City of Riverside
Life changed in 90 seconds for two business students enrolled in the California State University, San Bernardino, entrepreneurship program. Alfonso Anaya and Jose Navarrete launched their company Kids That Code after successfully presenting the idea to a panel of investors and entrepreneurs at the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship Fast Pitch Competition.
City of Riverside
Riverside native Joshua Park grew up worrying his father may go blind. The elder Park has a degenerative eye disorder called keratoconus, which means irregularity of the cornea that can lead to blindness. Park’s strong desire to help his father led to an ingenious business idea born in an engineering lab at California Baptist University, in partnership with professor Matthew Rickard, another Riverside native.
Carlsbad Life in Action
The ongoing drought is California’s worst drought in recorded history. In fact, the historic megadrought in the Golden State and the American Southwest is now considered the driest 22-year period in the region in the past 1,200 years.
Carlsbad Life in Action
The past few years have brought a multitude of uncertainty, but Carlsbad key industries have proven resilient, in part because of our talent base. From the life sciences field to the hospitality and tourism industry, businesses in Carlsbad have been growing and looking to hire talent.
Tacos & Tech Podcast
Todd Harris saw the need to improve the current generation of drugs–that’s when Tyra Biosciences was born. Listen as Todd chats with Neal Bloom on the Tacos & Tech Podcast about precision medicine in oncology, his entrepreneurial journey, the founding story of Tyra Biosciences and how he raised early capital.
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
Summer is almost here. Whether you’re looking for an action-packed getaway or a relaxing staycation this summer, Carlsbad has so much to offer locals and out-of-town guests.
That’s why the coastal city attracts more than 3.5 million visitors annually, according to the Carlsbad Tourism Business Improvement District.
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.
