October 7, 2016

Jerry Sanders, Chamber President & CEO

I hope you’re enjoying the last few weeks of our summer season. Last week the Chamber team, together with 130 business and community leaders from San Diego and Baja California, traveled to our nation’s capital for our annual “Mission to Washington, D.C.” trip.

From education and energy to healthcare and veterans, each delegate played an important role in ensuring our nation’s decision makers understand the issues facing our binational region.

Thank you for your continued support of the Chamber and the work we do to advance our region. For the full D.C. delegation recap, click here.

Back in San Diego, I had the pleasure of meeting with many of our local businesses and organizations. I’d like to thank all of the businesses I met with, including North Island Credit Union for inviting me to join their ribbon cutting ceremony. North Island recently celebrated the official opening of its tenth full-service branch in the newly-renovated Mister A’s building in Banker’s Hill.

Ribbon cutting at North Island Credit Union

I’d also like to thank Smurfit Kappa – a leading producer of paper-based packaging – for giving me a tour of their business in Tijuana. Smurfit Kappa’s impressive operation includes 100 percent renewable products produced with sustainable practices.

Business tour with Smurfit Kappa

Looking ahead, our annual Legislative Lounge is coming up on November 10. This light-hearted reception includes a tongue-in-cheek awards ceremony to honor San Diego’s elected officials and their staff. It’s always a lot of fun, so if you’re looking for a laugh after this election season make sure to reserve your spot to attend.

Until next time, enjoy your weekend and I hope to see you at a Chamber event soon.

Jerry Sanders
President & CEO
San Diego Regional Chamber

October’s New Members

• 99 Neighbors
• AE Miller, DDS
• All In One Financial Solutions
• Anytime Sign Solutions, Inc
• Avanti Executive Suites
• Bank of Southern California
• BizSprints
• Brigante Private Label
• Chloe+Isabel by Paulina
• CUSTOMatrix
• David H. Elster representing Waddell & Reed
• Deason Law Firm
• Dnamic Source
• Downtown Works
• ELS Consulting
• Founders First Capital Partners, LLC
• Fruition Consulting
• Fusion Academy and Learning Center
• Golden State Consultants
• Graystone Consulting
• Ilene J Klein, MD, FAAFP
• Insight Data Solutions
• Jackson Marketing Group
• Kabbage
• Law Offices of Goforth & Nelson
• Let’s Get Solar
• Molina Healthcare of California
• Muddy River Capital, LLC
• Murray Law
• Professional Maintenance Service Inc.
• Robertson Working Capital
• Sharif Faust Lawyers, Ltd.
• Simply Luminous
• Stellar Event Web Services
• The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
• The Prudent Money Man
• The WestBean Coffee Roasters
• Transamerica Agency Network
• Transworld Business Advisors – San Diego
• UFC Gym Mission Valley
• UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans
• United States University
• Workplace Climate
• Youtily