MAY 2008

Table of Contents
- Real Estate Roundup (April 2008)
- Clarkston Consulting Tours Solano Communities
- May 28th Membership Breakfast – “Meet the Business Editors”: East Bay Business Times, Comstock’s Business Magazine, NorthBay Business Journal
- Did you know?

Real Estate Roundup (April 2008)
CBRE (http://www.cbre.com/)
- Quarters K, Mare Island, Vallejo -- 8,783 SF lease to Packaging Arts
-Building 112, Mare Island, Vallejo -- 20,550 SF lease renewal to Performance Contracting
-Building 678, Mare Island, Vallejo -- 81,600 SF lease renewal to XKT Engineering

Colliers International (http://www.colliersparrish.com/)
-4361 Park Road, Benicia – 3,250 sf lease to Fastenal Company

Cornish & Carey (http://www.ccarey.com/)
-4833 Auto Plaza Court, Fairfield, 21,880 sf lease to STARCON International

Grubb & Ellis (http://www.grubb-ellis.com/)
-Cordelia Road, Fairfield – 7 acre land sale to JCM Partners, LLC

Keegan & Coppin (http://www.keegancoppin.com/)
-4833 Auto Plaza Court, Fairfield, 21,880 sf lease to STARCON International

Premier Commercial (http://www.pcres.net/)
-4321 Lozano Lane, Fairfield - 5,304 sf lease to Mike Merlonghi
-1455 Oliver Road, Fairfield – 4,936 sf lease to Kappel & Kappel
-VacaValley Road, Vacaville – 50.4 acres sold to City of Vacaville
-Cherry Glen Road, Vacaville – 4.8 acres sold to New Life Church of the Nazarene


Clarkston Consulting Tours Solano Communities

Clarkston Consulting executives recently toured available sites in Solano County as potential locations for their biotechnology company clients. Tony Stolis and Julia Cost of Clarkston toured the County May 12 on with Mike Ammann, president of Solano Economic Development Corporation.

The site tour included: Vallejo, Fairfield, Vacaville and Dixon. Michael Palombo, economic development manager for the City of Vacaville, hosted lunch at the Nut Tree after touring several sites with the I-505/I-80 triangle area.

Stolis is a member of the Bay BIO Board of Directors and said after the tour he "...appreciated the time taken to showcase what is happening and available in Solano County." Ammann said the consulting firm is prominent in the growing biotech industry and this tour "...shows how the communities of Solano County are positioned to participate in the expanded growth of this industry." Stolis said: "I found the Genentech research facility to be particularly interesting, because it demonstrates even broader potential for the County. I'll definitely be keeping that in mind."

The site tour is an example of EDC's continual effort to bring top industry leaders into the County to learn firsthand of all the opportunities afford their companies and clients.
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Business publication editors speak at EDC event
Editors from three of Northern California’s premier business publications will speak at the May 28 Solano Economic Development Corporation (EDC) breakfast event in Fairfield.

The editors are: Brad Bollinger, North Bay Business Journal; Doug Curley, Comstock’s Business Magazine; and Al Pacciorini, East Bay Business Times.

The editors were invited to Solano County to give business and government officials better insight into these specialized publications, their mission and how to best utilize each for news distribution.

“This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about these specialized publications that focus entirely on economic issues and business news,” Michael Ammann, president of EDC said. “Each editor will explain how to submit news for publication and also specify their current areas of high news interest.”

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fairfield. To register, call 707 864-1855. Cost is $25 for EDC members and $35 for non-members.

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Did you know?
Vacaville has held the highest per capita concentration of electric cars in the world, giving it the nickname "Voltageville”. (Wikipedia)


The Solano Economic Development Corporation’s mission is to enhance the economic vitality
and quality of life in Solano County communities through the attraction,
growth and retention of business and industry.

Solano EDC Team

Mike Ammann, President (mike@solanoedc.org)
Sandy Person, Vice-President (sandy@solanoedc.org)
Pat Uhrich, Office Manager (pat@solanoedc.org)
Andy Turba, Special Projects (andy@solanoedc.org)

Solano Economic Development Corporation
360 Campus Lane, Suite 102, Fairfield, CA 94534
Phone: (707) 864-1855 Fax: (707) 864-6621
Website: http://www.solanoedc.org/