EDC Releases San Diego Book of Facts; Comprehensive Guide Provides Access to Hard-to-Find Regional Data.Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2002 San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Regional Economic Development Corp. has launched the San Diego Book of Facts, a comprehensive source for information about the San Diego region. A Web-based resource, the San Diego Book of Facts includes economic development resources and services; regional growth statistics and demographic data; and key information about San Diego's quality of life. "Comprehensive data on the San Diego region is difficult to track down and consolidate," said Julie JULIE Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators JULIE Jena University Language and Information Engineering (Germany) Meier Wright, EDC's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The San Diego Book of Facts is FACTS I Federal Agencies' Centralized Trial-Balance System loaded with up-to-date statistics, and corresponding graphs and charts. This is a valuable resource to both the public and the private sector." "As a provider of real estate services, we rely on our partners in the San Diego region. One of our key partners -- EDC EDC See: Export Development Corp. -- has provided an important resource with the release of the San Diego Book of Facts," said Stath Karras, president & CEO, Burnham Real Estate Services. "The level of expertise EDC provides and the data they have compiled will go a long way towards helping companies like ours achieve our goals." The San Diego Book of Facts consists of 14 sections containing a wide range of information. For example, as of December 2001, San Diego, the third largest county in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , had an unemployment rate of 3.3% compared to 5.7% for California and 5.4% for the nation. Facts range from the latest San Diego export figures, to SAT scores for all of the county's school districts. The San Diego Book of Facts is a data rich resource tool that will be used by a broad audience of policy makers, local companies looking to expand, site selection consultants and educators. Sections of the San Diego Book of Facts include: Bi-National Region Business & Employment Climate County Overview Defense Education Growth Forecasts Housing International Trade Quality of Life Sites & Buildings Taxes Transportation Utilities "The goal of this project was to compile To translate a program written in a high-level programming language into machine language. See compiler. data from a variety of local, state and federal agencies, pulling together all of the information which best represents the region's dynamic economy," said Kendra Van Note, manager of Research & Economics, San Diego Regional EDC. To view the entire contents of the San Diego Book of Facts go to EDC's Web site: www.sandiegobusiness.org. The Book of Facts was produced with the support of Burnham Real Estate Services. About EDC The San Diego Regional EDC serves as the primary catalyst for a competitive regional economy, taking focused actions to promote an increased standard of living and a high quality of life. EDC provides comprehensive services to growing technology companies; addresses key regional issues; and facilitates results-oriented public-private partnerships Public-private partnership (PPP) describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies. These schemes are sometimes referred to as PPP or P3. . EDC focuses on several issue areas including quality of life, housing and infrastructure, workforce and education, and capital formation. EDC is a private, nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. , funded by a coalition of private-sector investors, the City of San Diego, the County of San Diego, the San Diego Unified Port District and several cities in the region. For more information about EDC's services and activities, go to www.sandiegobusiness.org. |
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