Economic Development
Public-Private Initiative Seeks A Green Valley In Inland Empire
3 November 2008 - 12:43pm | Author: Paul Shigley
With an economy based on construction, shipping and warehousing, and heavy industry – and with some of the most conservative politics in the state – the Inland Empire would appear to be an unlikely place for a “green” movement. However, a public-private initiative is under way that seeks nothing less than a transformation of the region to one based on green technology and sustainable living. 
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Price: $2.95Supreme Court Upholds Use Of Eminent Domain For Development
1 July 2005 - 12:00am | Author: Kenneth JostThe Supreme Court's closely divided decision backing the use of eminent domain for economic development gives state and local governments a qualified boost in what property rights advocates promise to be continuing challenges to the practice in state courts.
Price: $2.95Jobs Bills Large and Small Fill Lawmakers' Calendars
1 March 2005 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyCalifornia, it is oft-noted, has a larger economy than all but a handful of countries in the world. And the ongoing state budget deficit suggests the government could use more tax revenue. Yet the economic development bills that lawmakers introduced this year are a motley collection.
Price: $2.95Jobs Come With Different Price Tags For Communities
1 January 2005 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyAs two recent economic efforts illustrate, some job-creating projects require large public subsidies, and others do not.
The public agencies running a former military base in San Bernardino and a reserve base in Moreno Valley waged a campaign involving millions of dollars in public subsidies in an effort to attract a DHL cargo sorting and shipping hub. March Air Reserve Base in Moreno Valley won the competition in December.
Price: $2.95Stockton Port's Expansion Plan Meets Lawsuit, Local Resistance
1 November 2004 - 1:00am | Author: Larry SokoloffStockton's inland shipping port is poised to triple its capacity if port officials can stave off a lawsuit filed by environmentalists and port neighbors.
At issue is a plan to enlarge the port by 1,400 acres of land on the San Joaquin River that the Stockton Port District acquired from the federal government three years ago.
Price: $2.95Southern California Warehouse Demand Strong As Development Moves Inland
1 September 2004 - 12:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyEvery month when the news media reports the latest “record trade deficit,” what often goes unsaid is that this deficit means cargo handlers in Southern California are busier than ever. With the country’s ever-increasing reliance on imported materials and goods, the logistics industry appears to be thriving. But developing the warehouses and distribution centers has become an issue in many Southern California communities.
Price: $2.95Companies Export Desirable Office Jobs
1 July 2004 - 12:00am | Author: Paul ShigleySome of the most desirable office jobs are leaking overseas, and no one seems to know how to plug the hole in the employment dike. If the globalization trend continues as expected, it could dampen demand for commercial development and affect economic development strategies throughout California, especially in the Bay Area.
Price: $2.95California City Redevelopment Aids Hyundai, Angers Others
1 May 2004 - 12:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyLong a land of big dreams and failed schemes, California City has lured a major automobile company to town with a redevelopment deal and environmental planning assistance. In March, Hyundai Motor America started building a test track and related facilities in California City that will employ about 100 people, which would make Hyundai the second largest employer in town. The project does have detractors, though.
Price: $2.95Developers Lure 'Creative Class' To Suburban Downtowns
1 March 2004 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyLike scores of California suburbs, Pomona suffered the death of its downtown during the 1960s and 1970s. And, as elsewhere, the death was little noticed at the time because there was a great deal of newfangled housing, retail and office development elsewhere in town. But, led by two brothers who grew up in town, downtown now thrives around the Pomona Arts Colony.
Price: $2.95Retail Needs, Local Standards Conflict In State's Urban Settings
1 January 2004 - 1:00am | Author: June D. BellRiverside's University Village — where city officials permitted a 25% reduction of required parking spaces — is evidence that when merchants, developers and a municipality are willing to flex, new retail development can thrive in existing urban areas.
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