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…
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 CAROLINA ALBAN-STOUGHTON Communications Manager CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Every year the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce honors businesses that stand out for their hard work and excellence in two award ceremonies: the Annual Business Awards and Board Installation Dinner held in March and the Small Business Awards Luncheon, taking place in October. Last year, one…
BY CLAUDIA HUERTA Carlsbad Village Manager CITY OF CARLSBAD As women enter the workforce in greater and greater numbers, mothers of minor children make up a growing percentage of American workers. Today 47 percent of US workers are women, according to the US Labor Department, and 70 percent of mothers with minor children participate in…
By Carolina Alban-Stoughton Hospitality, Dining and Entertainment win big in Carlsbad In this article we’d like to recognize the Stay and Play winners of the 2018 Annual Business Awards, not only for the outstanding work they do, but also for the tremendous positive influence they have in the Carlsbad community. On the night of March…
By DR. SUNITA (“SUNNY”) COOKE Superintendent/President Miracosta College MiraCosta College is among the largest providers of training in northern San Diego County and proudly places a priority on serving military veterans and their dependents. Nowhere is that more evident than with MiraCosta’s High Threat Specialist Program, which was launched in 2012 as a not-for-credit optionv…
By Deb Beddoe Chairman of the Board Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce The theme for the annual installation and awards gala was Through The Looking Glass. As we celebrated the businesses that have been a part of Carlsbad history for the last 95 years, we must also reflect that the world will be a vastly different…
By Deb Beddoe Chairman of the Board Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce The Board of Directors Retreat this year brought new personalities and points of view to our discussions, and I am so inspired by the tremendous potential for the Chamber this year. It gives me great pleasure to introduce five of our new board members…
By Christine Davis I wish the phrase “It takes a village” wasn’t so overused because it really is an ideal slogan for the merchants in downtown Carlsbad. At the September Village Voices meeting, over 20 village merchants gathered to plan out the upcoming holiday season, even though we’re still sweeping sand from our thresholds left…
By Deb Beddoe Chairman of the Board Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce Earlier this year I made a commitment to be the Chairman of the Board who spends time listening to our members. My endeavor to meet with board members, new Chamber members, and some familiar faces in the Chamber community has been paying off. I…
