In California, it is now mandatory for employers with five or more employees, located anywhere, to provide sexual harassment prevention training to ALL of them. A previous law had only required supervisors to go through training, but new legislation (Senate Bill No. 1343) published last year, requires that all employees complete the training by Jan….
BY CHRISTIE MARCELLA Economic Development Manager CITY OF CARLSBAD The world is changing exponentially. Technology has altered the way we acquire information, how we share it, and what we do after we get it. It has changed how we conduct business in untold ways, and any business that fails to evolve is in…
BY DR. BEN CHURCHILL Superintendent Carlsbad Unified School District What alternative energy source promises the most for our future? How does photosynthesis create an oxygen molecule — and then how does the molecule travel through the body when inhaled? Should we sell caffeine products in schools? These are some of the real-world science questions that…
BY AHMED HAQUE Chairman of the Board CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Step inside the Bressi Ranch office of The Lund Team and you soon realize that optimism is contagious. Founder Carlton Lund’s perseverance is legendary. A former Chairman of the Chamber and 2007 Carlsbad Citizen of the Year with his wife Sandy, Carlton was an…
The best companies in North County San Diego and inspiring business leaders from the region gathered at the Carlsbad Business Achievement & Distinction (CBAD) Awards Luncheon: A New Horizon, organized by the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. Hosted at The Westin Carlsbad Resort & Spa, the #CBADAwards recognized outstanding businesses, large and small, in six categories:…
BY AHMED HAQUE Chairman of the Board CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Many of us have had the experience of traveling 184 mph on the ground. Sometimes only for a few seconds as a jetliner takes off a runway or maybe longer while riding on an overseas high-speed railway. But until 2018, no one had ever…
By Carolina Alban-Stoughton Communications manager Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce As a Group Exercise Instructor for more than 10 years, I have seen many workout formats come and go. Some of them rise in popularity quickly, only to fade just as fast due to changing demographics, new research available in fitness and competitive formats in an…
BY CHRISTIE MARCELLA Economic Development Manager CITY OF CARLSBAD In 2019, a major component of the City of Carlsbad’s Climate Action Plan will go into effect, requiring new and some existing developments to meet sustainability thresholds. These new thresholds will help the city meet state goals for reducing greenhouse gases and the community’s…
BY CAROLINA ALBAN-STOUGHTON Communications Manager CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE These are the stories of four small businesses on a mission driven by their love for the Earth.All of them are award winners from the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce 2018 Small Business Awards. The race against plastic Their love for the environment is what motivated Farzan…
BY BRET SCHANZENBACH President and CEO CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The rainfall we have received this January has gotten us off to a much better start than how we started 2018. Our totals since the beginning of October (which is when our rain season officially begins) are up significantly over our average for this point…
