BUSINESS NEWS

CARLSBAD Free paper shredding event set for Saturday

The Coldwell Banker Realty Carlsbad office is hosting a free drive-thru papershredding event from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday to help the community securely dispose of paper clutter like tax documents or other sensitive items. The office is at 7020 Avenida Encinas.

Green Business Expo will be held April 21

The Carlsbad Chamber Commerce invites the community to the 2021 Green Business Expo, its first inperson event since last year. The expo runs from 2 to 6 p.m. April 21 at The Flower Fields, 5704 Paseo Del Norte, celebrating the 51st anniversary of Earth Day in North County. Learn about green business practices you can implement in business and at home, and how it pays to be green, while enjoying the 50 acres of ranunculus flowers. This event is open to the public with a $10 donation to benefit The Flower Fields Foundation, which provides education programs for children in the community. Because of COVID-19, tickets will be sold online only until noon on event day. Register at bit.ly/3rr0ksl.

ESCONDIDO Stone Brewing names senior vice president

Stone Brewing has announced Tom Mcreavy as its new senior vice president for sales. Mcreavy brings 25 years of sales leadership experience to Stone. He launched and sold video games such as Call of Duty and Guitar Hero as vice president of sales at Activision Blizzard. Most recently, he was senior vice president for sales at Lagunitas Brewing, where he led the U.S. and Canadian sales teams. Mcreavy will be working closely with two other recent Stone hires: Erin Smith, vice president of marketing, and Zach Keeling, vice president of strategy. Smith joins Stone after leading the marketing team at PAX Labs after 13 years with E&J Gallo Winery and Constellation Brands. Keeling returns to Stone after obtaining an MBA from Harvard Business School. He previously worked as Stone’s director of strategy. Visit stonebrewing.com.

FALLBROOK Chamber offers two-part workshop

The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce presents “Business Planning Made Easy,” a two-part workshop, at 10 a.m. Monday and May 10, presented by Sue Oliver of SCORE San Diego. Free for chamber members; $10 for nonmembers. To reserve a spot and receive the Zoom link, call (760) 728-5845 or email jackie.toppin@fallbrookchamberofcommerce.com.

NORTH COUNTY Annual economic summit Tuesday

The San Diego North Economic Development Council presents its eighth annual economic summit from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday via Zoom. Log on for an overview of economic outlooks in 2021 presented by Wells Fargo and BW Research. Attendees will hear how national and state trends will affect our region’s economy in 2021. Each year the council asks Josh Williams of BW Research to compile a report on North County’s economy. The 2021 edition of the North County Economic Indicators Report will be highlighted during this event and is available for purchase. Register at bit.ly/2osplkn. Sponsorships are available for $500. Sponsors will receive logo placement during the event, podium recognition at two parts of the program, and five printed copies of the Economic Indicators Report. To sponsor or for other questions, email ebruvold@sdnedc.org.

Food event for tourism, hospitality workers

Tourism, hospitality, restaurant and craft brewery workers needing food assistance are invited to drivethru food distributions from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at 1445 Engineer St. in Vista. The San Diego North Economic Development Council is joining the North County Food Bank and others to supply the food. Hours are subject to change; call (858) 527-1419 or visit northcountyfoodbank.org/pantry. The council is also working on putting together a job board for workers in these sectors. Search for local restaurant jobs at restaurantjobs.com and for local craft brewery jobs at sdbeer.com/jobboard.

Free stock market webinar Thursday

San Diego County Credit Union and Franklin Templeton Investments present a free educational webinar, “Uncharted Waters: Navigating Stock Market Volatility in a Coronavirus World,” from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday. The webinar will be hosted by Diane Tallarico, vice president and senior adviser consultant representing Franklin Templeton. This webinar is open to the public, but virtual seating is limited and reservations are required. Visit sdccu.com/investmentwebinar.

VISTA Chamber holding free financial seminar

The Vista Chamber of Commerce presents “Business Planning,” a free seminar about financial planning, on Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. April 21. Your registration will give you the Zoom log-in information. Sammy Vega, financial representative with Westpac Wealth Partners, is the speaker. Email info@vistachamber.org.

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