Business Facilities - July 2008 - (Page 43)

A Glance at Corona, CA • Corona encompasses 39.2 square miles in Riverside County. • Corona has more than 30 million square feet of industrial space and more than 3 million square feet of office space, of which 1.4 million square feet is planned or under construction. • Corona’s industrial development has played an important role in the growth of the city and its employee base. More than 83,000 people are employed there. • Corona has created approximately 53,000 jobs in the last 15 years. • The top five employment sectors in Corona are retail, construction, business services, warehouse and distribution, and manufacturing. • The city hosts three major highways and two nearby toll roads, providing easy access for the movement of goods to three commercial airports, two deep water ports, and two railways. to the greater Los Angeles area. For air connections, Fontana is 10 minutes away from LA/Ontario International Airport. Fontana was Southern California’s major producer of steel from the 1940’s until 1984, when its primary steel mill closed shop. city’s continuing annexation of unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County, which has made Fontana one of the fastest-growing communities in the Inland Empire. In fact, it is the third largest city in the region behind Riverside and San Bernardino. Rapid population growth, coupled with economic incentive offers, available land, and the completion of the 210 freeway, has led to significant retail, hotel, medical, and office development in the Fontana community. The city, committed to social and economic investment, has embarked upon an aggressive, multiyear, $235-million capital improvement program focused on improving roadways, utilities, and other infrastructure to support current and future growth. Fontana already is considered a major transportation hub with easy access to Interstates 10 and 15, in addition to the upgraded 210 freeway. Rail service is available from the Union Pacific Railroad, and MetroLink runs through the center of town #4609 at www.BusinessFacilities.com BUSINESS FACILITIES 43 http://www.rivcoeda.org/rightnow http://www.rivcoeda.org/rightnow http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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Business Facilities - July 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves: New York The 2008 Business Facilities Rankings Report 2008 Rankings: Biotech Blasts Off 2008 Rankings: Green with Envy 2008 Rankings: Warm Climate for Business Nanotech Looms Large in Pennsylvania Metro Spotlight: Inland Empire, CA Food Processing Sites: Providing Sustenance as Well as Nutrition Sale-Leasebacks: Easing the Credit Crunch Corporate Moves: Georgia Metro Spotlight: Albuquerque, NM Advertiser Index Inside LiveXchange

Business Facilities - July 2008

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