tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66110190464131180632024-02-07T19:32:54.913-08:00Solano County Business NewsSandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comBlogger1692125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-48414352712755862932017-05-17T13:00:00.000-07:002017-05-17T13:05:07.571-07:00Search Profile - Solano EDC President & CEO<div>
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<b><span style="color: #232326; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"> Search Profile - Solano EDC President & CEO</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">About Solano County</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Solano County is the perfect location for companies seeking space to expand and scale their operations while staying close-in to the Bay Area and Sacramento markets and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">minutes from Napa</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Solano County is located on I-80, the major transportation corridor.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Solano County is known for its manufacturing strength, one of the largest in the north state in advanced manufacturing, food and beverage and bio-tech companies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">With seven incorporated cities, four with waterfront cities, Solano County offers exceptional value to these scaling businesses:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">21 business and industrial parks with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">over 6,700 acres</i>, overs 1,000 Tier 1 shovel ready sites;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">2.0 million sq. ft. of available industrial, flex and warehouse space;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">One of the strongest manufacturing bases of advanced materials, biotech and food& amp; beverage, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">$4 billion industry</i>;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">4.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">1.3 million workers within a 40-mile labor shed;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">5.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">107,000 out-commuting per day <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">with high occupational quotation in manufacturing and administration</i>;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">6.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Employees earn high rating of productivity from manufacturing firms – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">4 out of scale of 1-5 with 5 being the highest</i>;</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">About Solano Economic Development Corporation</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The Solano Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is a public-private, nonprofit, dedicated to the economic growth of Solano County – scaling local traded sector industries, attracting new jobs and investment and maintaining competitive advantages for both existing and new businesses<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Working alongside private and public sector partners, the EDC provides confidential location assistance to new businesses seeking to locate in Solano County. Pulling from the large and diverse portfolio of buildings and sites throughout the county, the EDC will prepare a comprehensive package of space opportunities, workforce and other resources that will assist the business in their decision process. The EDC will connect businesses with key contacts at cities to facilitate location and permitting, workforce development and education, financing, as well as local, state and federal incentive programs, such as energy savings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The Solano EDC with leading businesses, County of Solano, Cities of Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo, Travis Air Force Base, education, community organizations and foundations, all are working together to foster, support and drive positive change and economic growth.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">During 2016, the Solano EDC guided the development of a countywide economic development planning effort, Moving Solano Forward II, </span><a href="http://www.movingsolanoforwardii.com/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.movingsolanoforwardii.com</span></span></a><span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">. That body of work has resulted in the development of many tools and a roadmap for implementation of four interlinking initiatives, which are described more fully below: </span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Marketing and Business Attraction; </span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Business Retention; </span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Maintaining Competitiveness; and</span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Creating a Resource Hub.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Moving Solano Forward II and those involved, have set a clear path to transform the EDC, grow key sectors that drive the $19.65 billion local economy and address industry challenges, such as workforce.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>There are well-defined outcomes for short-and long-term impact and metrics that can measure and demonstrate real-time progress.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Strategic Areas of Focus</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Marketing and Business Attraction: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Increase lead generation by creating and launching a unified business attraction campaign focused on key industry targets.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Business Retention:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Coordinate Business Retention efforts through the Economic Development Task Force, host program software and marketing Solano Business First! as a key message and program in Solano County, and support key Solano industry groups. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Competitiveness: <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Work on products, assets, policies and tools that will ensure Solano County maintains its’ Competitive Advantage.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Resource Hub:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Maintain a resource hub that includes a virtual one-stop clearinghouse where businesses can access data, research, industry reports, economic indicators and link to local resources and assistance (website).</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">General</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">This is a highly visible position which calls for a strong and dynamic spokesperson with a high level of confidence, who can address various constituencies at all levels in a thoughtful and genuine manner.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>He/she will be a motivator, team leader and builder, who can provide a forum where the public and private sector can complement each other and create synergistic opportunities.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The successful candidate will embrace a collaborative approach with the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors and staff to foster open and honest communication. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">This is an extremely hands-on role, requiring an experienced executive who enjoys working alongside staff and leading from the front, building relationships with businesses and municipalities, and building a high-performance organization that is collaborative and partners with complementary organizations.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The CEO will be responsible for communicating to a wide range of constituents including the Board of Directors, public, business leaders and employees.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The CEO must be a proficient writer and a capable speaker. He/she must be at ease presenting information to all levels and must be able to communicate ideas, principles, and strategies in a clear and concise manner.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Leadership</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The requisite characteristics of an effective leader at the Solano EDC include the following:</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Primary Duties:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.4pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">He/she will demonstrate diplomacy and excellent judgment, with the ability to operate effectively across the organization.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Additionally, the desirable candidate should possess the following personal characteristics:</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Knowledge of: </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Experience:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">For more information about this exciting opportunity and Solano Economic Development Corporation, qualified candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Louise Walker, Chair of Solano EDC, </span></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">lwalker@thatsmybank.com</span></b></a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Supplemental Questionnaire</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">for Solano EDC President and CEO position</span></b><br />
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Thank you for expressing an interest in the position of Solano EDC President and CEO. As outlined in the Search Profile, there are four Strategic Areas of Focus that require a specific set of skills and prior work experience. Please complete the questionnaire and submit along with your resume. You may also provide examples related to your work experience.<br />
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Describe your experience in the following areas:<br />
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1. Marketing and Business Attraction<br />
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a. Attracting business from industry target groups like Biotech/Biomedical/, Food/Beverage and Advanced Materials including how you stay abreast of their needs.<br />
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b. Designing and implementing local, regional and national marketing and branding campaigns including use of website and social media.<br />
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c. Working with public and/or private employers.<br />
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d. Implementing a formal marketing and business attraction program requires a commitment of funding, please provide examples of your prior fundraising activities.<br />
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2. Business Retention and Expansion (BRE)<br />
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How will your experience will help collaborate, prioritize, focus and support business retention efforts in the County and specifically those surrounding Travis Air Force Base, the largest employer in the County?<br />
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3. Competitiveness<br />
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Describe how your prior experience would help you tackle potential challenges such as transportation or workforce and provide an example from your prior experience where you championed a strategic project that improved the welfare of others.<br />
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4. Resource Hub<br />
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What is your experience as a resource in the following areas?<br />
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a. Tracking and promoting real estate product opportunities<br />
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b. Infrastructure needs<br />
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c. Grant and financing resources<br />
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d. Assisting cities to access resources<br />
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e. Assisting with workforce challenges brings value to cities, county and businesses.<br />
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Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-423543845578173822017-05-16T10:27:00.000-07:002017-05-16T10:27:45.260-07:00Agritourism topic of Visit Vacaville breakfast
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<i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">By <a href="http://www.thereporter.com/general-news/20170510/agritourism-topic-of-visit-vacaville-breakfast#author1"><b><span style="color: #5278ae; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;">Jessica Rogness</span></b></a>, The
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Visit Vacaville
talked tourism over breakfast Wednesday morning at the Opera House.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">The 9th annual event
highlighted the positive impacts tourism has on the city’s economy, and the
breakfast included some local products.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Vacaville’s Soul Food
Farm supplied the eggs and High Voltage Donuts had a hearty display of treats.
From Suisun Valley, Erickson Ranch brought homemade jams and King Andrews
Vineyards provided Albarino pet-nat for mimosas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Erickson Ranch, Il
Fiorello Olive Oil Company, Girl on the Hill boutique vineyard, Morningsun Herb
Farm and Lockewood Acres each set up tables with samples of their products.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Many tourists come to
Vacaville for the Premium Outlets, Nut Tree Plaza and hotels with reasonable
rates, Mayor Len Augustine said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“We’re very pleased
to see people from the outside coming in,” he said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Many of those
outsiders come from the Bay Area, people who want to get out of the city and
spend time outdoors, so they also come to Vacaville for the farms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“Agribusiness has all
of a sudden become a big thing,” Augustine said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">However, Solano has
always been a farm county, he pointed out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Carl Ribaudo,
president of Strategic Marketing Group Consulting, said agritourism has become
a big part of California tourism, and it started with the wine industry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Visitors want a
tangible experience when they get to their destination.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“Shake a farmer’s hand,
pet a goat, buy an apple, whatever it may be,” Ribaudo said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">There are many
reasons why agritourism is catching on, according to him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Farmers are trying to
generate additional revenue and diversify their farms, and bringing in tourists
gives them another way to distribute their products.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">But there are also
social trends at work, including the “locavore” moment focused on locally grown
products, that provide growing support for farms and agricultural businesses,
Ribaudo said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">While Wednesday’s
breakfast focused mostly on agritourism, Visit Vacaville CEO Melyssa Laughlin
provided updates on tourism in general in the city.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Hotels have bounced
back from the recession, Visit Vacaville had its biggest restaurant week yet
with 14 restaurants participating in January and they will be having their
third Farm to Table dinner in July in downtown Vacaville.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Alison Best,
executive vice president of member engagement at Destination Marketing
Association International (DMAI), praised Visit Vacaville’s branding of the city
as “Small. In a big way.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“In fact Melyssa has
really put Vacaville on the map nationally,” Best said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">For this year’s
National Travel and Tourism Week, the U.S. Travel Association put together a
“Faces of Travel” video to highlight the people who work in the industry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Visit Vacaville
produced their own version, interviewing local hotel managers, business owners
and farmers, including Alexis Koefoed of Soul Food Farm and Ben Lyons of
Lockewood Acres.</span></div>
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lure tourists, Vacaville group told</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">By <a href="http://www.dailyrepublic.com/author/rmccarthy/" title="Posts by Ryan McCarthy"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">Ryan McCarthy</span></a></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.dailyrepublic.com/print?edition=2017-05-11&ptitle=A3"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">From page A3</span></a> |
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">VACAVILLE — Stories about a destination
attract tourists – and the better you tell your story, the more visitors you’ll
have, the president of a South Lake Tahoe-based company said Wednesday.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“People buy into narratives,” Carl Ribaudo
said. “The story is real. Advertising is something else.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Ribaudo, president of SMG
Consulting, spoke at the ninth annual Tourism Breakfast held by Visit
Vacaville.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">People want authentic experiences when
traveling, said Ribaudo, whose firm provides marketing research and strategy as
well as tourism economic analysis and other services.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“People want to connect,” he added.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“You don’t have to be San Francisco,” Ribaudo
said about attracting visitors. “You can be Vacaville.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The wine industry first created an interest in
agriculture tourism, which has thrived partly due to millennials’ interest
in food and its sources, he noted. Where does the food come is a new and common
question, Ribaudo said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“People didn’t use to ask that,” he said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Vacaville is well-positioned for ag tourism,
said Ribaudo, who has served as an adjunct faculty member at Sierra Nevada
College in Lake Tahoe, teaching courses in marketing and advertising. He also
taught a seminar on tourism marketing at the University of Nevada, Reno</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Mayor Len Augustine, who welcomed guests to
the event held at the Opera House, said Solano has always been a farm county.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Everybody loves the Bay Area, Augustine added,
but on weekends residents there leave like a catastrophe occurred.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">They want to visit where they can breathe the
air, he said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Visit Vacaville director Melyssa Laughlin
spoke about the $663 million tourists spent in Solano County in 2016. A total
of 8,170 people work in tourism-related businesses, she said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Visit Vacaville is a non-profit funded by
assessments guests pay when staying at lodging in the city.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Food served at the tourism breakfast was grown
locally.</span></div>
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Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-53323136296244295682017-04-28T10:42:00.000-07:002017-05-18T15:31:28.790-07:00Moving Solano Forward Final Report<span style="color: black;">Moving Solano Forward II was a fact-based, market-disciplined and rigorous market analysis which led to strategies tailored to the specific assets and opportunities within Solano County. The work reflects extensive and vigorous economic analysis about the county’s position, the path toward economic growth, and what actions move it further along that path.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;">The <em>Solano County Index of Economic and Community Progress </em>is a project launched in 2007 after a series of economic summits identified a need for more fact-based information to guide efforts by the public and private sectors' leadership to expand the long-term viability of the Solano County economy. </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;">Through its partnership with the Solano Economic Development Corporation, the County took the lead in developing, gathering and presenting this useful data that is designed to aid local economic development decisions.<br /><br />This Index shows how successful the community as a whole has moved forward the Solano County economy over the last decade. It also brings to light areas where additional collaborative efforts are needed to sustain a thriving economy that ensures a shared economic prosperity. Below you will find the different indicators that are being tracked as part of the Index project. The indicators describe "Our Changing Economy" and "Our Changing Community." These individual indicators will be updated throughout the year as more current information becomes available. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;">The first Index identified industry clusters in Solano County that are out performing the Bay Area and the state. In-depth studies have been accomplished on three of these clusters to <span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;">understand the underlying principles of why those industry clusters are moving the local economy. </span> These include the Life Science Cluster, Energy Cluster and Food Chain Cluster. <br /><br />With this knowledge, the Solano community can understand the synergy that makes the clusters successful, and how to sustain a business climate that allows the cluster to continue thriving and growing. </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;">These documents are the basis for some serious conversations about the future of Solano County. The challenge for every member of the community is to take the action necessary to build upon our strengths and to address our challenges – to move Solano County toward a positive vision of the future.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">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.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">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.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“Vacaville is about the limit,” Burrus said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">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.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The proposed budget the council takes up in
May is expected to include details about Vacaville’s share.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">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.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Funding from cities for Moving Solano Forward
is based on population.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Mayor Len Augustine said Bay Area businesses
often jump over the city when looking for new sites and decide on locations in
Sacramento County.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">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.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“Boasting is exactly what we need to do,” he
said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Burrus said of Vacaville that, “We don’t do a
very good job of telling our story.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Solano County is the perfect location for companies seeking space to expand and scale their operations while staying close-in to the Bay Area and Sacramento markets and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">minutes from Napa</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Solano County is located on I-80, the major transportation corridor.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Solano County is known for its manufacturing strength, one of the largest in the north state in advanced manufacturing, food and beverage and bio-tech companies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">With seven incorporated cities, four with waterfront cities, Solano County offers exceptional value to these scaling businesses:</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">About Solano Economic Development Corporation</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The Solano Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is a public-private, nonprofit, dedicated to the economic growth of Solano County – scaling local traded sector industries, attracting new jobs and investment and maintaining competitive advantages for both existing and new businesses<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Working alongside private and public sector partners, the EDC provides confidential location assistance to new businesses seeking to locate in Solano County. Pulling from the large and diverse portfolio of buildings and sites throughout the county, the EDC will prepare a comprehensive package of space opportunities, workforce and other resources that will assist the business in their decision process. The EDC will connect businesses with key contacts at cities to facilitate location and permitting, workforce development and education, financing, as well as local, state and federal incentive programs, such as energy savings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The Solano EDC with leading businesses, County of Solano, Cities of Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo, Travis Air Force Base, education, community organizations and foundations, all are working together to foster, support and drive positive change and economic growth.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">During 2016, the Solano EDC guided the development of a countywide economic development planning effort, Moving Solano Forward II, </span><a href="http://www.movingsolanoforwardii.com/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.movingsolanoforwardii.com</span></span></a><span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">. That body of work has resulted in the development of many tools and a roadmap for implementation of four interlinking initiatives, which are described more fully below: </span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Marketing and Business Attraction; </span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Moving Solano Forward II and those involved, have set a clear path to transform the EDC, grow key sectors that drive the $19.65 billion local economy and address industry challenges, such as workforce.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>There are well-defined outcomes for short-and long-term impact and metrics that can measure and demonstrate real-time progress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">This is a highly visible position which calls for a strong and dynamic spokesperson with a high level of confidence, who can address various constituencies at all levels in a thoughtful and genuine manner.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>He/she will be a motivator, team leader and builder, who can provide a forum where the public and private sector can complement each other and create synergistic opportunities.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The successful candidate will embrace a collaborative approach with the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors and staff to foster open and honest communication. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">This is an extremely hands-on role, requiring an experienced executive who enjoys working alongside staff and leading from the front, building relationships with businesses and municipalities, and building a high-performance organization that is collaborative and partners with complementary organizations.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The CEO will be responsible for communicating to a wide range of constituents including the Board of Directors, public, business leaders and employees.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The CEO must be a proficient writer and a capable speaker. He/she must be at ease presenting information to all levels and must be able to communicate ideas, principles, and strategies in a clear and concise manner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The requisite characteristics of an effective leader at the Solano EDC include the following:</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.4pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Championing Change</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.4pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">He/she will demonstrate diplomacy and excellent judgment, with the ability to operate effectively across the organization.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Additionally, the desirable candidate should possess the following personal characteristics:</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Experience:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #232326; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">For more information about this exciting opportunity and Solano Economic Development Corporation, qualified candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Louise Walker, Chair of Solano EDC, </span></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">lwalker@thatsmybank.com</span></b></a></div>
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Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-71968941065474053042017-04-25T15:14:00.000-07:002017-04-25T15:14:06.647-07:00Lower unemployment rate reflects increase of 800 local jobs
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 25.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.75pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Lower unemployment
rate reflects increase of 800 local jobs</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">By <a href="http://www.dailyrepublic.com/author/toddhansen/" title="Posts by Todd R. Hansen"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">Todd R. Hansen</span></a></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.dailyrepublic.com/print?edition=2017-04-22&ptitle=A1"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">From page A1</span></a> |
April 22, 2017 </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">FAIRFIELD — The unemployment rate in Solano
County dipped slightly to 5.2 percent in March, pushed by Leisure &
Hospitality and the Trade, Transportation and Utility sectors.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Leisure & Hospitality added 500 jobs
from February. Trade, Transportation and Utility added 300. There
were 800 more local jobs reported across all sectors, according to the Labor
Market Information Division of the state Employment Development Department.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The Solano jobless rate in February was
5.3 percent, the EDD reported.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The state unemployment rate for March was
reported at 5.1 percent, down from 5.2. The national rate was 4.6 percent, down
from 4.9, the EDD reported.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">One area of concern, the report shows, is a
decline of 200 jobs in construction, which is also one of the few employment
sectors which is also lower than it was last year at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The construction sector reported 9,800 jobs in
March, down from 10,000 in February and down from 9,900 in March 2016, the EDD
reported.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">In all, there were 207,600 eligible residents
in the workforce, with 196,800 employed and 10,900 unemployed, the EDD
reported. The number of unemployed reflects only 200 fewer than the number
seeking unemployment benefits in February. The workforce number is 600 higher.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The retail trades gained 200 jobs in March,
while Business and Professional Services lost 200 jobs. The rest of the finance
sector stayed fairly consistent, while the Private Education and Health Care
sector added 100 jobs – all in the health fields, the EDD reported.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The number of local, state and federal
government jobs remained the same as February, 25,900, but are up 500 jobs
since the same time in 2016, the EDD reported. That includes public schools.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Benicia continues to have the lowest jobless
rate for Solano cities, coming in a 3.3 percent in March, the same as
February. Rio Vista continues to have the highest unemployment rate at
10.5 percent, down from 10.7 percent a month earlier, the EDD reported.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Vallejo had a jobless rate of 7.1 percent,
down from 7.3, followed by Fairfield at 4.7 percent, down from 4.8, then
Suisun City at 4.5 percent, down from 4.7. Dixon was at 4.5 percent, down from
4.6, and Vacaville was at 4.2 percent, down from 4.3, the EDD reported.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The highest unemployment rate for any county
in California was experienced in Colusa County at 21.8 percent, but a full
percentage point lower than February’s mark of 22.8 percent. The next
closest is Imperial County at 19.4 percent, up from 18.4 percent, the EDD
reported.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The lowest rate is found in San Mateo at 2.7
percent. Marin and San Francisco counties reported 3 percent jobless
rates.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Five other counties, three in
the Bay Area – Santa Clara (3.4 percent), Alameda (3.9 percent),
Sonoma (3.6 percent) – were below 4 percent, the EDD reported. Orange
(3.7 percent) and San Luis Obispo (3.8 percent) were the other two.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Reach Todd R. Hansen at
427-6932 or <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">thansen@dailyrepublic.net</span></a>.</span></i></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-80289557088523647112017-04-25T15:11:00.002-07:002017-04-25T15:11:28.808-07:00Solano County’s economic index shows increase in standards of livingBy <a href="http://www.thereporter.com/general-news/20170422/solano-countys-economic-index-shows-increase-in-standards-of-living#author1">Melissa Murphy</a>, The Reporter, Vacaville<br /> Posted: 04/22/17, 2:14 PM PDT <br /> <br />The Solano County 2016 Index of Economic and Community Progress is available for review. The full document is available online at www.solanocounty.com/economicindex.<br /><br />Prepared by Robert Eyler, a principal at Economic Forensics and Analytics, along with the Solano Economic Development Corporation and the County Administrator’s office, the 2016 Index highlights Solano County’s continued economic growth since 2011 and expanding economic base.<br /><br />The 2016 Index, according to county staff in a report to the Solano County Board of Supervisors, shows that personal income and gross domestic product per capita continue an upward trend while median household income decreased slightly.<br /><br />“Taken as a whole, indications point to a year of increased standards of living,” staff said.<br /><br />Key highlights of the 2016 Index:<br /><br />• Solano County expanded with 3,700 new jobs in 2016, a growth of 2.8 percent.<br /><br />• Solano County’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate is at 5.1 percent.<br /><br />• Wages in Solano County remain competitive versus counties in the core Bay Area where rages are rising quickly due to minimum wage ordinances and market forces.<br /><br />• Housing prices increased 15.3 percent in 2016 and housing affordability increased slightly, a sign of income growth to come in 2017.<br /><br />The Solano County Board of Supervisors meets at 1 p.m. in the County Government Center, 675 Texas St., Fairfield.<section id="body-text"><div id="body-copy">
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</section>Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-89448918423122112392017-04-20T11:35:00.000-07:002017-04-20T11:35:38.204-07:00Search Profile - Solano EDC President & CEO<div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">About Solano County</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Solano
County is the perfect location for companies seeking space to expand and scale
their operations while staying close-in to the Bay Area and Sacramento markets
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">minutes from Napa</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Solano
County is located on I-80, the major transportation corridor.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Solano County is known for its manufacturing
strength, one of the largest in the north state in advanced manufacturing, food
and beverage and bio-tech companies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">With
seven incorporated cities, four with waterfront cities, Solano County offers exceptional
value to these scaling businesses:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">21
business and industrial parks with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">over
6,700 acres</i>, overs 1,000 Tier 1 shovel ready sites;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">2.0
million sq. ft. of available industrial, flex and warehouse space;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">One
of the strongest manufacturing bases of advanced materials, biotech and food
& beverage, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">$4 billion industry</i>;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">4.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">1.3
million workers within a 40-mile labor shed;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">5.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">107,000
out-commuting per day <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">with high
occupational quotation in manufacturing and administration</i>;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">6.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Employees
earn high rating of productivity from manufacturing firms – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">4 out of scale of 1-5 with 5 being the
highest</i>;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">7.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">15-20%
less operating cost than San Jose or San Francisco- with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">industrial space up to 40% less operating cost</i>;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">8.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Sacramento
and Bay Area markets and resources within a 50 mile radius – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">1-80 plus 5 other corridors;</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">9.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Affordable
diverse lifestyles – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">housing cost average
50% less than Bay Area</i>; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">10.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">A
team of professionals to assist a business with a speedy location and access to
key resources for a smooth transition.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">About Solano Economic Development
Corporation</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The Solano Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is a
public-private, nonprofit, dedicated to the economic growth of Solano County –
scaling local traded sector industries, attracting new jobs and investment and
maintaining competitive advantages for both existing and new businesses<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Working
alongside private and public sector partners, the EDC provides confidential
location assistance to new businesses seeking to locate in Solano County.
Pulling from the large and diverse portfolio of buildings and sites throughout
the county, the EDC will prepare a comprehensive package of space
opportunities, workforce and other resources that will assist the business in
their decision process. The EDC will connect businesses with key contacts at
cities to facilitate location and permitting, workforce development and
education, financing, as well as local, state and federal incentive programs,
such as energy savings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The
Solano EDC with leading businesses, County of Solano, Cities of Benicia, Dixon,
Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo, Travis Air Force Base,
education, community organizations and foundations, all are working together to
foster, support and drive positive change and economic growth.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">During
2016, the Solano EDC guided the development of a countywide economic
development planning effort, Moving Solano Forward II, </span><a href="http://www.movingsolanoforwardii.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.movingsolanoforwardii.com</span></span></a><span style="color: #232326; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">. That body of work
has resulted in the development of many tools and a roadmap for implementation of
four interlinking initiatives, which are described more fully below: </span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Marketing
and Business Attraction; </span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Business
Retention; </span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Maintaining
Competitiveness; and</span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Creating
a Resource Hub.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #232326; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Moving
Solano Forward II and those involved, have set a clear path to transform the
EDC, grow key sectors that drive the $19.65 billion local economy and address
industry challenges, such as workforce.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>There are well-defined outcomes for short-and long-term impact and metrics
that can measure and demonstrate real-time progress.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Strategic Areas of Focus</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Marketing and Business Attraction: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Increase lead generation by creating and
launching a unified business attraction campaign focused on key industry
targets.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Business Retention:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Coordinate Business Retention efforts through
the Economic Development Task Force, host program software and marketing Solano
Business First! as a key message and program in Solano County, and support key
Solano industry groups. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Competitiveness: <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Work on products, assets, policies and
tools that will ensure Solano County maintains its’ Competitive Advantage.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Resource Hub:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Maintain a resource hub that includes a
virtual one-stop clearinghouse where businesses can access data, research,
industry reports, economic indicators and link to local resources and
assistance (website).</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #232326; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #232326; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">The Position</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">General</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">This is a highly visible position which calls for a strong
and dynamic spokesperson with a high level of confidence, who can address
various constituencies at all levels in a thoughtful and genuine manner.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>He/she will be a motivator, team leader and
builder, who can provide a forum where the public and private sector can
complement each other and create synergistic opportunities.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The successful candidate will embrace a
collaborative approach with the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors,
the Board of Directors and staff to foster open and honest communication. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">This
is an extremely hands-on role, requiring an experienced executive who enjoys
working alongside staff and leading from the front, building relationships with
businesses and municipalities, and building a high-performance organization
that is collaborative and partners with complementary organizations.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Communication</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The CEO will be responsible for
communicating to a wide range of constituents including the Board of Directors,
public, business leaders and employees.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>The CEO must be a proficient writer and a capable speaker. He/she must
be at ease presenting information to all levels and must be able to communicate
ideas, principles, and strategies in a clear and concise manner.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Leadership</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The requisite characteristics of an
effective leader at the Solano EDC include the following:</span></div>
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develop long and short-range strategic plans to promote the vision and mission.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">§<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Demonstrated
experience in designing and implementing local, regional, and national
marketing campaigns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">§<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Understanding
of the defined industry sectors including trends, risks and opportunities.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">§<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Capability
to excite and unite the diverse membership and to promote Solano County and its
industries.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The CEO must be a listener and
a thoughtful participant in discussions that concern the members and the County
as a whole.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">§<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Passion to
lead discussion about important local and regional issues.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">§<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Initiative
to drive strong operating results and determination to manage the EDC to
achieve a positive bottom line. </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #232326; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Primary Duties:</span></b></div>
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and manage the economic development program and initiatives as outlined in the
Moving Solano Forward II Roadmap.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Strategic
Areas of Focus listed above.</span></div>
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is a continual focus on maintaining the presence of the County’s single largest
industry-Travis Air Force Base. </span></div>
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for the overall management of the EDC, including regulatory and legal
compliance as well as financial and operational success of the
organization.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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for planning, managing, directing, overseeing, and coordinating the activities
of the organization and its programs.</span></div>
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for managing and reporting on all contracts and/or memorandum of understandings
with public and private organizations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">§<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Manage, with
the Board of Directors, an investor funding strategy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">§<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Implement
business attraction initiatives that will result in leads and locations, jobs
and investments, particularly in the trade sectors of Food/Beverage, Advanced
Materials and BioTech/BioMedical.</span></div>
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Solano County Economic Development brand.</span></div>
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variety of complex professional functions related to the coordination,
implementation, and monitoring of Business Development and EDC programs and
special projects.</span></div>
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communications, including Website and social media.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">§<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Perform
and/or direct economic and other studies, needs assessments, research,
financial analysis, as well as negotiation and preparation of contracts.</span></div>
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translate technical economic reports and analyses.</span></div>
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manage organizational budget.</span></div>
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effectively with various groups, including high-level individuals.</span></div>
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constituent relations and community outreach functions.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.4pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Behavioral
Competencies</span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.4pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Drive for Results</span></i></div>
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to do what is appropriate for the long-term best interests of all stakeholders.
</span></div>
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to set and pursue aggressive goals.</span></div>
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apply energy on achieving short and long-term results.</span></div>
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inspire stakeholders at all levels to achieve outstanding collaboration that
produces measurable positive outcomes through others.</span></div>
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communication skills to build consensus internally, relate constructively with
public and private partners and other industry leaders. Ability to act
decisively and unilaterally.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>(Needs to
possess the judgment to know when to employ which method.)</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.4pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Championing
Change</span></i></div>
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to identify new opportunities and champion new initiatives.</span></div>
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be innovative, adaptable and solutions-oriented.</span></div>
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manage change. (Adapts personal strategies and methods to achieve change.)</span></div>
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motivate, inspire and unite diverse groups at all levels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.4pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Personal
Characteristics</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.4pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">He/she will demonstrate diplomacy and excellent judgment, with the
ability to operate effectively across the organization.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Additionally, the desirable candidate should
possess the following personal characteristics:</span></div>
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about doing the right and ethical things in the right and ethical ways</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">§<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Balanced ego</span></div>
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and fair</span></div>
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comfortable in all environments</span></div>
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interpersonal skills; can easily connect with a variety of audiences</span></div>
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articulate and comfortable responding on his/her feet</span></div>
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well, synthesizes information and effectively engages in dialogues</span></div>
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a changing environment</span></div>
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approach to conducting business</span></div>
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traveling extensively</span></div>
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empower employees by delegating authority and accountability </span></div>
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manage multiple projects</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Knowledge of: </span></b></div>
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databases for project management; proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and LinkedIn </span></div>
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analysis, incentives and deal structuring</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">§<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Understanding of California and local
incentive programs</span></div>
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supervising and managing personnel</span></div>
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principles</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Experience:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">§<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The ideal candidate will possess at
minimum, five years of increasingly responsible economic development related
experience and a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Advanced degree is desirable. International/Foreign
Direct Investment experience is valuable. Proven track record of successful
recruitment, and conversion of project locations, and expansion of existing
firms.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #232326; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">For more information about this exciting opportunity and Solano
Economic Development Corporation, qualified candidates should send a cover
letter and resume to Louise Walker, Chair of Solano EDC, </span></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">lwalker@thatsmybank.com</span></b></a></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">FAIRFIELD — The Solano Economic Development
Corporation announced a shift in focus Wednesday that will include a new
president and chief executive along with an effort to boost the organization’s
funding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Sandy Person will soon leave the organization as
it implements a new program this summer, according to a press release from the
nonprofit economic development alliance. Recruitment for her replacement is
underway.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The shift in leadership comes after two years of
planning by the organization to launch Solano Means Business, which is
described in the press release as an aggressive strategy with clear-cut tactics
to attract new jobs and companies. The plan calls for a larger budget
for recruitment efforts, a marketing campaign to reach key targets and a
transition to new leadership, according to the release.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Directors of the Solano Economic Development
Corporation will be asked in May to endorse a new $500,000 budget to
fund enhanced business attraction efforts, including a comprehensive website
that gives companies looking to relocate or expand a full description
of available development site in Solano County’s cities, according to the
press release. The website will feature demographics of the county, its
workforce, the quality of life in Solano County’s communities and other
promotional messages.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Person chose not to continue as the
organization’s president and chief executive as this planned shift in focus
gains steam late this summer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">“Solano Means Business, is a long-term strategy
that will take a year to fully operationalize, and several more years to
optimize,” Person said in the release. “I wholeheartedly support it. It’s best
for the community. It’s what Solano EDC should be doing. But it’s a serious
change in focus for the CEO and some different skills are essential.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The organization saw success during the Great
Recession and its aftermath in retaining existing businesses and ensuring
the viability of Travis Air Force Base amid threats of federal budget cutting
leading to military base closures, Person said in the release.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">“Those,” she said, “became my passion and my
strengths.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Person said the change in focus, and what that
means for the organization’s chief executive, prompted her decision to
step aside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">“The organization is embarking on a rigorous new
path, in a better economy, with an emphasis on business recruitment, which
means the CEO will do a great deal of travel throughout the region and state,”
Person said in the release. “While I want to be on a path with challenges and
opportunities, I do not feel I can commit to such a long-term obligation.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Person, who began at the economic development
corporation 16 years ago, said Wednesday during a conference call that “I did a
lot of soul-searching.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Louise Walker, chairwoman of the
organization’s board of directors, said Person’s decision was unsettling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">“After all,” Walker said in the release,
“Sandy’s been not just the face of Solano EDC, but its backbone and its heart.
Still, I respect her for seeing how her transition at this time would be the </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">best timing – for her and us.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">“We hope she’ll still be involved in some way,”
Walker said Wednesday of Person and the organization.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The shift to a marketing focus that targets
bringing new employers and jobs to the area does not mean the organization will
lose sight of its previous priorities, according to the release.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">“Solano EDC will not ignore business retention,
support for Travis Air Force Base and legislative advocacy on behalf of local
employers,” Steve Huddleston, the board’s immediate past president, said in the
release. “I hope, we might find there’s a role for Sandy in those efforts in
conjunction with us. She is so strong in those areas.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The board will work to recruit what’s described
as in the release as a “business recruitment guru,” as well as fashion a
sustainable budget and build more support among private-sector members, to
include additional financial support, according to the release.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">“We have ambitious goals,” Huddleston said
in the release. “To achieve them we need new financial support from business
members, public sector partners in cities and county government, and anywhere
else we can find it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The target to have a new chief executive in
place in late summer, according to the release. Website development
continues in the interim, as does the creation of marketing materials.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that he spoke Monday with Person about her decision.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">“She’s done a wonderful job with EDC,” Augustine
said. “I hope she’s available to help us in Vacaville.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-7387532005301450782017-04-20T09:30:00.000-07:002017-04-20T09:30:00.451-07:00Solano Economic Development Corp. CEO steps down amid business-attraction shift
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">CYNTHIA
SWEENEY<br />
NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL | April 19, 2017, 2:57PM<br />
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The Solano County Economic Development Corporation is launching a new strategy
to attract new businesses to the area, and is also saying goodbye to its
long-time president and CEO, Sandy Person. <br />
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In May, the Board of Directors will be asked to endorse a new $500,000 budget
to fund enhanced business attraction efforts, including a website that gives
companies looking to relocate or expand a comprehensive description of
developable sites available in Solano cities. It features extensive
demographics of the county, its capable workforce, the quality of life and
other promotional messages.<br />
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“To achieve these goals we need new financial support from business members,
public sector partners in cities and county government, and anywhere else we
can find it,” said Steve Huddleston, immediate past chairman of the board.<br />
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Strategic targets include the biotech industry, biomed, logistics, advanced
materials, and food and beverage industries.<br />
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Solano has attracted a lot of interest from the wine industry, and craft
brewing is growing, said Louise Walker, EDC board chairwoman.<br />
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In 2015, Solano experience a 3 percent job growth, with 4,300 new jobs, led by
non-durable manufacturing and wholesale positions, according to the latest
figures from the EDC, and the county generates $19.6 billion in annual gross
regional product. <br />
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Along with business attraction, the new strategy will continue to address
business retention.<br />
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“While gaining jobs and new employers are the top priority, Solano EDC will not
ignore business retention, support for Travis Air Force Base and legislative
advocacy on behalf of local employers. I hope we might find there’s a role for
Sandy in those efforts in conjunction with us. She is so strong in those areas,”
said Huddleston.<br />
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Person has been an active staff member of the EDC for 16 years, and an active
member since 1987. <br />
<a href="http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/northbay/solanocounty/6905800-181/new-ceo-direction-for-solano?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20170105&artslide=1"><span style="color: #225588; margin: 0px;"><br />
</span></a><a href="http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/northbay/solanocounty/6905800-181/new-ceo-direction-for-solano?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20170105&artslide=1"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Click
here for a link to the article in the North Bay Business Journal.</span></a></span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-155715048672248232017-04-20T09:11:00.000-07:002017-04-20T09:26:43.809-07:00Solano EDC looks ahead with new strategy, ‘Solano Means Business’<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">By <a href="http://www.thereporter.com/general-news/20170419/solano-edc-looks-ahead-with-new-strategy-solano-means-business#author1"><span style="color: #225588;">Melissa
Murphy</span></a>, The Reporter, Vacaville </span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">Posted:
<time datetime="">04/19/17, 10:52 AM PDT</time> <span style="margin: 0px;">|</span> <time datetime="">Updated:
8 hrs ago</time> </span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It’s the beginning of a new era
for the Solano Economic Development Corporation.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">In an announcement Wednesday
morning, Solano EDC leadership explained that after two years of planning and
refinement, Solano County’s non-profit economic development alliance this
summer will launch Solano Means Business, an aggressive strategy with clear-cut
tactics to attract new jobs and companies.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">Solano EDC Board of Directors in
May will be asked to endorse a new half-million-dollar budget to fund enhanced
business attraction efforts, including a comprehensive website that gives
companies looking to relocate or expand a full description of developable sites
available in Solano cities. It features extensive demographics of the county,
its capable workforce, the quality of life in our communities and a host of
other promotional messages.</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">NorthBay Healthcare’s Steve Huddleston,
immediate past chairman of the Solano EDC board, explained that in the next few
weeks there will be community outreach to public and private partners within
the organization.</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">“We’re asking them to step up,”
he said and added that the half-million-dollar budget is needed to reach
“aggressive goals in business attracting.”</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">The larger budget will allow for
a “larger, more powerful toolbox,” he said.</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">Solano EDC President and CEO
Sandy Person is confident the community will step up to support the new focus.</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">Meanwhile, Person has opted to take a step
back so that a new face will be recruited to take the reins. Person was
essential in the success of Solano EDC through the Great Recession and its
efforts in retaining existing businesses and ensuring the viability of Travis
Air Force Base amid periodic threats of federal budget cutting leading to
military base closures. </span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">“Solano Means Business, is a
long-term strategy that will take a year to fully operationalize, and several
more years to optimize,” Person explained. “I wholeheartedly support it. It’s
best for the community. It’s what Solano EDC should be doing. But it’s a
serious change in focus for the CEO and some different skills are essential.
...”</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">“The organization is embarking on a rigorous
new path, in a better economy, with an emphasis on business recruitment, which
means the CEO will do a great deal of travel throughout the region and state,”
Person continued. “While I want to be on a path with challenges and
opportunities, I do not feel I can commit to such a long-term obligation.”</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">The chairwoman of the Board of
Directors, Louise Walker, emphasized that Person’s decision was a bit
unsettling. </span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">“After all,” she said, “Sandy’s
been not just the face of Solano EDC, but its backbone and its heart. Still, I
respect her for seeing how her transition at this time would be the best timing
— for her and us.”</span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">During a telephone conference call, Person
admitted that her new role going forward hasn’t been figured out, yet.</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">The outgoing CEO, who has been a
part of the organization since 1987 as a member, board member and then active
staff, explained that she was “looking to lighten my load.” </span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">Walker, however, reassured that
Person will continue to play a “crucial role” in the organization, especially
when it comes to Travis Air Force Base.</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">The types of businesses Solano
EDC has an eye on would fall into four different categories, or strong suits
for the county: Food and Beverage, BioTech/BioMed, Logistics (trade) and
Advanced Materials.</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">Person said that when it comes to
attracting businesses, it’s not just a competition with neighboring counties.</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">“It’s a global dynamic,” she
said. “We’re competing with the rest of the world. Solano has to get its
message out.”</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">While gaining jobs and new
employers are the top priority, Huddleston explained, “Solano EDC will not
ignore business retention, support for Travis Air Force Base and legislative
advocacy on behalf of local employers.” </span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">And he added, “I hope, we might
find there’s a role for Sandy in those efforts in conjunction with us. She is
so strong in those areas.”</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">For now, the Board of Directors will work
to recruit a “business recruitment guru,” as well as fashion a sustainable
budget and build more support among private-sector members, especially
financial support, Huddleston said. </span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">“We have ambitious goals,” he
noted. “To achieve them we need new financial support from business members,
public sector partners in cities and county government, and anywhere else we
can find it.”</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">Recruitment of a new CEO is under
way with a target hiring date of late summer, according to Walker. In the
meantime, website development continues as does the creation of marketing
materials.</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.thereporter.com/general-news/20170419/solano-edc-looks-ahead-with-new-strategy-solano-means-business"><span style="color: #225588;">Click
here to view the article in The Reporter</span></a> and <a href="http://www.timesheraldonline.com/general-news/20170419/solano-edc-looks-ahead-with-new-strategy-solano-means-business"><span style="color: #225588;">Vallejo
Times Herald</span></a></span><br />
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Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-51864325658070030942017-04-19T10:30:00.000-07:002017-04-19T10:33:30.369-07:00Solano EDC Launches a New Era of Economic Development<div>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE </div>
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CONTACT: Louise Walker (707) 678-7853 </div>
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or Steve Huddleston (707) 628-3617</div>
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<b>SOLANO EDC LAUNCHES A NEW ERA OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</b><br />
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It includes a larger budget for recruitment efforts, a laser-focused marketing campaign to reach key targets and a transition to new leadership within the organization.<br />
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Solano EDC Board of Directors in May will be asked to endorse a new half-million-dollar budget to fund enhanced business attraction efforts, including a comprehensive website that gives companies looking to relocate or expand a full description of developable sites available in Solano cities. It features extensive demographics of the county, its capable workforce, the quality of life in our communities and a host of other promotional messages.<br />
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At the same time, a career decision by Solano EDC President and CEO Sandy Person will mean a new face will be recruited to take the reins.<br />
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“Solano Means Business, is a long-term strategy that will take a year to fully operationalize, and several more years to optimize,” Person explained. “I wholeheartedly support it. It’s best for the community. It’s what Solano EDC should be doing. But it’s a serious change in focus for the CEO and some different skills are essential.”<br />
<br />
During difficult economic times, Person said, success came in retaining existing businesses and ensuring the viability of Travis Air Force Base amid periodic threats of federal budget cutting leading to military base closures. “Those,” she said, “became my passion and my strengths.”<br />
<br />
Now, Person said, “The organization is embarking on a rigorous new path, in a better economy, with an emphasis on business recruitment, which means the CEO will do a great deal of travel throughout the region and state. While I want to be on a path with challenges and opportunities, I do not feel I can commit to such a long-term obligation.”<br />
<br />
The chairwoman of the Board of Directors, Louise Walker, emphasized that Person’s decision was a bit unsettling. “After all,” she said, “Sandy’s been not just the face of Solano EDC, but its backbone and its heart. Still, I respect her for seeing how her transition at this time would be the best timing – for her and us.”<br />
<br />
While gaining jobs and new employers are the top priority, immediate past chairman of the board Steve Huddleston explained, “Solano EDC will not ignore business retention, support for Travis Air Force Base and legislative advocacy on behalf of local employers.” And he added, “I hope, we might find there’s a role for Sandy in those efforts in conjunction with us. She is so strong in those areas.”<br />
<br />
For now, the Board of Directors will work to recruit a “business recruitment guru,” as well as fashion a sustainable budget and build more support among private-sector members, especially financial support, Huddleston said.<br />
<br />
“We have ambitious goals,” he noted. “To achieve them we need new financial support from business members, public sector partners in cities and county government, and anywhere else we can find it.”<br />
<br />
Recruitment of a new CEO is under way with a target hiring date of late summer, according to Walker. In the meantime, website development continues as does the creation of marketing materials. </div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">The</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">California</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Competes</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>Tax<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>Credit
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">was</span> created<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Governor</span> Brown to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>focus<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing: 2.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>helping<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">businesses</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">grow</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>and stay<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">
</span>in <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">California.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>This <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">application</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">period,</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">January</span><span style="letter-spacing: 3.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">2017,</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Committee</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">approved</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">over</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">$91</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">million</span> in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>tax<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>credits to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">114</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>California<span style="letter-spacing: 2.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">businesses.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Flavor</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Insights</span> is a <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">start-up</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">
</span>for <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">serial</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">entrepreneur,</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Greg</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>Pickett<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">family.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 3.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;">Recently<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">featured</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">in</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">the</span>
SF <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Chronicle,</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Flavor</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Insights</span>
is <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">the</span> Bay<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Area’s</span> sole<span style="letter-spacing: 2.95pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span>flavor<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>factory<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>and <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">one</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>few<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>using<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>new<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>spray-dry<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">technology.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Flavor</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Insights</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">works</span> as a<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">critical</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">partner</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">with</span> its customers <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">to</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">create</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">product</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ideas,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">formulate</span><span style="letter-spacing: 3.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">organic,</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">natural</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>artificial<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">flavors</span>
that<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">produce</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">healthier</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">and</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">superior</span>
tasting<span style="letter-spacing: 2.95pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">products.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">The</span> U.S.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">
flavor</span> and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>fragrance <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">industry</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">
</span>is estimated at<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>$7<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">billion</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">annually</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>and <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">with</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">major</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">companies</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">like</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">General</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Mills</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">swearing</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>off<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>artificial<span style="letter-spacing: 3.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>ingredients, <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">demand</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>for <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">natural</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">flavoring</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>is <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">higher</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">than</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">ever.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">"We</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">greatly</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">appreciate</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>the City<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Benicia</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">taking</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>the <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">initiative</span>
to <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">introduce</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>us <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 3.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>this resource<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">and</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">then</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">work</span> closely <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">with</span> us to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>submit<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">the</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">application</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>- <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">what</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">City</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>does<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>that</i>?"<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Brenda</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Quast,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>VP <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Finance.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">"As</span>
an<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">up-and-coming</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>startup<span style="letter-spacing: 2.55pt; margin: 0px;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">company,</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Flavor</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Insights</span>
is <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">very</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>excited to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> have</span> been<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">approved</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>this
tax<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>credit<span style="letter-spacing: 2.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">which</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">will</span>
help us to <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">grow</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>and invest in <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">new</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>product<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">development.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;">We</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">greatly</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">appreciate</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">these</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">efforts</span> to <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">support</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">California</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>small<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">
businesses."</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">About</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">California</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">Competes</span></h1>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">The</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">California</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Competes</span>
tax<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>credit is <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">part</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">of</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; margin: 0px;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Governor</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">’s</span><span style="margin: 0px;"> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Econ</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">omic</span><span style="letter-spacing: 3.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Development</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Initiative</span> (GEDI) <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">which</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Governor</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Brown</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">signed</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">legislation</span> to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">enact</span><span style="letter-spacing: 3.95pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>in <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">2013</span>
(AB<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>93<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">and</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">SB</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>90).
GO-Biz<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>evaluates the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">most</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">competitive</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">applications</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.35pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">based</span> on<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>factors <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">required</span> by<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">statute,</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">including </span>total <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">jobs</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">created,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>total<span style="letter-spacing: 3.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">investment,</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">average</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">wage,</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">economic</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">impact,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">strategic</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">importance</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>more.</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Companies</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>are <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">exempted</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">from paying </span>state<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">income</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">taxes</span> in <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">the</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">amount</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.55pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">awarded.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">About</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;"> City</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">of</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">Benicia</span></span></h1>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">The</span><span style="margin: 0px;">
City<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>of <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Benicia,</span> a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>Bay<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>Area <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">waterfront</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">city,</span> and <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">California’s</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">third</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">State</span><span style="letter-spacing: 3.65pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span>Capitol
in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">1853,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>has <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">the</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">largest,</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">3,000</span> acre,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">port-based</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">industrial</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">park,</span> at <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 3.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>junction<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">of</span>
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</span>helping<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">them </span>access<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>resources,<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>such <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">as,</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">CalCompetes</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>programs.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">“The</span><span style="margin: 0px;"> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Ben</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">icia</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Industrial</span>
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</span>all<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>prosper”<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span>Acting<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Deputy</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>City<span style="letter-spacing: 2.15pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Manager/Economic</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Development</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Manager,</span>
Mario <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; margin: 0px;">Giuliani</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-65466219630500414812017-04-10T10:17:00.001-07:002017-04-10T10:17:09.601-07:00Businesses with local ties make top 100 list, again
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<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 24pt; margin: 0px;">Businesses with local ties make
top 100 list, again</span></b></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">By <a href="http://www.thereporter.com/general-news/20170408/businesses-with-local-ties-make-top-100-list-again#author1"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">Melissa Murphy</span></a>, The Reporter, Vacaville </span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Posted:
04/08/17, 5:34 PM PDT | Updated: 1 day ago </span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">It wasn’t a
surprise, but it’s still a moment of pride.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">For nearly two
decades, Genentech Inc. has held its spot on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to
Work for in 2017.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">The biotech
giant, with 14,815 employees and headquarters in San Francisco, ranked No. 6,
up from No. 11 in 2016. It also has a manufacturing facility in Vacaville.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Meanwhile,
Nugget Market returned to the list for a 12th year and ranked No. 30, down from
its No. 13 rank in 2016. The family-owned grocery chain out of Woodland has
1,818 employees. It too has a store in Vacaville.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">It speaks to
the culture in Vacaville, said Sandy Person, president of Solano Economic
Development Corporation.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“We’re all
fortunate to have these great companies with an emphasis on their employees,”
Person said. “It’s great to have those employers that see the big picture, that
seek that qualified workforce.”</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">She explained
that having quality employers primes the area to attract more.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“They desire to
be a part of that culture and community pride,” she said. “It’s great, we love
it. Keep it coming.”</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Vacaville Mayor
Len Augustine said it’s not unexpected to see the businesses make the list once
again.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Genentech, the
oldest and second largest biotechnology company in the world, has a location
right here in Vacaville, we’re proud of that fact, he said.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Genentech
representatives explained that at the Vacaville facility, employees produce
medicines for serious and life-threatening diseases such as cancer. The team in
Vacaville works closely with Genentech’s South San Francisco headquarters and
other sites worldwide to execute the complex manufacturing process that is
critical to bringing breakthrough medicines to patients.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Genentech said
it looked at almost 50 sites in several states as well as Europe before
selecting Vacaville. Key factors in the decision to expand to Vacaville were
proximity to a talented local workforce and the support of local government
leaders in creating an environment where biotechnology manufacturing could
thrive. </span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“Our excellent
working relationship with the city of Vacaville and Solano County continues to
this day and we greatly appreciate this partnership,” said Amanda Fallon,
senior manager of corporate relations for Genentech Inc.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Augustine
agreed.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“It’s one of
those win stories for Vacaville,” he said. “To have such a prestigious company
here is an amazing story for the city of Vacaville.”</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Augustine added
that Genentech’s employees are proud to work for them and are also participants
in the community.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">He referenced
their continued participation in Solano Transportation Authority’s bike to work
day, where employees continue to make Genentech No.1 when it comes to the
friendly competition among businesses in the county.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“They make us
proud,” he said. </span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Besides
monetary donations, Genentech said its employees are proud to be members of the
communities where they live and work.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“We believe
that forging deep partnerships is the best way to help local schools,
nonprofits and businesses thrive,” Fallon said. “We’re pleased to support STEM
education initiatives with both local schools and The Vacaville Neighborhood
Boys & Girls Clubs through charitable giving and employee volunteerism. We
also host an annual ‘Job Shadow Day’ for local high school juniors to learn
about career opportunities at Genentech.”</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Genentech said
it has more than 1,000 employees at the Vacaville location and more than half
of them live in Vacaville or Solano County.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“Attracting and
retaining the best and brightest people is critical to our mission of bringing
breakthrough medicines to people facing serious diseases,” the biotech giant
said. “That’s why we are committed to creating an environment where every
person feels valued, included, and able to contribute their best for the
patients we serve.”</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">While it’s not
necessarily a goal for Genentech to be included in the top 100 list each year,
it’s proud of the recognition.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“Genentech’s
longevity on this list is testament to our employees, their passion for their
work, and their strong sense of commitment to our company’s culture and
purpose,” Fallon<b> </b>said. </span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Caught on the
phone while munching on some bread, Augustine acknowledged that the purchase
was made at The Nugget Market in Vacaville.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“It’s top
notch,” he said. “It’s a quality company and a quality store.”</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Now in its 90th
year, according to its website, Nugget Markets has built a strong reputation
for extraordinary quality and service, both within the community and its own
walls. In one of the anonymous surveys that went into this year’s ranking, an
associate likened Nugget Markets to “the Disneyland of grocery stores,” where
managers feel like “just another friend at work.”</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“Our associates
make all the difference,” said CEO and President, Eric Stille, in a press
release. “At Nugget Markets, it’s not just a job. Our environment is like a
family that has fun, and we all come together to create something very
special.”</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“It’s not
unexpected to hear they’re on the list again,” Augustine said of both Genentech
and Nugget. “We have a great working relationship with both of them. </span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">“Together they
contribute to the quality of life in Vacaville,” Augustine continued. “It’s
adds to the value of Vacaville. We wish them great success.”</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">For a 360
degree, behind-the-scenes tour of Genentech’s Vacaville facility, visit
https://youtu.be/sxvJatvqBVE.</span></i></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">More
information about Nugget Markets is available online at www.nuggetmarket.com.</span></i></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">For the full
list of top companies and their perks, visit http://fortune.com.</span></i></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Fact Box:</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Genentech Inc.
Perks:</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">• Unlimited
Sick Days.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">• Onsite
Fitness Center/Discounted gym memberships</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">•
Telecommuting.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">• Fully-paid
sabbaticals.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">• Onsite
Childcare.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">• College
tuition reimbursement.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Nugget Market
Perks:</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">• 100 percent
health coverage.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">• Sick days for
part-timers.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">• Health
insurance for part-timers.</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-80164876207170031532017-04-05T08:55:00.001-07:002017-04-05T08:55:44.893-07:00Jobs-rich firms consider Solano sites
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<div style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin: 5px 0px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 25.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.75pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Jobs-rich firms
consider Solano sites</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 12.75pt; margin: 0px;">
<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">By <a href="http://www.dailyrepublic.com/author/toddhansen/" title="Posts by Todd R. Hansen"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">Todd R. Hansen</span></a></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.dailyrepublic.com/print?edition=2017-04-05&ptitle=A1"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">From page A1</span></a> |
April 05, 2017 </span></div>
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<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">FAIRFIELD — The Solano Economic Development
Corporation hosted visits from two firms that could bring more than 1,000 new
jobs to the county, and is involved in the location search for two food or
beverage manufacturing companies as well.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Sandy Person, the agency’s executive director,
listed the contacts as part of her weekly update of the group’s activities.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“We are excited about the activities . .
. and we are getting a bigger volume of businesses looking at all the
opportunities that Solano has to offer,” Person said in a phone interview
Tuesday.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“Solano is perfectly placed for companies to
expand and scale their operations and stay close to the Bay Area,” Person said.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">She declined to name the companies that are
looking at the area, but said historically, Solano County is a point of
interest for Bay Area firms looking to relocate or expand operations.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The most recent of those contacts was an April
3 Vacaville site tour with a company under the label of Project Eagle.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The initial contact came through the
governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development – called GoBiz – and
Solano County made it to the next level, which was a site tour for
a firm that manufactures mega solar cells and solar modulars. It could
mean 920 jobs or more, Person said.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“We are going to know in the next month if we
make the next level, but projects can take a year,” she said.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Person also noted in her report another GoBiz
contact under the label of Project Blue Wave. It is for a
manufacturing firm that could mean 115 jobs or more. The Solano Economic
Development Corporation will submit a detailed package of information this
week.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The report also noted that Fairfield,
Vacaville, Dixon and Rio Vista are potential sites in a proposal submitted to a
food processing company that is looking to construct a 400,000-square-foot
plant with the potential of adding 140 or more jobs.</span></div>
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<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Finally, Person said that Fairfield
remains in the running for the location of a 100,000-square-foot food and
beverage manufacturing facility.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Reach Todd R. Hansen at
427-6932 or <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">thansen@dailyrepublic.net</span></a>.</span></i></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-35494384591697708802017-03-24T09:16:00.001-07:002017-03-24T09:16:33.677-07:00Vacaville lands Nordstrom Rack retail store
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 25.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.75pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Vacaville lands
Nordstrom Rack retail store</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">By <a href="http://www.dailyrepublic.com/author/rmccarthy/" title="Posts by Ryan McCarthy"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">Ryan McCarthy</span></a></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.dailyrepublic.com/print?edition=2017-03-24&ptitle=A3"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">From page A3</span></a> |
March 24, 2017 </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">VACAVILLE — A Nordstrom Rack is scheduled to
open this fall at the Nut Tree center, Nordstrom announced Thursday.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“We’re excited to bring our customers in
Vacaville a Nordstrom Rack store closer to home with our new location at the
Nut Tree,” Karen McKibbin, president of Nordstrom Rack, said in a news release.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">This will be the first Nordstrom Rack location
in Vacaville, according to the release.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Nordstrom Rack is the off-price retail
division of Nordstrom Inc., offering customers apparel, accessories and shoes,
according to the release.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The Nut Tree center covers 371,000 square feet
of retail and office development.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Nut Tree opened in 1921 as a small roadside
fruit stand that grew into a notable restaurant, gift shop and toy store along
with the Nut Tree Railroad. The restaurant closed in 1996 and in 2015 the
towering sign along Interstate 80 that for decades marked the original Nut Tree
came down.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Reach Ryan McCarthy at
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-17935001849878582017-03-24T09:11:00.000-07:002017-03-24T09:11:46.096-07:00Nordstrom Rack to open at Nut Tree
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<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">Nearly
a year after Sport Chalet closed its doors at the Nut Tree, Nordstrom is making
plans to move in.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">The Seattle-based luxury
department store chain announced Thursday it will open a 27,000-square-foot
Nordstrom Rack store at 1621 East Monte Vista Ave. this fall.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">The off-price retail store of
Nordstrom Inc. will occupy part of the space vacated by the 42,000-square-foot Sport
Chalet last year.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">Sport Chalet was one of the
original anchors in the Nut Tree Village when it opened in 2006, along with
Best Buy, Old Navy and Borders.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">The sporting goods store’s parent company
Vestis Retail Group of Connecticut filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April and
proceeded to close all its stores.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">The suite has now been split in
two and a second retailer for the remaining space is still being sought.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">“We’re always excited to get our
retail spaces occupied,” said Don Burrus, the city’s economic development
manager.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">The city will often reach out to
retailers and other businesses, and refer them to property managers when they
inquire about opening a store in Vacaville, Burrus said.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">“In this case, Julie’s been working on
this project a lot on her own,” he said.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">Julie Davis, general manager of
Dunhill Partners, the firm that manages the Nut Tree, likewise expressed
enthusiasm.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">“Nordstrom Rack fits perfectly
with the retail vision that Dunhill Partners is committed to offering the
community, and their presence will tremendously enhance the quality tenant mix
that makes the Nut Tree the ‘Legendary Road Stop’ of Northern California,”
Davis said.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">The store sells apparel,
accessories and shoes at a savings of 30 to 70 percent off regular prices,
according to the company. Merchandise comes from Nordstrom stores, its website
and specially purchased items from the brands available at Nordstrom.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">“We’re excited to bring our customers in
Vacaville a Nordstrom Rack store closer to home with our new location at the
Nut Tree,” Karen McKibbin, president of Nordstrom Rack, said in a press
release. “Customers in the area who previously had to commute to other locations
can expect the same great brands at great prices — with less time in the car.”</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="margin: 0px;">There are 12 Nordstrom Rack
stores in Northern California, including Sacramento, Pleasant Hill, Novato and
Emeryville.</span><br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></figure>Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-44177927080330405242017-03-24T09:05:00.001-07:002017-03-24T09:05:34.664-07:00Sanchez wants to see how Solano moves forward on marketing
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 25.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.75pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Sanchez wants to
see how Solano moves forward on marketing</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">By <a href="http://www.dailyrepublic.com/author/rmccarthy/" title="Posts by Ryan McCarthy"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">Ryan McCarthy</span></a></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.dailyrepublic.com/print?edition=2017-03-24&ptitle=A1"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">From page A1</span></a> |
March 24, 2017 </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">FAIRFIELD — Suisun City Mayor Pete Sanchez,
who worried last year that federal funds for Moving Solano Forward might just
produce an $800,000 website, says he’s hopeful the effort will assist cities
and the region in attracting business.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The project has provided cities in Solano
County with good information about potential business locations, Sanchez said,
and marketing follow-up will be crucial for whether Moving Solano Forward
succeeds.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“It remains to be seen,” Sanchez said
Wednesday.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">He said the fate should be apparent in six to
18 months.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">A $453,460 grant from the federal Office of
Economic Adjustment funded a second phase of the Solano project and follows the
first part that received $370,000 in federal money and paid consultant Economic
Planning Systems Inc. for an economic diversity report.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Fairfield City Council members meeting Tuesday
indicated they support increasing the municipality’s yearly payment to Moving
Solano Forward from $10,000 to $45,000.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Councilwoman Catherine Moy said Wednesday that
Sanchez has been skeptical about the marketing program “and I believe
rightfully so.”</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Moy said she won’t vote for the additional
funds for Moving Solano Forward when the council takes up the payment.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“I need to see how the money,” she said, “in a
real way is bringing business to Fairfield and not just Solano County.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“I don’t see any cause and effect,” Moy said.
“I want to see hard facts.”</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Sandy Person, chief executive officer of
the Solano Economic Development Corporation, had told the council that more
than 4,300 new jobs were added last year in Solano County.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Person said Thursday that economic development
involves a lot of moving parts and that the “Solano Means Business” marketing
by Moving Solano Forward includes such specifics as sites for businesses to
locate.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“It’s not buckshot,” Person said.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“It’s about all of us leveraging our assets
together,” she said. “We have to build that regional brand.”</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Companies from outside of Northern California
think of regions where they may locate, rather than seeing cities or counties,
Person said.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">While different demographics make up Solano
County and each community is unique, she said, success in one city is success
for the region.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“What’s good for Vallejo is good for
Fairfield,” she said.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Person said Suisun City and Vacaville
will be also be asked for contributions to Moving Solano Forward. Funding
from cities is based on population.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“Solano Means Business” was introduced March
10 at a meeting of the Solano Economic Development Corporation in Fairfield.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Mario Giuliani, the economic development
director for Benicia, said a vehicle is in place to grow the local economy.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“Let’s start our engines,” Giuliani said.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Reach Ryan McCarthy at
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<br />Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-82290151500185626702017-03-22T10:51:00.002-07:002017-03-22T10:51:48.174-07:00$45,000 annual payment for Moving Solano Forward wins Fairfield council support
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 25.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.75pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">$45,000 annual
payment for Moving Solano Forward wins Fairfield council support</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;">By <a href="http://www.dailyrepublic.com/author/rmccarthy/" title="Posts by Ryan McCarthy"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">Ryan McCarthy</span></a></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.dailyrepublic.com/print?edition=2017-03-22&ptitle=A8"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">From page A8</span></a> |
March 22, 2017 </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">FAIRFIELD — Increasing the city’s yearly
$10,000 payment to $45,000 for the Moving Solano Forward campaign to boost
economic development won Fairfield City Council support Tuesday.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“We want to move forward,” Mayor Harry Price
said.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The direction to staff followed a report from
Robert Burris, economic development and workforce housing division manager for
the city, about Moving Solano Forward.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“Think of economic development as a team
sport,” Burris said.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Cities and Solano County can’t do it all on
their own, he said, noting work by the Solano Economic Development
Corporation. He cited plans by Blue Apron, a company that sends customers
foods to prepare at home, to open a fulfillment center on Cordelia Road and
bring what the city staff said will involve about 1,000 jobs in Fairfield.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“We all group together to make things happen,”
Burris said.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Sandy Person, chief executive officer of
the Solano Economic Development Corporation, told the City Council about the
“Solano Means Business” strategy introduced at the March 10 meeting of the
organization at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fairfield.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“It’s bringing our ‘A game’ to a world
platform,” Person said.</span></div>
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<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">More than 4,300 new jobs came to Solano County
last year, she said.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Person said that, “economic development
is exceptionally complicated” and that the Solano EDC works with what she
called “Fairfield’s premier staff.”</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“We all have a hand in that,” she said of new
jobs in the region.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">A Fairfield city staff report said money is
not in the budget for the increased city payment but the extra $35,000 could be
added to the upcoming budget.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“For this strategy to be successful, new
investment is required,” the report said.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“It is expected that the future new investment
and job creation resulting from greater economic development and marketing
activities will create an economic impact ‘ripple effect’ of returns to the
city that will by far exceed this level of investment,” the report said.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Funding from cities is based on population.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">A $453,460 grant from the federal Office of
Economic Adjustment paid for a second phase of the Solano project and follows
the first part that received $370,000 in federal money and paid consultant
Economic Planning Systems Inc. for an economic diversity report.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Person said the effort began about five years
ago and involves the region relying less economically on Travis Air Force Base.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">FAIRFIELD — A proposal for the city to pay
$45,000 a year to the Moving Solano Forward campaign to boost economic
development – up from $10,000 – goes before Fairfield City Council members
Tuesday.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“For this strategy to be successful, new
investment is required,” a city staff report said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“It is expected that the future new investment
and job creation resulting from greater economic development and marketing
activities will create an economic impact ‘ripple effect’ of returns to the
city that will by far exceed this level of investment,” the report added.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Funding from cities is based on population.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Money is not in the budget for
the increase, but the city staff would like to add the extra
$35,000 in the upcoming budget, the staff report said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The “Solano Means Business” strategy for the
region was introduced at the March 10 meeting of the Solano Economic
Development Corp. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fairfield.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Mario Giuliani, economic development director
for Benicia, called the strategy a vehicle to grow the local economy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“Let’s start our engines,” Giuliani said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Giuliani said the “Solano Means Business”
effort outlines an economic development strategy for the county. A marketing
campaign and a list of industrial sites is part of the strategy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“Solano Means Business” aims to create new
jobs and attract investment to boost the $19.6 billion economy in the county.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Suisun City Mayor Pete Sanchez said a year ago
that $823,460 in federal money for the Moving Solano Forward project to
diversify the county’s economic base provides contracts for consultants, but
may not benefit taxpayers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">A $453,460 grant from the federal Office of
Economic Adjustment paid for a second phase of the Solano project and follows
the first part that received $370,000 in federal money and paid consultant
Economic Planning Systems Inc. for an economic diversity report.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“I sure hope that after this second phase,”
Sanchez had said, “it just doesn’t end up to be an $800,000 website.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Sanchez said state and federal grants offered
cities typically won’t pay to buy land or buildings and as a result reports
proliferate.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">He could not be reached for comment Monday
about the “Solano Means Business” campaign.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Sandy Person, chief executive officer of
the Solano Economic Development Corp., said in 2016 that the new phase of
Moving Solano Forward puts into place recommendations from the first part of
the project to further diversify the county’s economy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Person said the federally funded project is a
phenomenal opportunity to boost economic development and help ease the burden
of having 25 percent of county residents on some form of public
assistance. That number has been reported as high as 30 percent.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The project includes a corridor strategy that
recognizes the importance of Interstate 80, she had said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“Our region becomes the draw,” she said.
“There’s strength in numbers.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">“It benefits everybody,” Person said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Fairfield City Council members meet at 6 p.m.
in the chamber at 1000 Webster St.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">While each city in Solano County is
independently competitive when it comes to marketing its assets for business
development, each city must also work collaboratively and with Solano Economic
Development Corporation (Solano EDC) and private companies to leverage a broad
campaign to market Solano County to a target audience.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Moving Solano Forward, Phase II the visionary
marketing campaign led by Solano EDC’s project team was unveiled last week and
outlines how the economic strength of the collective seven cites is powerful
when harnessed and targeted to maximize economic outcomes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Why all of a sudden is there so much focus on
Solano County cities banding together to get aggressive on economic development
activities? It has always been important for a coordinated approach to market
Solano County on a regional, statewide and national basis for new business
opportunities.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">However, the recent economic downtown brought
to light a lot of economic related red flags for all the cities and the county
that needed attention. There is intense competition between communities and states
for new economic development projects in today’s economy, and the struggle to
attract and retain business is further intensified by the use of many
variations of economic incentives to the potential businesses. Surrounding
counties and regions are getting very aggressive in looking to recruit
businesses within our county, and unless we have a strong and coordinated
business attraction campaign focused on marketing Solano County and its cities,
new business opportunities will bypass or depart from Solano County.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">The US Department of Defense, Office of
Economic Adjustment provided funding for the county to do an economic
opportunity analysis to study the challenges facing Solano County. Utilizing
the services of Solano EDC and its project team, the analysis from the initial
study (Phase I) morphed into Moving Solano Forward Phase II to address the
initial issues identified, and develop tools and strategies to enhance a
collaborative approach.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">At the basic economic development level,
Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Suisun, Vacaville and Vallejo all focus on elements
to improve the quality of life and economic well-being for the respective
communities with programs to retain jobs and support and grow the tax base.
Moving Solano Forward, Phase II provides a strategic plan to showcase the
attributes of each city and identifies facility types (i.e., office services,
light manufacturing, heavy manufacturing, distribution), and cluster targets
(i.e., advanced materials, logistics, biotech/biomedical, food processing, etc.)
and sites for suitable investment.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">In Fairfield for example, Green Valley
Corporate Park, Busch Corporate Center, Solano Business Park, and the future
Canon Station industrial area all contain land that align with the objectives
of Moving Solano Forward, Phase II –namely strengthening investment
opportunities and the local economy. All the sites are well positioned to
support regionally significant job-creating investment. We have noted before in
this column that Fairfield has water capacity to support continued growth,
including investments by large water users such as food and beverage
operations. Land resources well suited for manufacturing, distribution and
laboratory operations are ready for development.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Moving Solano Forward, II is an action oriented
mission-focused forward-thinking effort with four recommended initiatives to
grow the Solano County economy and jobs and guide stakeholder activities and
collaboration:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Marketing & business attraction: Each city has their own
unique business attraction messaging while leveraging a broader campaign
through consistent and frequent marketing to the target audience. Increasing
lead generation is the major goal of the business attraction initiative.
Prospecting efforts for business leads will target specific identified clusters
in predetermined geographic markets. The more leads that can be generated, the
greater the chance of landing new jobs and investment, and working in a
cooperative fashion with an organization like the Solano EDC creates a greater
marketing “reach” for the county and cities within to do just that.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Business retention & expansion: The Solano EDC will
coordinate existing business retention and expansion efforts performed by
respective cities through the Economic Development Task Force, host program
software and the Solano Business First! Key message and program. Showing some
love to existing businesses can help keep them happy and identify key issues at
an early stage that may need a regional approach to resolve.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Competitiveness: Solano EDC will work with each city and the
County to evaluate financing options for infrastructure, and market programs
that help make Solano unique. There are various assets that help differentiate
Solano County from other areas. For example, our natural resources and lower
costs for businesses to build, maintain and operate compared to other Bay Area
and out-of-state locations gives Solano a competitive advantage.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Resource hub: A computer-generated one-stop clearinghouse
accessible to businesses for accessing data, research, industry reports,
economic indicators and links to local resources and assistance will be
maintained by Solano EDC. When site selectors are looking for information, it’s
helpful to have one catch-all source for Solano County.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">To help foster collaboration with cities,
Solano EDC will present each city with their plan for enhanced services and
performance measures, and with that, a proposed budget that is comparable to
other economic development organizations in the United States. Team members
from each city have been meeting regularly with Solano EDC for marketing
coordination activities. Solano Moving Forward, Phase II is the chance for all
cities and the County to take necessary action to show that Solano Means
Business.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0px;">Economic Notes is an
update from Fairfield City Hall written by Brian Miller and Karl Dumas of the
Fairfield Planning and Development Department. They can be contacted at
428-7461 or email at <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">kdumas@fairfield.ca.gov</span></a>
or <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">bkmiller@fairfield.ca.gov</span></a>.</span></i></div>
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Sandy Person, Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044947442664180633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611019046413118063.post-68054657819884615632017-03-11T20:32:00.001-08:002017-03-11T20:32:40.909-08:00Solano leaders talk collaboration, growing the economyBy Kimberly K. Fu, kfu@thereporter.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/ReporterKimFu">@ReporterKimFu</a> on Twitter<br /><br /> Posted: 03/10/17, 5:55 PM PST | Updated: 2 hrs ago <a href="http://www.thereporter.com/general-news/20170310/solano-leaders-talk-collaboration-growing-the-economy#disqus_thread">0 Comments</a><br /><br />Wanted — A deafening roar of engines to signal the community’s commitment to Move Solano Forward.<br /><br />Such was the sentiment early Friday at a Solano Economic Development Corporation (EDC) gathering focused on growing the county’s economy.<br /><br />Chairwoman Louise Walker spoke of the need for everyone to be on the same page, to get involved, to proactively and aggressively tell the county’s story.<br /><br />“I truly believe that this is our time,” she said.<br /><br />For a while now, the Solano EDC has been bringing experts together to come up with a game plan to help the economy progress.<br /><br /> Teams have since drafted a roadmap outlining next steps.<br /><br />That includes a mission-focused effort involving public and private engagement to attract new business while retaining existing ones.<br /><br />A one-year tactical and five-year strategic plan is in the works and stakeholder meetings and outreach will be conducted through May. Next up will be a launch of the “Solano Business First” existing program, then a possible soft launch of the “Solano Means Business” campaign.<br /><br />Economist Robert Eyler, with Economic Forensics & Analytics, said 207 sites totaling 3,600 acres have been identified for potential expansion. The majority are small but many are shovel-ready.<br /><br /> Audrey Taylor, president of Chabin Concepts Inc., emphasized that Solano needs to be bold moving forward to compete with surrounding counties. They’re competitive and extremely aggressive in promoting themselves, she added, so Solano must be the same.<br /><br />Mario Giuliani, meanwhile, pushed for unilateral support.<br /><br />“When we promote Solano as a county we promote us all,” said the economic development manager and acting deputy city manager for the city of Benicia.<br /><br />He remembered an instance when a Mare Island business had some issues and spoke with him about possibly moving cities. He researched the matter and, despite wanting the business in his city, advised a stay at Mare Island. He explained that was better for the business and Solano as a whole.<br /><br />The Moving Solano Forward initiative is about promotion and the subsequent acknowledgment can only benefit the county, said Solano County Supervisor Erin Hannigan.<br /><br />“It’s about putting Solano County on the map for people who aren’t in this room and who don’t know what we’re all about,” she explained.<br /><br />She called for collaboration, for commitment.<br /><br />“This is the now, this is the time,” she said. “Let’s get Solano moving.”<br /><br />For more information, visit www.solanoedc.org.<section id="body-text"><div id="body-copy">
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FAIRFIELD — A vehicle is in place to grow the local economy, people at the Solano Economic Development Corp. meeting heard Friday.<br />
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“Let’s start our engines,” urged Mario Giuliani.<br />
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Giuliani, the economic development director for Benicia, said the “Solano Means Business” effort outlines an economic development strategy for the county.<br />
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He held a shelf to show where the report on economic strategy for the county won’t go.<br />
<br />“Governments are great at making studies,” added Giuliani. “We make studies of studies.”<br /><br />But the report by the second phase of Moving Solano Forward, including a marketing campaign and a list of industrial sites, he said, and communities should move forward with the strategy.<br /><br />“When we promote Solano as a county, we promote us all,” Guiliani said to applause.<br /><br />Solano County Supervisor Erin Hannigan supported a unified effort, noting that Benicia and Vallejo are sometimes seen as more Bay Area, while Fairfield and Vacaville are aligned with Sacramento.<br /><br />Solano Means Business aims to create new jobs and attract investment to boost the $19.6 billion economy in the county.<br /><br />Louise Walker, chairwoman of the board for the Solano EDC and chief executive officer of First Northern Bank, said the county is positioned to advance.<br /><br />“This is our time,” Walker said.<br /><br />Fairfield Mayor Harry Price said after the meeting, held at the Hilton Garden Inn, that the county now has a wonderful road map that will allow communities to work together on economic development. Vacaville Mayor Len Augustine also welcomed the strategy and said such an effort has long been needed.<br /><br />Solano County Supervisor Monica Brown added, “We’re actually going to be doing something.”<br /><br />Steve Huddleston, vice president of Public Affairs for NorthBay HealthCare, had said in a statement promoting the meeting, “The private sector and local government come together — at long last — with a shared vision to attract new employers, retain who we have, create a workforce of the future. For health care, it’s essential to let everyone know advanced medicine is delivered here.”<br /><br />Sandy Person, president of the economic development corporation thanked people – including former Fairfield City Manager Sean Quinn – for their work on the strategy.<br /><br />“Sean is the one who knows where everything is,” Person said.<br /><br />MovingSolanoForwardII.com has more information about the project.<br /><br />Reach Ryan McCarthy at 427-6935 or rmccarthy@dailyrepublic.net.<br />
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