Business Facilities - September 2008 - (Page 52)

CALIFORNIA BOUNDLESS BUSINESS ON THE WEST COAST ated in the heart of the distribution network that serves the combined ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (LA/LGB), the largest port in the nation. LA/LGB handles 44% of all goods imported by cargo container into the United States, with most goods moving via regional highways. International trade is hot and expected to get hotter, affected by the lowering dollar and the explosion of economies in China and Russia. Port and trucking traffic will remain high, and demand for warehouse and distribution space will be significant. Hesperia Commercial Industrial Park’s location on Highway 395, a heavily traveled truck corridor, is a place where import- and exportrelated businesses want to be. It will offer individual units in a range of sizes from 1,566 to 14,650 square feet. Clear heights will range from 16 to 20 feet. The flexible units may be combined and/or customized to meet the needs of potential buyers and tenants. Each unit will feature built-out office areas and rest rooms, ground-level loading, and 200 to 400 amps of power. More than one million people live within a 20-mile radius of Hesperia, and the city buzzes with approximately 100,000 passing through the city each day. Encompassing nearly 75 square miles, Hesperia is one of the largest cities in the High Desert, and offers an abundance of land and buildings at a fraction of Los Angeles’ costs. Many businesses and families are choosing to relocate to Hesperia not only for its affordability, but also for the healthy, pleasant desert climate and clean air quality, free from the congestion of Los Angeles and Orange County. 52 SEPTEMBER 2008 San Joaquin County seems to have it all: a scenic landscape that includes rolling farmlands and the San Francisco Bay delta; a businessfriendly environment made even more attractive by easy access to rail, highways, and a large international port; and a less frenetic and more affordable lifestyle that is the envy of San Francisco Bay Area neighbors. San Joaquin County has history in agriculture and today it remains SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY HAS PLENTY TO OFFER With an aggressive program to attract business to Hesperia, the city’s Economic Development Department offers a wide array of services to site selectors, business owners, and real estate professionals who are looking for expansion or relocation opportunities. Hesperia offers minimal red tape and a pro-business professional staff. Interested parties can view the city’s e-Source CD online, which provides business owners who are considering Hesperia with demographics, zoning maps, labor statistics, and site selection information. Permits have already been pulled and construction of Hesperia Commercial Industrial Park will begin at the optimum time to serve growing market demand. the core industry with a crop value of $1.7 billion. The region’s fresh produce like asparagus, cherries, walnuts and almonds are exported internationally. The most revenue is generated by the growing wine industry through the Lodi-Woodbridge appellation, and processed cheese from the dairy industry. San Joaquin County continues to diversify in other economic sectors including manufacturing, logistics, and maritime operations. “Due to our ideal location, San Joaquin County and its largest city, Stockton, are easily accessible from basically anywhere in California and the western region,” says Michael Locke, president and CEO of the San Joaquin Partnership. “Interstate 5 and State Route Highway 99 are major north-south thoroughfares that both pass through San Joaquin County. Stockton is only minutes from Interstates 205 and 580; that connects us with the San Francisco Bay Area. Additionally, Interstate 5 runs from Canada to Mexico, making it that much more important for commerce.” “We also have transportation advantages because of our inland Stockton Deep Water Channel, which is 75 nautical miles from the San Francisco Bay Area and direct access to the Pacific Rim,” Locke Hesperia Commercial Industrial Park 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 CREDIT: HESPERIA COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL PARK

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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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