Business Facilities - September 2008 - (Page 46)

CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA BOUNDLESS BUSINESS ON THE WEST COAST By Donna Clapp With a bevy of financial incentives, acres of available land, and an assortment of creative thinkers, California is home to one of the largest state economies in the nation. Lucrative business deals await, and it’s not too late to take part in this modern-day gold rush. alifornia has a long history of free thinkers conceiving the inconceivable. Between the entertainment capital of Hollywood and the high-tech Silicon Valley, California’s innovative minds continue to make the state a hot bed for new ideas. The state supports creativity with a solid educational system and job training that produces an unrivaled, highly skilled labor force. More than 2.5 million students are enrolled in 250 colleges and universities. Approximately 77% of California residents are high school graduates and over 27% have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. California possesses the nation’s highest concentration of engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and skilled technicians. With six of the top 20 engineering schools, California is a major design center for automobiles, furniture, apparel, software, semiconductors, and electronics. The state also is home to 107 Nobel Laureates and 614 members of the National Academy of Sciences. Now that’s brainpower! All of this means that the many different regions of California are waiting for SEPTEMBER 2008 C RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS WORKING FOR YOU your location project with open arms and ready minds. The city of Rancho Cucamonga continues to stand out in Southern California for many reasons. When it comes to site selection, the city and its redevelopment agency have earned a stellar reputation for teaming with the business community to help ensure the success of companies that chose to establish a preeminent address within the city limits. Today, the redevelopment agency continues to provide substantial support to facilitate the growing success of businesses, new and old. Rancho Cucamonga has a skilled labor force in a research-oriented environment, which is important because selecting and acquiring the perfect site for your company’s expansion or relocation can be a daunting task. While the list of requirements can be long, one of the top priorities is a workforce located close by to support the company’s needs. The fear of encountering a tal- ent shortage is real among today’s employers. With this understanding, the city of Rancho Cucamonga has put several strategies in motion that help assure that businesses located within the city have a well-matched talent pool from which to draw. During the last few years, the city has worked closely with several colleges and universities to establish community campuses, making it convenient for residents and employees in the city to attend classes and earn a wide array of degrees and certifications — and most importantly, stay current in the ever-changing business world. Rancho Cucamonga also is home to the internationally recognized Universal Technical Institute, which turns out top-ranked technicians in an assortment of fields. While it’s true that these schools’ programs strengthen the skills of current employees, of equal importance is the fact that they provide a training ground for employees of the future. Surrounded by research-oriented universities and colleges, including the University of California-Riverside and the Claremont Colleges, 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 46

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Business Facilities- September 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves:�Mississippi Editor's Location Picks 2008 The Palmetto State Reaches Across the Sea Corporate Moves:�Tennessee Metro Spotlight:�Spokane, WA Biotech: Building Block for Development Wind Power Lifts Iowa Germany:�Europe's Economic Juggernaut California Here We Come Up, Up and Away in North Carolina Corporate Moves:�West Virginia Metro Spotlight:�Decatur/Greensburg, IN Advertiser Index Ask the Expert

Business Facilities - September 2008

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