Young Entrepreneurs Academy

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Held on August 16th, 2024 at South County Lighthouse

SCEDC Loans Available

Young Entrepreneurs Academy

Now Enrolling – 2025

Do you dream of starting your own business?

The Young Entrepreneur Academy is an innovative program that provides High School Students with the tools and resources they need to start and run their own businesses.

Class Schedule
From January 15th – June 4th, 2025, every Wednesday school is in session, from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM

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South County EDC is a non-profit business organization that partners with California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) to offer support to the manufacturing companies in South San Diego County.

Zero Cost Assistance program

The South County Economic Development Council is offering valuable assistance to local manufacturers by providing access to various resources at no cost. These resources include wage subsidies, workforce development programs, operational assistance, and more.

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What We Do

The South County EDC is focused on long term economic growth by attracting new business, supporting local companies, and encouraging positive community enhancement.

Business Attraction and Retention

SCEDC highlights the unique assets in South County to businesses looking to relocate or grow. Our communities have unparalleled commercial/residential land, proximity to international, and highly skilled workforce.

Workforce Development

The SCEDC proactively assesses the needs of employers and works with local education organizations, companies, and residents to develop programming focused on ensuring future needs are met.

Government Relations

The South County Economic Development Council works diligently to connect interested parties with the decision makers in our communities. Together we can take the vision of tomorrow’s community a reality today.

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SCEDC is Binational

The Binational Committee of the South County EDC is focused on the regional influences, communications, and partnerships derived from being on one of the busiest international land borders in the world.

The South County EDC is focused on enhancing the conversation among businesses, governments, and residents of the region.

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Wyyerd Fiber Launches Service in Chula Vista and National City

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Jan31

Wyyerd Fiber, a fiber-to-the-premise Internet Services Provider (ISP), has launched service in two anchor communities, Chula Vista and National City. Wyyerd offers a full suite of services for residences, businesses, enterprises, carriers, and non-profit partners including government and education entities. The opening of its new regional headquarters in National City has created jobs for over 100 San Diego residents in fields including construction, customer service, sales and management. Jim O’Callaghan President and CEO of South County

South County EDC took part in the Goodwill San Diego New Distribution Center Ceremony

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Jan26

South County EDC is proud to be part of the Groundbreaking Goodwill San Diego New Distribution Center Ceremony at Otay Mesa. Seen in this picture (second to the left) is South County EDC President and CEO Jim O’Callaghan and SCEDC 1st Chair Patricia Alvarez de los Cobos (3rd to the left). We are excited about the new Goodwill building and the economic impact it will have in our South County San Diego Region. A big

Wetland Mitigation Bank at Pond 20

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Jan18

With this project, the Port is enhancing and investing in the South Bay – and it will be a win-win-win. A win for the environment, a win for the adjacent communities, and a win for the regional economy. The Port of San Diego is proposing to construct 76.5 acres of coastal wetland habitat at Pond 20 to create a mitigation bank, the first of its kind for San Diego Bay. Pond 20, a former salt

SCEDC Member Nostromo Reaches a Milestone $189 Million Loan

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Jan11

Nostromo Energy, Inc., provider of the IceBrick® system, a breakthrough energy storage solution to decarbonize commercial and industrial (C&I) buildings and the power grid, today announced that it has been invited by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) to submit a Part II application for a loan guarantee under the Title XVII Innovative Clean Energy Loan Guarantee Program. The proposed $189 million loan guarantee from the DOE would support Nostromo’s “energy storage-as-a-service”