BY CAROLINA ALBAN-STOUGHTON Communications Manager CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE September is National Preparedness Month, and no one takes this more seriously than City of Carlsbad Emergency Preparedness Manager and Chair of the Ready Carlsbad Business Alliance (RCBA), David Harrison. “Every year we hear the same public service announcements: develop an emergency plan, prepare an emergency…
BY BRET SCHANZENBACH President & CEO CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Last summer my oldest daughter got married, and the old English rhyme, “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue” popped up. When you research the origins of this cute little tradition, it really is just a fun poem to wish good luck to the…
BY CHRISTIE MARCELLA Economic Development Manager CITY OF CARLSBAD One of the City of Carlsbad’s major tasks in advancing the local economy is helping our businesses recruit and retain the talent they need to be successful. As part of those efforts, the Economic Development staff meet with businesses in the city, especially businesses in…
DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION *Click here to pay application fee online. BY CAROLINA ALBAN-STOUGHTON Communications Manager CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE About four years ago, then Carlsbad resident Cori Schumacher picked up a copy of the Carlsbad Business Journal. On the front page, an article was promoting the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce’s newest program called Candidate…
BY LORI SOMERS Co-Chair Green Business Committee CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The recycling industry is going through a serious downturn due to import policies being enforced by China and other world markets to reduce trash in recyclables. Their action stems from something that has become all too common in…
BY AHMED HAQUE Chairman of the Board CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE There’s more changing than just a name. The event formerly known as the State of the City is now the State of the Community. The perennial sellout, to be held this year on Friday, Aug. 23 at The Westin Carlsbad Resort &…
BY CHRISTIE MARCELLA Economic Development Manager CITY OF CARLSBAD If you’ve noticed a lot of development around the business parks recently, it may not come as a surprise that in 2018 the Carlsbad market leased nearly 1 million net square feet of commercial and industrial space. That’s a lot of positive growth for our community….
BY KATHLEEN MCNARY Director of Corporate and Member Relations CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE We are proud to share that the Carlsbad Chamber’s recently resurrected North County Young Professionals (NCYP) group is rapidly expanding! Just this year we have held three events with plans for six more this year (including in May and June)! NCYP is…
BY KRISTIANNE KURNER Founder & Executive Artistic Director NEW VILLAGE ARTS THEATRE 1. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS… …at New Village Arts! Visit Carlsbad’s resident professional theatre in the heart of Carlsbad Village for this classic horror-comedy-rock-musical about Seymour and Audrey and their unusual plant that is actually an animated, smooth-talking, man-eating monster…
BY AHMED HAQUE Chairman of the Board CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Last month the Chamber hosted the first annual CBAD Awards in front of a packed house at The Westin Carlsbad Resort and Spa. These awards recognize excellence among businesses of all sizes, whether it is the product of a team of hundreds…
