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Midway's CEO celebrates Memorial Day

Mac McLaughlin, founding president and CEO of the USS Midway Museum since its inception in 2004, has much to celebrate this Memorial Day.

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SBA program links veterans to jobs

A new method of getting Camp Pendleton veterans hired in the civilian world could be used as a model across the United States.

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San Diego hotel rooms scarce for holiday weekend

If you're looking to stay in one of the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego's 1,600 hotel rooms on Friday night, you're out of luck — the waterfront hotel is booked solid.

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LAW

Former Camp Pendleton military attorney joins BB&K

Jake Vollebregt, a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps where he served as a military attorney, has joined Best Best & Krieger LLP as an associate attorney in its municipal law practice.

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GOVERNMENT

SD awarded $17 million federal grant for public safety

The San Diego region will receive $16.9 million from the Department of Homeland Security as part of the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant program.

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Unmanned systems are the future, Navy captain says

Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky once said, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been,” and the commanding officer of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific says the drone industry should adopt the same mentality.

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2 San Diego contractors sentenced in Navy scheme

A federal judge has given three-year prison sentences to two San Diego defense contractors convicted of fraud in a scheme to bribe Navy officials with more than $1 million in cash and gifts.

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Dolphin finds 130-year-old torpedo off San Diego

The Navy says a trained dolphin has found a 130-year-old torpedo off the San Diego coast.

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General Dynamics NASSCO delivers USNS Montford Point

General Dynamics NASSCO recently delivered USNS Montford Point (MLP-1), the lead ship of the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) class, to the U.S. Navy.

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GENERAL

On The Agenda: Energy, innovation, visionary awards lead week's events

San Diego's business events calendar is light this week.

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Breaking News

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San Diego Economy - 2012

Find out how the economy is faring at the local, regional and national levels in this special report.

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In The News

May 24, 2013, 5:00 pm -- In local news, the CEO of the USS Midway Museum has received a leadership award for his education programs aboard the aircraft carrier, and Little Italy sees a building boom.

Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 semifinalist: John Yi

May 7, 2013 -- George Chamberlin speaks with John Yi, founder/chairman/CEO of Koam Engineering Systems Inc. (KES), about his road to starting and operating his business. Yi is a semifinalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 San Diego awards.

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USS Ronald Reagan returns home

March 21, 2013 -- The USS Ronald Reagan arrived at Naval Air Station North Island on Thursday, after a 14-month stay in the Pacific Northwest for $218 million in repairs and upgrades. Reporter Carlos Rico was at Naval Base Coronado to get the details.