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City Council Approves Biotechnology Incubator
On
January 29, the City Council approved a proposal to lease the former
Farmers Insurance auto claims building at 2351 Faraday Ave to
Bio, Tech, and Beyond, which
will manage a start-up incubator, community laboratory and science
education center. The goals of the incubator are to create new life
sciences companies and jobs in Carlsbad; become a leader
in the citizens science movement; add to Carlsbad's core technology
base; and serve as a regional base for science education.
"Having
an incubator and community lab in Carlsbad improves the entrepreneurial
environment," said Kathy Dodson,
economic development manager for the City of Carlsbad. "Carlsbad is
home to many important life sciences companies and Bio, Tech and Beyond
will be a center for innovation in this industry."
"The incubator is about enabling citizen scientists to translate their ideas into experiments, and then to translate
their experimental results into companies," said
Kevin Lustig, founder of Bio, Tech, and Beyond.
"This will be a first in Southern California," said
Joseph Jackson,
cofounder, who organized the BioCurious community lab in Sunnyvale, CA.
"It will offer community access to lab facilities and bring world-class
members of the
life sciences community into contact with members of the public."
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Kathryn B. Dodson, Ph.D.
Economic Development Manager
City of Carlsbad
760-602-2744
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Carlsbad Business Services
Business Workshops
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Carlsbad City Library has kicked off its free business workshop series. The workshops
cover social media for business, starting a business and doing business in Carlsbad.
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Electronic Recycling Made Easy!
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Spring Job Fair: Find the Talent Your Business Needs
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 The
North County Career Center (NCCC) is hosting a job fair at the City
of Carlsbad, 1635 Faraday Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, April
19. This is a great opportunity to meet your employment needs and
500
job seekers are expected at the fair, from professionals to those
seeking first time employment. NCCC works with job seekers prior to the
event
so they will be well prepared.
Employers who wish to participate should contact
Holly Childs,
business services coordinator, at the North County Career Centers,
760-631-6150. Space is limited to 30 companies. Employers from any
industry with open hourly or salaried positions are welcome. Positions
cannot be commission based.
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Carlsbad Business Highlights
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Life
Technologies was named #33 among the world's most sustainable companies by the World Economic Forum's
Global 100 list.
LEGOLAND
California was voted Best Children's Park for the fifth year in a row by
Amusement Today.
CCS/PR ranks third
on San Diego's list of largest PR agencies and is the only Carlsbad based firm on the list.
Synteract
is acquiring German-based Harrison Clinical Research. This will help
Synteract become a top-tier international service provider, and obtain a
clinical in-patient unit in Germany and a clinical research training
center in Belgium.
LogicPD
was a winner of CONNECT San Diego's Most Innovative New Products of 2012 in the Hardware and General Technology category.
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Foreign-Trade Zone in Carlsbad
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Do
you import and export international goods from your Carlsbad location?
You have the opportunity to save on tariffs and transaction fees by
locating
a Foreign Trade Subzone in your facility.
Carlsbad is
located within the San Diego Foreign Trade Zone; and companies can take
advantage of the easy one-page application and 60-day process
of the subzone program. This program is especially beneficial for
manufacturers using multiple components imported from abroad and for
companies that export imported materials. For more information, contact:
Adrienne Turner, foreign-trade aone administrator, at 619-236-6364.
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Using Technology to Move Traffic
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 Have
you noticed that you travel down Palomar Airport Road and El Camino
Real more quickly? As a part of the city's initiative to improve traffic
flow, we have implemented traffic signal synchronization and a new,
state-of-the-art traffic management system, which
enables the city to observe and adjust signal timing wirelessly. This
improvement makes the traffic signal network more reliable and reduces
delays, allowing drivers to travel from point A to point B more
quickly. All major signals in Carlsbad are now part
of the traffic management system..
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Nonprofit Highlight - San Diego North EDC
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recently appointed Carl Morgan as its CEO. Morgan has more than 26 years of economic development and redevelopment experience.
"I
am looking forward to working with the SDNEDC Board and our community
partners to further the region's economic interests," Morgan said. "In
the
in months ahead, I will be calling upon representatives from the public
and private sectors to share ideas and discuss opportunities to
leverage our resources to market and promote North County as the best
place to do business."
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What's Happening in the Village
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 It's
a new year with new businesses for Carlsbad Village! New additions to downtown include
Board & Brew on Coast Highway, Sweet Cheeks Waxing Salon on Grand Avenue, and
Viz Art Ink Gallery on State Street. Visit
carlsbad-village.com for updated information and grand opening dates!
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Carlsbad Industry Clusters
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Carlsbad
has a strong presence in the life sciences, information &
communications technology, actions sports manufacturing, and clean
technology
industries. For infographics on each of these industries including
leading companies, patents and employment, visit our
Business Climate and Industry Clusters.
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