SAN DIEGO, Jan. 31, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is a sponsor of www.sdbizguide.com , an online directory featuring information about 70,000 businesses in the City of San Diego.
The online directory is the creation of the Business Improvement District Council, a collaboration between the City of San Diego and San Diego's business community that oversees the 17 Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in San Diego that represent thousands of small-business owners.
The online directory offers information about businesses in the BIDs, including addresses, operating hours, contact information and special offers. Site users also can search for a business' home page, or by topic.
"We're pleased to have support from SDG&E, which not only sponsors our site but works with our BID members to find solutions to their energy needs," said Scott Kessler, chief executive officer of San Diego's Business Improvement District Council.
"SDG&E is committed to developing energy solutions for the region and we have a wide range of services and tools to help our business customers improve productivity, reduce energy consumption and costs and help prevent power interruptions," said Michelle Mueller, vice president of SDG&E's customer services.
The site features information about current BID members:
- Adams Avenue Business Association - City Heights Business Association - College Business District - Diamond BID - Discover Pacific Beach - Downtown San Diego Partnership - El Cajon Boulevard BIA's - Gaslamp Quarter Association - Hillcrest Association - Promote La Jolla - Little Italy Association - Mission Hills Association - North Bay Association - North Park Main Street - Ocean Beach Main Street Association - Old Town Chamber of Commerce - San Ysidro Business Association
For the past 20 years, San Diego's BID system has sponsored various activities designed to improve business conditions in San Diego's older retail districts. The current seventeen BID programs organize the City of San Diego's largest outdoor festivals, manage street banner programs, provide newsletters, manage public parking programs and a variety of other activities. To learn more, go to www.sdbizguide.com or send an e-mail to mail@bidcouncil.org
SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides safe and reliable energy service to three million consumers through 1.3 million electric meters and more than 800,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties. Exceptional customer service is a priority of SDG&E as it seeks to enhance the region's quality of life. SDG&E is a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE). Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company. To learn more, go to www.sdge.com