San Diego Business Journal - 21 Oct 2024
Breaking Through in a Big Way
Security Takes Investment of Thought, Time, Effort
M&As Pushing Cetera Forward
Crinetics Stock Sell Raises $575M
COMMUNICATIONS: Fiber-optic Upstart Wyyerd Spreads Into More of San Diego County
HEALTHCARE SPECIAL REPORT: Robotic Assisted Surgeries Revving Up in San Diego
INVESTING: SAN DIEGO – Cetera Financial Group continues its rise in the financial advisory industry, growing strategically through mergers and acquisitions. The company earlier this month reported the acquisition of Alabamabased Concourse Financial Group
Point Loma heritage
Travel and tunes
BIOTECH: SAN DIEGO – Breakthrough Properties, based in Los Angeles, in September marked the completion of a three-building life science campus on a 10-acre site in Torrey Pines. The 500,000-square-foot Torrey View is fully leased to several companies, inc
HOSPITALITY: SAN MARCOS – A business collaboration between a North County resort site formerly known as Quails Inn and an East County musical instrument maker has visitors harmoniously tuning in. Lakehouse Resort, the 250-acre property with two golf cours
ENERGY SOLAR: CARLSBAD – Solar energy tech company mPower Technology Inc. was chosen this month by international aerospace giant Airbus Netherlands B.V. to provide solar power cells for a line of satellites from Canadian space tech company MDA Space.
ARCHITECTURE: SAN DIEGO – A Point Loma apartment complex, designed by Stephen Dalton Architects, includes a nod to Point Loma’s seafaring history. Built by HMS Real Estate, Punta Lara was nominated for a 2024 San Diego Architectural Foundation Orchid Awar
CYBERSECURITY: SAN DIEGO – Fiber-optic upstart Wyyerd Fiber is spreading out across San Diego County. Headquartered in Colorado with another home in Arizona, Wyyerd Fiber launched in California in 2022 in National City, where its local offices are located
BIOTECH: SAN DIEGO – Early cancer detection firm ClearNote Health cleared a major regulatory hurdle after receiving a reimbursement code and a preliminary rate determination from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its new cancer scre
BIOPHARMA: SAN DIEGO – Sorrento Mesa-based Crinetics Pharmaceuticals has raised $575 million to fuel its pipeline of drug candidates targeting endocrine diseases.
BANKING: SAN DIEGO – Like the state flower with the same name, Poppy Bank is blooming around California. The Santa Rosa-based financial institution has taken stock in San Diego and is opening its fourth location in the county.
OFFICE: DEL MAR – A Del Mar Heights campus with five buildings – Highlands Corporate Center – was acquired by Harbor Associates in a joint venture with F&F Capital Group from Blackstone and EQ Office for $77 million.
AI: SAN DIEGO – Artificial intelligence startup EyePop.ai will now enable client businesses to create customized computer vision models that are tailored to their specific needs, the company announced last week.
WIRELESS: SAN DIEGO – The last six quarters have been a challenge for Rancho Bernardo-based RF Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: RFIL) but CEO Robert Dawson sees change ahead.
BIOTECH: SAN DIEGO – Testing innovator Amprion announced the initial close on $15 million in Series B funds to advance its specialized test to help detect brain diseases.
DEVELOPMENT: SAN DIEGO – Steinberg Hart architects and PCL Construction have collected numerous awards for the Southeastern Live Well Center since its completion last summer.
BIOTECH: SAN DIEGO – Mithradote Bio closed a $1 million seed round this month to support the development of a potential self-administered drink-spiking antidote.
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TECHNOLOGY: Robotic-Assisted Surgeries Revving Up in San Diego
Mellon Money for Border Area Arts
MEDICAL GROUPS
LEGAL NOTICES
MARKETPLACE
MPower Inks Airbus Solar Cell Deal
Wyyerd Fiber Expands Internet Services to East County
Mellon Money for Border Area Arts
Amprion Raises $15M in Series B Round
EyePop Helps ‘Davids’ Compete with Tech ‘Goliaths’
ClearNote Cancer Test Scores CMS Code
Poppy Bank Growing Roots in San Diego
RF Industries Hopes to Leave Challenging Period Behind
RF Industries Inc.
County Live Well Center Draws Industry Accolades
Mithradote Bio Garners $1M Seed for Drink-Spiking Antidote
Lakehouse Resort Taps Local Co.’s for Guest Perks
Point Loma Project is Contemporary with a Nod to History
Office Complex Sells for $77M
Harbor Associates
Stephen Dalton Architects
Robotic-Assisted Surgeries Revving Up in San Diego
Robotics
Robotic-Assisted Surgeries By The Numbers
Cetera
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Cetera Financial Group, Inc. (Cetera Holdings)
Wyyerd Fiber
Live Well Center
Poppy Bank
Wyyerd Fiber
Poppy Bank
PCL Construction Services
Steinberg Hart
Breakthrough
MPower
Mithradote
MPower Technologies
Mithradote Bio
Breakthrough Properties
Lakehouse
Cybersecurity
ClearNote
Taylor Guitars
ClearNote Health
Lakehouse Resort
Crinetics
Amprion
Amprion
Crinetics
Cause San Diego: Harnessing the Vast Influence of the Business Sector to Improve our Region
EyePop.ai
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