The city of San Diego received a 2017 Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) in the Partnerships With Educational Institutions category for its creation of the Nonprofit Academy (NPA). The award will be presented at the IEDC 2017 annual conference today in Toronto.

Detroit Lions kick returner Jamal Agnew brought some Chamorro shine to the NFL with his first NFL touchdown Monday night against the New York Giants. Agnew, a San Diego resident with Saipan roots returned a punt for an 88-yard TD in Detroit's win over the Giants.

Kim Jones and her brother Lewis Jones are great role models. They have always had a love for serving others.

SD METRO is proud to present winners of our 40 Under 40 Awards for 2017, a group of men and women who represent some of the best and brightest minds in San Diego County.

Winning plays sometimes come from where you least expect them.

University of San Diego and Francis Parker alumnus, Janice Chernitzky, inventor of the Monster Towel will be on Steve Harvey's "Funderdome" Sunday, Sept. 17. The show airs at 9:00 p.m. on the ABC Television Network. "Funderdome" is a seed-funding competition reality series in which two budding entrepreneurs go head-to-head to win over a live studio audience to fund their ideas, products or companies. Chernitzky will be promoting her Monster Towel, the world's biggest towel at 100 square feet.

San Diego Coastkeeper announces the addition of Bruce Reznik, executive director of Los Angeles Waterkeeper and former executive director of San Diego Coastkeeper, to its board of directors. Reznik brings extensive policy and legal advocacy experience to the organization that he once directed and grew into the region’s most effective voice for clean water.

Biocom, the association representing the California life science community, today announced the winners of its second annual Life Science Catalyst Awards. The program celebrates up-and-coming entrepreneurs, academics, investors, corporate leaders and business advisers who are making a lasting and positive mark on Southern California’s life science industry prior to reaching their 40^th birthday.

Sierra magazine recently released its list of the most “eco-literate” colleges, with input from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).  

Join Carlsbad Republican Women Federated (CRWF) on Tuesday, September 26^th for a very special luncheon meeting. San Marcos Mayor Jim Desmond will address the “Future of San Diego and Palomar Airports,” as well as his 2018 candidacy for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, District 5. Mayor Desmond will also assist in presenting CRWF grants to the San Diego Young Republicans club and to five College Republican organizations including Cal State San Marcos, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego State, University of California SD, and the University of San Diego. For the 12^th straight year, CRWF has had the honor of awarding cash grants to these dedicated and active young Republicans!

Thomas W. Turner Jr., who has helmed San Diego law firm Procopio as managing partner for 17 years, is passing the baton to John D. Alessio.

Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company developing improved and differentiated injectable therapeutics for multiple indications including diabetes, announced the appointment of John P. Schmid to the Company's Board of Directors.