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twice as much as runners-up DallasFort Worth and Chicago.” As such, the region is the first choice for companies seeking the ideal location. DHL, a major freight forwarder, is located in Riverside County at March Air Reserve Base. Ross Dress for Less regional distribution center has grown to more than 2.2 million square feet, and Lowe’s, Walgreens, Pepsi, and Big Five all have facilities along the I-215 corridor in Riverside County. The City of Barstow: “The Crossroads of Opportunity” Location is everything when it comes to the movement of goods. The city of Barstow is one of the premier transportation centers in the western U.S. due to its location. With Interstate 15, Interstate 40, and State Highway 58 all con- verging in Barstow, the area has become a natural location for the trucking industry. BNSF Railway Company and Union Pacific Railroad serve the area, and the ports of Long Beach, CA and Los Angeles, CA are about 150 miles from Barstow. Ever since Wal-Mart’s 2005 announcement that it would build a distribution center in the Barstow Industrial Park, the city has seen a dramatic increase in interest from developers and major corporations in the park. The park became part of the Barstow Enterprise Zone in 2006, and will get its own rail spur in early 2008. As a former agricultural site, the 1,200-acre Barstow Industrial Park is flat. It has no known environmental issues, and all utilities are currently extended to the site. With its strategic access to major highways, airports, railways, and deep-water ports, the Barstow Industrial Park is an ideal site for manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution activities. Other state incentives for businesses locating in the Barstow Industrial Park include the Barstow Recycling Market Development Zone, Foreign Trade Sub-Zone #243, and employment training assistance. For more information on how Barstow can help your business, call 760-255-5106. Think Outside the Basin … Think Hesperia Located in the Inland Empire North of San Bernardino County, CA, the city of Hesperia’s nearly 81,000 residents make it the second largest community in the High Desert region of southern California. One key advantage for businesses and residents in Hesperia is its strategic position at the intersection of two major thoroughfares: I-15 and U.S. Highway 395. Hesperia, ideally situated near the summit of the I-15’s Cajon Pass, is the most commuter-accessible community in the High Desert and is closer than other Inland Empire North cities to markets throughout the Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and San Diego areas. Encompassing nearly 75 square miles, Hesperia’s sphere of influence extends along 17 miles of desirable north-south frontage of Interstate 15. While parcels of land suitable for big box development are becoming scarce in the Inland Empire valleys, large parcels are available in Hesperia at considerably lower costs than found in the rest of southern California. Additionally, Hesperia has 1,032 acres zoned for commercial and industrial development in two redevelopment project areas. Graco Products (a division of Rubbermaid Newell) has expanded its dis- #4619 at www.BusinessFacilities.com L-6 A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S A N D L O G I S T I C S M A N A G E M E N T http://www.barstowca.org http://www.barstowca.org http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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Business Facilities - December 2007 Contents First Word Snapshots Metro Spotlight: Albuquerque, New Mexico Corporate Moves: North Carolina 2007 Ecomonic Development Deal of the Year Awards State of the Year Seeking Supply Chain Solutions Mississippi Means Business Corporate Moves: South Carolina Biomedical Momentum in Florida's High Tech Corridor Trends in Offshoring Metro Spotlight: Stillwater, OK Metro Spotlight: Atlanta, GA Advertiser Information 2007 Salary Survey

Business Facilities - December 2007

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