Vacaville
‘perfectly positioned’ for Bay Area firms looking to relocate
By Ryan McCarthy From page A4 |
April 27, 2017
VACAVILLE — The city is perfectly positioned
to attract companies hit by high costs of living in the Bay Area, the economic
development manager for Vacaville was told by chief executive officers for Bay
Area firms.
Don Burrus spoke about the CEOs detailing the
expenses of the Bay Area and telling him that north of Vacaville is too far for
many firms to relocate.
“Vacaville is about the limit,” Burrus said.
He spoke as part of a report Tuesday to the
City Council about Vacaville helping to pay for the new Moving Solano Forward
effort of the Solano Economic Development Corporation.
The proposed budget the council takes up in
May is expected to include details about Vacaville’s share.
Fairfield City Council members meeting March
21 directed the staff to increase the city’s yearly $10,000 payment to $45,000
for the Moving Solano Forward campaign to boost economic development.
Funding from cities for Moving Solano Forward
is based on population.
Mayor Len Augustine said Bay Area businesses
often jump over the city when looking for new sites and decide on locations in
Sacramento County.
Development manager Burrus cited the
aggressive business development associations in Sacramento and Silicon Valley
and said Solano County needs to tell companies about the benefits of this
region.
“Boasting is exactly what we need to do,” he
said.
Burrus said of Vacaville that, “We don’t do a
very good job of telling our story.”
Reach Ryan McCarthy at
427-6935 or rmccarthy@dailyrepublic.net.
