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The California economic development
directory below (scroll down)
links to the websites and contacts for many economic development organizations
in California and
related content such as Area Profiles and Area Surveys as
executive summaries about business locations. |
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Area Profiles and Area
Surveys are executive summary presentations about business locations.
These may include maps, links to commercial real estate listings of
available industrial and office sites and buildings, investment project
news, information about existing businesses in the area, labor market
information, and investment incentives. Such content makes it easy to
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Organization
Names
link to Area Profiles if available |
Scope |
Contacts Bruce
- GDI |
Website and other resources
Project announcements |
Survey |
Profile |
| California Commerce &
Economic Development Program |
State |
|
www.commerce.ca.gov |
No |
No |
| California Business
Investment Services - CalBIS |
State |
|
www.labor.ca.gov/calBIS |
No |
No |
| California Commission for
Jobs & Economic Growth |
State - private |
|
www.4cajobs.com |
No |
No |
| California Center for
Regional Leadership - CCRL |
State, Regions |
|
www.calregions.org
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No |
No |
| California Association for Local
Economic Development |
State |
|
www.caled.org |
No |
No |
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Northern California
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maps for
CA and NV |
Contacts Bruce
- GDI |
|
Survey |
Profile |
|
City of Clovis |
City 93612 |
|
www.ci.clovis.ca.us
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No |
No |
| Madera County EDC |
County 93637 |
|
www.maderaindustry.org |
No |
No |
| Monterey County |
County 93902 |
|
www.co.monterey.ca.us
www.montereycountybusiness.net |
11/19/02 |
No |
| Central Coast Marketing
Partnership - Salinas |
Region 93912 |
|
www.ca-central-coast.org |
No |
No |
| AMBAG - Association of
Monterey Bay Area Governments |
Region 93933 |
|
www.ambag.org |
No |
No |
| UC MBEST Center - Office
of Government Research Affairs and Regional Economic Development - Marina CA
|
Research park 93933 |
Lora Lee Martin
831.582-1020 |
www.ucmbest.org |
No |
No |
| City of Monterey Economic
Development |
City 93940 |
|
www.monterey.org |
No |
No |
| San Francisco Center for
Economic Development |
City 94104 |
|
www.sfced.org |
No |
No |
| City of San Mateo |
City 94403 |
|
www.ci.sanmateo.ca.us |
No |
No |
| Napa Valley Economic
Development Corp. |
County 94559 |
|
www.nvedc.org
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No |
No |
| Vallejo Chamber of
Commerce Economic Development |
City 94590 |
|
www.vallejosite.com |
No |
No |
| Port of Oakland CA - FTZ No.
56 |
Port 94603 |
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www.portofoakland.com
|
No |
No |
| Association of Bay Area
Governments (ABAG) - Oakland |
Region 94607 |
|
www.abag.org |
No |
No |
| Emeryville Economic Development &
Housing Dept. |
City 94608 |
|
www.ci.emeryville.ca.us |
No |
No |
| Economic Development Alliance for Business
(The East Bay - Oakland) |
Region 94612 |
|
www.edab.org |
No |
No |
| City of Berkeley |
City 94703 |
|
www.ci.berkeley.ca.us
|
No |
No |
| Gilroy Economic Development Corporation |
City 95020 |
|
www.gilroyedc.org |
No |
No |
| The San Jose Redevelopment
Agency |
City 95113 |
|
www.sjredevelopment.org |
No |
No |
| San Jose Office of
Economic Development |
City 95113 |
|
www.do-biz-here.com |
No |
No |
| San Joaquin Partnership |
County 95219 |
|
www.sjpnet.org |
No |
No |
| City of Merced |
City 95340 |
|
www.cityofmerced.org |
No |
No |
| City of Eureka |
City 95501 |
|
www.ci.eureka.ca.gov
|
No |
No |
| Sierra Economic
Development District, Auburn |
Region 95603 |
|
www.sedd.org
|
No |
No |
| Stanislaus County
(Modesto) |
County 95354 |
|
www.co.stanislaus.ca.us |
No |
No |
| City of Elk Grove |
City 95758 |
|
www.elkgrovecity.org |
No |
No |
| City of Sacramento |
City |
|
www.cityofsacramento.org/econdev |
No |
No |
| Port of Sacramento - West
Sacramento FTZ No. 143 |
Port 95798 |
|
www.portofsacramento.com |
No |
No |
| Sacramento Area Commerce &
Trade Organization |
Region 95814 |
|
www.sactoedc.org |
No |
No |
| Sacramento Municipal
Utility District |
regional utility |
|
www.smud.org |
No |
No |
|
Oroville Economic Development Corporation - Butte County |
county 95965 |
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No |
No |
| Yuba County Airport and
Economic Development |
County 95993 |
|
www.yubacounty.org |
No |
No |
| Economic Dev. Corp of
Shasta County, Redding |
County 96002 |
|
www.shastaedc.org |
No |
No |
| Upstate California
Economic Development Council, Red Bluff |
Region 96080 |
|
www.upstatecalifornia.org |
No |
No |
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Southern and Central California |
maps for
CA and NV |
Contacts Bruce
- GDI |
|
Survey |
Profile |
| Los Angeles County
Economic Development Corporation |
County 90071 |
|
www.laedc.org
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No |
No |
| City of Santa Monica |
City 90405 |
|
www.santa-monica.org |
No |
No |
| Long Beach Area Chamber |
Metro 90831 |
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www.lbchamber.com |
No |
No |
| City of Rancho Cucamonga |
City 91730 |
|
www.insiderancho.com |
No |
No |
| City of Industry |
City 91744 |
|
www.cityofindustry.org |
No |
No |
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City of Ontario |
City 91764 |
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www.ontariocalifornia.us
www.ci.ontario.ca.us
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No |
No |
| City of Poway |
City 92064 |
|
www.ci.poway.ca.us |
No |
No |
| San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp |
Region 92101 |
|
www.sandiegobusiness.org |
No |
No |
| Coachella Valley
Enterprise Zone |
EZ 92236 |
|
www.cveza.com
|
No |
No |
| Valley of Imperial Development
Alliance, El Centro |
Local 92243 |
|
www.valleyalliance.com |
No |
No |
| Imperial Valley EDC |
County |
|
www.ivedc.com |
No |
No |
| Coachella Valley Economic
Partnership |
Local 92260 |
|
www.moveherenow.com |
No |
No |
| City of Twentynine Palms |
City 92277 |
|
www.29palms.com |
No |
No |
| City of Fontana |
City 92335 |
|
www.fontanabusiness.org |
No |
No |
| City of Hesperia |
City 92345 |
|
www.hesperia.net |
No |
No |
| City of Victorville |
City 92392 |
|
www.victorvillecity.com
www.ci.victorville.ca.us |
No |
No |
| Inland Empire North,
Regional Economic Development Authority, Victorville |
Region 92393 |
|
www.ienorth.org |
No |
No |
| County of San Bernardino
Economic Development Agency |
County 92401 |
909-387-4700 |
www.OpportunityCA.us
www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us |
No |
No |
| Inland Empire Economic Partnership |
Region 92408 |
|
www.ieep.com |
No |
No |
| City of Riverside Development
Department |
City 92502 |
|
www.riverside-ca.org
|
No |
No |
| March Joint Powers
Authority - FTZ No. 244 Riverside County - March Air Force Base was part of
the 1993 base realignment process (BRAC) |
County 92552 |
|
www.marchjpa.com |
No |
No |
| City of Temecula |
City 92589 |
|
www.cityoftemecula.org |
No |
No |
| Southwest Riverside County
Economic Alliance - Temecula |
County 92590 |
|
www.swrco.com
|
No |
No |
| Irvine Chamber of Commerce
- Destination Irvine |
City 92614 |
|
www.destinationirvine.com |
No |
No |
| Orange County Business
Council |
County 92614 |
|
www.locationoc.com
www.ocbc.org
|
No |
No |
| Anaheim Advantage |
City 92805 |
|
www.anaheim.net |
No |
No |
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Port Hueneme - Oxnard Harbor - FTZ No. 205 |
Port 93044 |
|
www.portofhueneme.org
|
No |
No |
| Kings County EDC, Hanford |
County 93230 |
|
www.kingsedc.org |
No |
No |
| Tejon Industrial Complex,
Tejon Ranch, Lebec CA - in Los Angeles and Kern County |
Development 93243 |
|
www.tejonranch.com/tic/ |
No |
No |
| City of Lemoore |
City 93245 |
|
www.lemoore.com |
No |
No |
| The EDC of Tulare County |
County 93274 |
|
www.edctulare.com
www.2GrowYourBiz.com
www.sequoiaregion.com
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No |
No |
| Kern Economic Development Corp,
Bakersfield |
County 93302 |
|
www.kedc.com |
No |
No |
| Economic Vitality Corp of
San Luis Obispo County |
County |
|
www.sloevc.org |
No |
No |
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City of Palmdale |
City 93550 |
|
www.cityofpalmdale.org |
No |
No |
| Fresno County Economic
Development Corp. |
County 93721 |
|
www.fresnoedc.com |
No |
No |
| California Central Valley
EDC, Stockton |
Region 93721 |
|
www.californiacv.com |
No |
No |
Explanation of column
headings above
- Organizations are generally sorted in
postal code order so that locations which are geographically close to each
other will usually (not always) be grouped together. This is a
selective directory, even though the state directory is more comprehensive
than the very selective one we will maintain at the regional level to
highlight the organizations which support our work or are found to be of
frequent interest for the convenience of the executives and business
advisors we serve.
- Scope : is the area served by the
organization, and postal code. We may include thumbnail maps which
expand to show information about participating areas, or link directly to
good maps or GIS research tools on the organization's website.
- Contacts : relationship leader at GDI
Solutions for maintaining information about contacts in this area.
If there is a working relationship through our various GUIDE services, we
also list the key organization contact, phone, and optional e-mail.
- Website and other resources : Aside from
the main website link, we may include other direct links to highlight
special features of expected interest to executives, especially if they
might not be readily noticed by just visiting the website. A good
example of this is when relevant content is actually maintained somewhere
else, such as a regional website rather than the local one, so that one
would otherwise need to know to follow the available links between the
websites.
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The default
for all other columns is "No" unless the organization supports our work.
- Survey : areas which have responded to our
GUIDE Network Survey, with a link to their response for convenience if
published (optional) and highlighted at the top. This is often
useful as an executive summary at the "long list" stage of location
selection.
- Profile : participates in our GUIDE Area
Profile service (also highlighted at the top of the page). This
involves a closer working relationship to maintain more timely and
detailed knowledge of the area throughout the year, and also involves a
more detailed executive summary on the website, with many relevant links.
If there are significant incentives in the area, we may also link to a
GUIDE Incentives Profile.
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All area representatives are encouraged to reply to the free
GUIDE Network
Survey, which consists of very basic questions to help maintain
timely knowledge about many areas for referral purposes. Area
representatives : see
how to
participate. Current service pricing
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special offers.
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Executive Survey, which helps us to continuously improve.
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The presence, absence,
or position of any organization on these lists,
or their position on the lists, does not imply any endorsement or opinion about their services,
nor by them about our own. The selections are simply intended to be helpful to executives who may be
unaware of such contacts, or how to reach their websites quickly.
Please contact us directly for relevant introductions or any additional
contacts, market knowledge, and research which we don't publish. |
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The
directory above links to the
websites of many California economic development organizations (EDO) and
provides contacts and Area Profiles, Surveys, or other available content
about CA as a "long list" extension of our contacts directory for the CA and larger
US
West Coast region,
following the same structure as our
global contact directories.
These area representatives
would typically include
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a state department of
commerce or industry or a provincial government office
- greater
metro city or county area chamber of commerce
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county economic
development agency
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industrial development
corporation or council - IDC
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alliance for business
development, community development
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investment promotion
agency - IPA
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industry cluster development initiatives, business
incubators, technology parks
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regional or global professional B2B networking
organizations, business partnering, joint venture development, or strategic
business alliance services
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trade and investment
promotion offices
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Despite the
wide variety of names for such economic development organizations, and
variances in the scope of their services, the ones we list are generally
actively involved in efforts to attract, expand, and retain business
investment projects in their areas (offices, factories, etc.), including the
attraction of foreign direct investment projects (FDI). This typically
includes support services, financial incentives, and information for
corporate site selection decisions as well as local business retention and
expansion services.
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development organizations - and professional service providers as well as
senior corporate executives who are responsible for the planning of major
projects such as new, relocated, expanded or consolidated offices,
factories, distribution centers or other operations. |
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