocking the Genius,” a day-long training event focused on career assessment and pathways. San Diego Workforce Partnership staff

SDWP is excited to announce the launch of the new Data Dashboard at lmi.workforce.org. The site includes data for frequently referenced metrics about the workforce, including demographics, wages, employment and unemployment. Additionally, the 2014 Priority Sector reports are recreated in

On November 5, more than 500 educators, job seekers, career counselors, economic and workforce development professionals, and policymakers gathered at the Jacobs Center for the San Diego Workforce Conference 2015: Identifying, Tackling and Closing the Skills Gap. The San Diego

Cord Bailey is Director of Youth programs at the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Here he describes his role, discusses what he likes best about working in workforce development and shares one of his proudest professional moments. Tell us about your

Michael Cerdinio was a participant in SDWP’s CONNECT2Careers (C2C) youth employment program. Through C2C he was placed in an internship with Buster Biofuels, a green energy company that creates Green Initiatives for restaurants in San Diego by reclaiming their used

Amgen Foundation announced investing $4 million to support and strengthen the Amgen Biotech Experience program across the United States, Puerto Rico, United Kingdom and Ireland, which includes an engaging series of labs that effectively bring biotechnology into the classroom.  Life Sciences

Biocom is a regional trade association that supports over 700 members within the Life Sciences industry throughout Southern California. On behalf of the industry, Biocom works on public policy, capital development, workforce development, group savings, network building and member communications.

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (August 2015 to September 2015) shows decreases in the civilian unemployment rate, employment and labor force. Highlights from the report include: San Diego’s unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in September, down 0.5 percent from