The Heart of Cross-Border Business!
Did you know you could have your company sign at the State-Route 905/La Media off ramp? This is a fairly inexpensive way to promote your company to thousands of drivers and at the same time help our community look clean. Other South County locations are also available. Go to the following link for more info.
http://adopt-a-highway.dot.ca.gov
You can either hire a certified contractor or work with volunteers to clean your “stretch” of the road. Don’t miss this wonderful promotional opportunity.
Once thought to be eradicated, tuberculosis (TB) is on the rise in the California border region with a growing incidence in counties beyond the border where large concentrations of foreign born populations reside.
Baja California now ranks as the Mexican State with the highest incidence of TB and Tijuana ranks as the Mexican metropolitan area with the highest incidence and prevalence of TB. In recent years, the number of cases of multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) has been found to be among the highest identified in Mexican states. While the incidence of TB in the California-Baja California region is an issue of growing concern, important steps are being taken to promote expanded cross-border public-private-philanthropic collaborations to respond to emerging trans-boundary challenges and needs.
The Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce is committed to supporting cross-border efforts to address TB, especially at a time of growing fiscal pressures with state and local governments on both sides of the border.
How you can help, consider a U.S. tax-deductible donation to the TB Fund for the Californias at the San Diego-based International Community Foundation. The fund supports cross-border programs focused on promoting the prevention and spread of tuberculosis (TB) in the San Diego-Baja California border region in the area of TB prevention, and testing and continuum of care.
The following link is a story that recently aired on KPBS on this issue: http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/jul/04/tijuanas-success-tuberculosis-treatment-benefits-s/.
Take advantage of this great website for private security to share information with the police department and other retail security personnel. Also, free Organized Retail Crime Training conference coming up August 19th. For additional information, please contact Detective David Lorillo at (858) 499-7328 or diorillo@pd.sandiego.gov. View conference information.
http://www.sdorca.org/default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Truck.net announces new service which allows them to receive waste products for a small fee. If you or anyone you know is collecting used oil from trucks or need to remove used oil from your property please consider this new and convenient service offered by Truck.net. There is no limit on quantities.
Important Note: It is illegal to store hazardous material like used oil on any property without an EPA #.
Collection Fees are as follows:
Used Oil: $0.10 per gallon
Used Filters $0.25 per filter
Used antifreeze $0.25 per gallon
For more information please contact:
Kalid R. Gomez
Operations Supervisor
Truck.net LLC
Mobil: (619) 322-9382
Office: (619)661-1888 ext:204
Nextel: 125*326808*1
The Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce will be subleasing two private offices for only $350 month. Tenants will have access to a beautiful conference room, as well as other amenities.
Please send an email to Lydia Enriquez at lenriquez@otaymesa.org if you are interested.
The San Diego Regional Enterprise Zone (“SDREZ”) May 2011 Newsletter is published and disseminated monthly. The goal of the newsletter is to;
Dear Members:
As of next Monday, a new “Ready Lane” will be operational at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. People with RFID documents will be able to use this lane. This lane is expected to be faster than regular lanes but slower than SENTRI lanes. Please see the enclosed press release from Customs and Border Protection.
Southwestern Community College Logistics and Transportation Certificate/A.S. Degree Program prepares individuals for trade related careers in logistics, transportation, warehousing, inventory and distribution. It also prepares individuals for work in international trade related office support and administrative positions.
The program focuses on logistics and transportation issues along the San Diego-Tijuana border region. However, the knowledge and skills acquired by completing the curriculum also prepare students for careers at the national and/or international level.
How The Program Works
The program is designed for the working individual, part-time or full-time student. The majority of classes are offered online and some are presented as a hybrid (a combination of online and classroom time at the SWC Higher Education Center- in Otay Mesa or at the Chula Vista Campus).
Individuals may wish to enroll in the program to enhance opportunities for upward mobility or to acquire a viable career path.
The Logistics and Transportation Certificate/A.S. Degree Program offers two different certificate programs: Basic and Intermediate. An Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree in International Logistics and Transportation is also available.
Click HERE for more information.
Costco will be opening a 300,000 sf packaging facility at 2222 Enrico Fermi Dr. to service their retail stores in the Western US, Western Canada, Mexico and Hawaii. More than 250 jobs will be moved to Otay Mesa from their existing National City facility. National City will gain several hundred jobs in Costco’s optical manufacturing facility which will expand in the facility it currently shares with the packaging division.
Costco’s purchase of the Enrico Fermi building was the result of Otay Chamber Treasurer Shane Harmon of CB Richard Ellis representing building owner Majestic-Otay Partners, LLC and Otay Chamber President Linda Greenberg of Colliers International representing Costco working together on this transaction.
