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near six million gallons (daily) of aquifer water, it is ideal for food production companies looking to locate in Genesee. The park also is located next to OATKA Milk Products, one of the largest food processing employers in the county. Additonally, this county has an employment concentration for food production that is nearly twice the national average, according to the GCEDC. Agribusiness, consisting of food production, food processing and packaging, and food product distribution, is the number one industry in Genesee County. In fact, according to the 2002 Census of Agriculture, Genesee County is the New York state leader in terms of food production output, with an annual average of $124.9 million worth of agricultural products sold. Not only that, three of the top 10 largest vegetable farms in the U.S. are in Genesee County; it is one of the top 10 counties in New York state for onion, cabbage, sweet corn, milk, and wheat production, and the county is ranked second in the state for production of cattle, fourth in total sales of agricultural products, and has the fifth highest milk production. Perhaps that’s because Genesee County is part of the Great Lakes and Finger Lakes regions, which provide long-term fresh water availability that’s more reliable than anywhere else, making it one of the most logical choices for locating a food processing company. Livingston County’s Barilla Plant Takes Top Honors *THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2007. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Livingston County, located in the Genesee Valley/Finger Lakes region of western New York State, encompasses 638 square miles with a population of 64,328. Because time is of the essence—particularly with delivering food products—this county is a great location for food processing. The richest market in the world is within a radius of 750 miles of New York State; this radius includes half Barilla’s 310,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Avon, which opened October, 2007, of the total U.S. and NY, certified “shovelinready” Livingston is the first tenant of the BUILD NOW NY Industrial Complex. Canadian populations and covers the 18 northeast dessert topping and a major producstates and parts of two Canadian tion site of Oscar Mayer Lunchables. provinces. Half of the U.S. personal Barilla, the worldwide pasta market income, wholesale sales, and about leader, opened its second U.S. man50% of its retail trade are accounted ufacturing plant there in 2007. Barilla, named the most for within this radius. That’s just one of the reasons agri- respected company in the world by culture and food production are a Forbes’ Magazine, was attracted to Avon, NY because it is close to east coast markets, expressways and rail Change in Consumer Price Index for Food lines. During the six-month site (Year-to-year percent change, Seasonally Adjusted) selection process, Barilla’s consult2004 2005 2006 2007* ing firm, Deloitte, reviewed 54 Food at Home 3.8 1.9 1.8 3.9 sites in 13 states before choosing Cereals and Bakery Products 1.4 1.4 1.9 4.1 Avon. It was a great choice for BarMeat, Poultry, Fish and Eggs 7.3 1.7 1.0 4.7 illa, since nearly 50% of the comDairy and Related Products 7.4 1.2 0.6 5.4 pany’s U.S. sales comes from its Northeastern customers. The stateNon-Alcoholic Beverages 0.4 2.9 2.1 4.2 of-the-art facility, which recently Sugar and Sweets 0.7 1.2 3.8 3.0 won Food Engineering magazine’s Fats and Oils 0.7 1.2 3.8 3.0 2008 Plant of the Year award, Other Prepared Foods 0.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 churns out up to 100,000 tons of Food Away From Home 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.5 pasta a year, nearly half of Barilla’s U.S. product. large part of the expanding businesses in Livingston County. More than 50% of the land area is used for agriculture, and the county is within the top five New York counties in grain, beet, bean and dairy production. Nearly all food processors and commodity handlers have expanded into major regional and national production marketers. Livingston County is the sole manufacturing location for Kraft’s Cool Whip 48 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 PHOTO: STRATUS IMAGING OF ROCHESTER

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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

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