Stone Brewing and the rise of San Diego craft beer
Greg Koch and Steve Wagner started Stone in 1996. The brewery’s aggressive IPAs helped make San Diego one of the country’s best-known beer cities.
San Diego
Liberty Station turned a closed Navy base into a neighborhood
The Naval Training Center in Point Loma closed in 1997. Its redevelopment created Liberty Station, with an arts district, public market, homes and parks.
How Qualcomm turned San Diego into a wireless technology hub
Irwin Jacobs and partners founded Qualcomm in 1985. Its CDMA technology and Snapdragon chips made it one of the region’s biggest employers.
The Hotel del Coronado has been selling the same view since 1888
Built by two investors trying to sell lots on an empty peninsula, the Hotel del Coronado became one of the most famous resorts in the country.
Taylor Guitars builds acoustic guitars in El Cajon and is owned by its workers
Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug started Taylor Guitars in 1974. The El Cajon company is now one of the largest acoustic guitar makers and fully employee-owned.