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.
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
However massive they may seem now, some of the largest and most successful companies, such as Apple and Tesla, started with an idea and an innovation.
That’s why the annual Riverside County Innovation Month aims to nurture the region’s light bulbs and eureka moments through a series of events that get innovators ready for liftoff.
City of Riverside
Since opening in 2015, ExCITE Riverside Incubator has supported more than 30 startups, creating over 180 high-paying jobs in the region. ExCITE, led by the University of California, Riverside, in partnership with the City of Riverside and County of Riverside, provides nascent companies with co-working space, workshops, mentoring, and assistance finding grants in its new 6,400-square-foot home downtown.
City of Escondido
Small businesses are critical for any city economy, and it’s no different for Escondido. Small businesses are the backbone of Escondido’s economy.
Carlsbad Life in Action
Businesses bought a record amount of clean energy in 2021. More than 137 corporations in 32 different countries bought 31.1 gigawatts of clean energy through power purchase agreements last year, up nearly 24% from the previous year’s record of 25.1 gigawatts, according to research firm BloombergNEF. CNET reported one gigawatt is enough energy to power about 750,000 homes.
City of Escondido
From club sports to amateur and professional tournaments, sports tourism is alive and well in Escondido. According to the Sports Events and Tourism Association, nearly 180 million people traveled to sporting events in 2019 as a participant or spectator.
Carlsbad Life in Action
Carlsbad companies are finding it a little bit easier to recruit top talent locally and from around the world, thanks to the city’s “Life in Action Recruiter” initiative.
City of Escondido
Whether a student is starting out or starting over, Palomar College Escondido Education Center in Escondido has courses for students at every level and in several fields. Centrally located on Valley Parkway, Escondido Education Center, provides students with all the benefits of the main campus located in San Marcos.
City of Escondido
The fun and learning opportunities are endless at the San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum. Centrally located in Escondido near Grape Day Park, this indoor-outdoor interactive museum provides unlimited educational fun for children ages 0-10.
City of Riverside
People are often surprised to learn that Riverside-based Bourns, Inc., with nearly 10,000 employees and 20 locations worldwide, started in a tiny Pasadena garage in 1947. Gordon Bourns, CEO of the leading global electronic components and sensors manufacturer, spoke proudly of the company’s founders, his parents Marlan and Rosemary.
City of Escondido
Escondido is making a name for itself as a leader in the clean tech industry, and one of the businesses on the forefront of clean tech is RockeTruck.