The Story of Craft Beer’s Remarkable Rise and Clustering in Vista

City of Vista

The country’s craft beer revival over the last few years has breathed new life into communities in the form of tourism and economic development. One of those communities is Vista, which is home to one of the most successful and concentrated brewery districts in the US by some accounts.

At The Centre, ‘Autojoyment’ Drives Enhanced Car Experience

City of Escondido

For over 40 years Judy Jones-Cone has made it her purpose to give customers an unforgettable car buying experience. In 2009, she opened The Centre on Auto Park Way near the 15 freeway where she brought her vision of creating an interactive destination while buying a car to fruition.

AzTech: Kai Pono Solutions

Fresh Brewed Tech

It was March 2020 and Navy Mckee, then a junior at San Diego State University (SDSU) and Big Island Hawai’i local, had just returned home due to the COVID-19 pandemic when she discovered her father’s 30-year-old drawings of a stormwater filter in her family closet. Mckee, already involved in the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center and familiar with startup culture, knew she had to see her father’s ideas through.

Planning Past the Pandemic: Vista Paves Way for Growth Over Next Five Years and Beyond

City of Vista

While many small and mid-sized cities around the United States struggle because their economies were built largely on one main sector, the City of Vista has diversified its business community by creating robust economic development strategies - from an award-winning brewery cluster to thriving industrial parks, and a hopping historic downtown.