Positive progress to expand the San Diego Convention Center continues. On Nov. 27, the City Council voted to authorize $54.4 million in interim bond financing. The money is part of the overall $520 million project cost and will pay for construction drawings, utility relocation and site acquisition. The bonds will issue after the California Coastal Commission approves the … [Read more...] about City Council Approves Interim Bond Financing Plan for Expansion
Archives for November 2012
2013 Meeting Planners Guide Now Includes the Convention Center: Deadline is December 31st
Don't miss the opportunity to put your company in front of thousands of meeting planners interested in San Diego. Plus, with the transfer of Citywide Sales efforts to ConVis, the 2013 edition will now be the single meeting planner publication for the entire destination. Highlights for the 2013 Guide include: Greater reach and exposure, 40% more guides produced in … [Read more...] about 2013 Meeting Planners Guide Now Includes the Convention Center: Deadline is December 31st
SDSU Faces BYU in 2012 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl
The San Diego State University (SDSU) Aztecs accepted an invitation to play the Brigham Young University Cougars in the eighth annual San Diego CountyCredit Union (SDCCU) Poinsettia Bowl. San Diego State finished 9-3 in the regular season and 7-1 in the Mountain West en route to earning a share of the league title, its first since 1998. The football game will be played … [Read more...] about SDSU Faces BYU in 2012 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl
Long-Term Funding to Promote San Diego Tourism Secured
On Nov. 26, the San Diego City Council voted to extend a hotel room measure that will raise millions of dollars to promote San Diego as a tourist destination. A two percent assessment, which was set to expire on Dec. 31, 2012, will now run for the next 40 years and apply to all hotels of 30 rooms or more starting Jan. 1, 2013. A 0.55 percent charge will be levied on all those … [Read more...] about Long-Term Funding to Promote San Diego Tourism Secured
Kerri Verbeke Kapich Selected as Finalist for SDBJ’s “Women Who Mean Business” Award
Congratulations to Kerri Verbeke Kapich, Sr. Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, for being selected as a finalist in the San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ) Women Who Mean Business Awards program. The award honors dynamic female leaders who have contributed to the growth and vitality of San Diego’s business, civic and cultural landscape. Kerri was selected … [Read more...] about Kerri Verbeke Kapich Selected as Finalist for SDBJ’s “Women Who Mean Business” Award