Business Facilities -November 2008

It should come as no surprise that one-fourth of all publicly traded biotechnology firms in the United States can be found within 35 miles of a University of California campus. The University of California, Riverside’s influence on the region as a premier R&D institution has been profound and far-reaching. The school has a strong emphasis on nanotechnology, bioscience, and engineering, plus a new medical school is on the way. A hub for emerging and rising science and technology businesses is being developed through a partnership between the city and county of Riverside and University of Califor- Riverside County Right Now we want a COUNTY responsive to our business needs. Right Now we need a county willing to open doors for expansion. Riverside County meets these needs right now. visit www.rivcoeda.org/rightnow or call 951.955.8916 #4609 at www.BusinessFacilities.com nia, Riverside. The 56-acre University Research Park is already home to several technology companies, including Surado Solutions, Ambryx Biotechnology, Centrum Analytical Laboratories, and Viresco Energy. In addition, nearby are internationally known Lorna Linda University and Medical School, and Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, The Claremont Colleges’ first entry into graduate-level, application-based scientific research and education. Industry observers believe the region’s growth will be fueled in part by its closeness to San Diego’s Biotech Beach, one of the nation’s leading biotech and medical research clusters. “Because of our proximity to Biotech Beach, we have developed business arrangements with emerging biotech companies in San Diego,” says Patrick M. Schmidt, chief executive of Temecula-based FFF Enterprises, which has become a trusted distributor of biopharmaceuticals, plasma products and vaccines, and also provides valuable services to nascent biotech companies. “We’d like to think that they have one of world’s top secure distribution channels on their doorstep.” The region continues to be an attractive destination for expanding companies because of its affordable land and executive housing. “Moving Opto 22 from Huntington Beach in Orange County to Temecula in Riverside County was a key corporate decision that has helped fuel our growth,” says Benson Hougland, vice president of Opto 22—a Riverside County-based manufacturer of computer hardware and software for industrial automation, data acquisition, and remote monitoring applications. “With access to a skilled workforce, strong new business partners, lower overall business operating costs and a higher P-4 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 , M O D E R N P L A S T I C S , A N D M D & D I http://www.rivcoeda.org/rightnow http://www.rivcoeda.org/rightnow http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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Business Facilities -November 2008 Contents First Word Sanpshots Corporate Moves: Utah Kodak Develops a Megasite in Upstate New York Anatomy of a Deal: Studley Finds a New Space for Myspace Metro Spotlight: Johnson City, TN A Renaissance of Growth in Medical Plastics The Lone Star State Flexes Its Muscles Asia: A Portrait of Growth Sky's the Limit for High-tech in Arizona Corporate Moves: Pennsylvania Ohio Leads the Way Alabama's Tide Rolls to the Future IEDC 2008 Award Winners Advertiser Index Introducing Navigator Livexchange

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