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2008 Economic Roundtable Report Table of Contents Introduction
■ THE GREATER ANTELOPE VALLEY The Greater Antelope Valley Area Profile 1 The Antelope Valley is an extensive economic region encompassing some 3,000 Map 1 square miles that includes portions of two (2) counties and five (5) incorporated cities. Now home to some 460,000 residents, the Antelope Valley is rapidly ■ DEMOGRAPHICS evolving into a stronger and more influential economic region. Its size is larger Population Detail 2 than the state of Connecticut and is diverse in resources, topography and climate. Comparisons 3 The Antelope Valley continues its heritage as one of the premier aerospace flight Antelope Valley Cities 4-9 test and research resources in the nation, while maintaining agricultural roots as Rural Areas 9 the largest agricultural producer in Los Angeles County of a number of crops. The ■ ECONOMY retail market continues to develop and is rapidly becoming home to a number Major Employers/Industries 10 of the nation’s leading retailers. The region’s industrial market is coming of age, Workforce 10 offering hundreds of thousands of square feet of brand new state-of-the-art facilities Average Salary by Industry Sector 11 for lease or purchase. Inventory of available land is plentiful and affordable, with a Cost of Doing Business 12 location close to the amenities offered in the Los Angeles Basin. Transportation 13 The Antelope Valley provides a fertile environment for economic growth and offers Enterprise Zone 14 a wide range of benefits to businesses seeking to re-locate or expand into the area. Foreign Trade Zone 14 The tax savings and incentives provided within the Enterprise and Foreign Trade Business Lending - Zones, together with affordable land, will lessen the impact of relocation or start- California Statewide CDC 15 Business Parks/Industrial Space 16-17 up costs and provide forward-thinking companies a better profit margin in the Retail Sales 18 years ahead. An Antelope Valley business can also take advantage of the available Area Business Loans 19 skilled and educated labor pool that includes some 60,000 commuters, together Film Activity 20 with clean air and a quality of life that is hard to duplicate elsewhere! Agriculture 20 This report is made possible through the efforts and support of the GAVEA Aerospace 21 membership, a dedicated group of business and civic leaders partnering with our cities and counties. Our members recognize that our economy is too important to ■ HOUSING leave to chance and have invested their time and expertise in supporting GAVEA’s 2007 Housing Summary & vital role in attracting and retaining wealth-producing jobs within the Greater House Sales 22-23 Antelope Valley. 2007 Building Permits/Values 24
■ HEALTH CARE Harvey Holloway George Atkinson Hospitals 25 Chairman Economic Roundtable Report Chairman of the Board Health Services 26 Greater Antelope Valley Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance Economic Alliance
■ EDUCATION Public Schools 27-28 Private Schools 28 Special thanks to Community Colleges/ the following: Universities 29-30 June Burcham Kaiser Permanente ■ QUALITY OF LIFE Harvey Holloway Community Life 31-32 Coldwell Banker Air Quality 31 Commercial Realty Water 31 Laurel Shockley 42060 10th Street West Weather 31 Southern California Edison Lancaster, CA 93534 Mel Layne, President 661/945-2741 ■ MEMBERSHIP Inside Back Cover Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance 661/945-7711 fax Cheryl Rose [email protected] ■ SPONSORS Outside Cover LAEDC [email protected] AREA PROFILE Total Population of RidgecrestRid cr s Greater Antelope Valley Region 462,272 TEHACHAPI MTNS Bakersfield Randsburg Annual Growth 2007-2012 Projected 509,727 10.27% 2000-2007 Estimated 462,272 15.97% California City 2000 Census 398,598 20.25% 1990 Census 331,464 Tehachapieh ch pi Mojave
Population by Origin Edwards Boron EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Not Hispanic or Latino 318,323 68.86% Barstow Hispanic or Latino 143,949 31.14% Rosamond
Population by Race Lake Hughes Lancasteraster White Alone 280,350 60.65% Lake Elizabeth Quartz Hill Green Valley Leona Palmdalea m ale Lake Black/African American Alone 63,358 13.71% Valley Los Angeles Castaic Santa Littlerock American Indian/Alaskan Native 5,196 1.12% Clarita Acton Pearblossom Asian Alone 15,712 3.40% Valencia Newhall Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1,269 0.27% Sylmar Ventura SAN BERNARDINO MTNS Some Other Race 72,930 15.78% Simi Valley Two or More Races 23,457 5.07% Oxnard Burbank SANTA MONICA MTNS Median Age 32.18 Pomona San Bernardino
Regional Housing Whittier Average Family Household Income $68,464 PACIFIC OCEAN Redondo Beach Riverside Average Household Income $62,894 Anaheim Housing Units 160,574 Santa Ana Persons per Household 3.02 N Owner Occupied 68.18% Average Length of Residence (yrs.) 8 Safety Range Antelope Valley usa-average Crime Rate per 100K to 250K Pop 4,144 5,080 Crime Rate 25K to 50K Pop 3,582 3,917 Crime Rate 10K to 25K Pop 2,900 3,514 Economy Cost of Doing Business Low to Moderate
Major Retail Sales $4,246,622,200 Kern 2006 Retail Sales Growth 5.31% AV Economic Region Two Year Growth 20.23% San Bernardino 2005 Cost of Living Index (US avg. 100) 113.2 Ventura 2006 Sector Job Growth 7.5% Los Angeles
Major Economic Impact Areas Orange Riverside Antelope Valley Mall Stores 140 Ethnicity Kiosks 58 4.97% Other Speaking Employees 1,700 21,217 Air Force Plant 42 (no longer includes FAA) Payroll $498,113,928 18.98% Local Contracts $19,147,715 Spanish Speaking Employees 6,785 80,957 Edwards Air Force Base Employees 10,695 Officers 618 76.05% Enlisted 1,438 Primarily English Gender Civilians 8,639 324,357 Local Contract (2006) $10,260,000 China Lake Civilians 3,388 49.44% Military 767 Male 228,541 50.56% Female 223,731 On-site Contractors 1,203 Off-Site Contractors 1,231 Payroll $432,000,000 Mojave Airport & Spaceport 68
Source: Claritas, FBI, AV Cities, ACCRA, GAVEA, EDD, AV Mall, Airforce Plant 42, Edwards, China Lake, Mojave Airport & Spaceport.
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 1 POPULATION DETAIL Population by Zip Code antelope valley POPULATION forecast ZIP ciTY 2005 2006 2007 2010 2020 2030 93501 Mojave 4,710 4,619 4,713 Lancaster 168,032 215,468 259,696 93505 California City 11,954 11,791 12,267 93516 Boron 1,830 1,772 1,835 Palmdale 176,506 259,712 337,314 93519 Cantil 124 120 104 Unincorporated-LA County 95,965 133,725 167,319 93523 Edwards 7,960 7,875 7,044 Greater California City/Mojave 24,395 30,972 38,111 93524 Edwards 25 26 26 Greater Ridgecrest 39,391 42,955 45,137 93527 Inyokern 2,035 1,904 1,866 Greater Rosamond 35,573 44,876 55,723 93554 Randsburg 47 45 39 Greater Tehachapi 40,428 52,796 66,971 93555 Ridgecrest 30,622 30,965 31,602 Antelope Valley 580,291 780,504 968,271 93560 Rosamond 16,399 16,557 16,659 93561 Tehachapi 28,960 29,804 30,639 Source: Southern California Association of Government. Total 104,666 105,478 106,794 93510 Acton 7,767 8,074 8,108 LOS ANGELES COUNTY 93532 Lakes Hughes 2,822 2,857 2,852 93534 Lancaster 37,719 38,973 40,456 150,000 150,000 93535 Lancaster 62,236 63,469 66,611 93536 Lancaster 54,657 56,146 60,592 93543 Littlerock 12,006 12,240 12,492 93544 Llano 1,316 1,338 1,348 120,000 120,000 93550 Palmdale 73,021 73,611 74,692 93551 Palmdale 42,298 43,887 46,520 93552 Palmdale 30,093 30,826 32,441 93553 Pearblossom 1,469 1,497 1,528 90,000 90,000 93563 Valyermo 885 886 788 93591 Palmdale 6,987 7,060 7,050 Total 333,276 340,864 355,478 Overall Total 437,942 446,342 462,272 60,000 60,000
30,000 30,000 2000 2005 2006 2007 2007 2000 2005 2006 118,718 133,274 138,562 143,818 116,670 136,188 141,199 145,468 Lancaster Palmdale
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2,000 5,000 2,000 2000 2005 2006 2007 2007 2000 2005 2006 2007 2000 2005 2006 8,385 11,533 12,056 13,123 24,927 27,493 27,530 27,944 11,125 11,930 12,617 13,063 California City Ridgecrest Tehachapi
Source: California Department of Finance.
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PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF CITY OF PALMDALE COMPARISON WITH OTHER AREAS
Population 2006 2007 2000-2011 Growth Projections Antelope Valley 446,342 462,272 2000 2012 % Atlanta 419,483 489,191 Moreno Valley 142,381 221,434 55.52% Miami 386,127 398,228 Bakersfield 247,057 360,848 46.06% St. Louis 340,122 351,620 Palmdale 116,670 159,878 37.03% Cincinnati 308,590 302,545 Lancaster 118,718 156,822 32.10% Las Vegas 557,484 564,905 Santa Clarita 151,088 192,395 27.34% Reno 204,313 210,877 Ontario 158,007 192,801 22.02% Tucson 523,816 529,131 Phoenix 1,321,045 1,602,910 21.34% Census Growth 1990-2000 Long Beach 461,522 502,956 8.98% Palmdale 49.40% AVG. FAMILY Household Income 2006 2007 Phoenix 33.50% Santa Clarita $103,433 $108,409 MedIAN House/Condo Prices % of Santa Clarita 23.50% Las Vegas $74,752 $76,662 2006 2007 change Bakersfield 29.90% Reno $74,843 $75,759 Los Angeles (city) $505,000 $567,500 12.38% Lancaster 21.49% Los Angeles $70,850 $73,512 Ridgecrest $175,000 $186,000 6.29% Ontario 17.10% Phoenix $72,449 $73,387 Long Beach $500,000 $500,000 0.00% Moreno Valley 19.90% Ridgecrest $70,579 $70,882 Rosamond $280,000 $275,000 -1.79% Long Beach 8.30% Bakersfield $66,386 $69,287 Palmdale $372,000 $354,750 -4.64% Palmdale $65,461 $68,548 Tehachapi $297,000 $280,000 -5.72% Housing Affordability 2005 2006 2007 Index (%) Long Beach $65,327 $68,123 Lancaster $339,500 $320,000 -5.74% California City $64,618 $65,203 Santa Clarita $551,000 $519,000 -5.81% Ridgecrest 78 77 75 Rosamond $62,466 $64,361 California City $230,000 $215,750 -6.20% California City 74 67 70 Lancaster $60,604 $63,525 Bakersfield $298,000 $272,000 -8.72% Phoenix, AZ 73 67 70 Tuscon $54,396 $55,979 Chandler, AZ NA 61 63 Cost of Doing Business (Kosmont) Tehachapi $50,553 $50,589 Mojave 72 60 61 2005 2006 Glendale, AZ 63 57 60 Real Estate Tax Rate 2005 2006 Lancaster Moderate Cost Moderate Cost United States 62 60 60 Lancaster 1.102% 1.129% Palmdale Moderate Cost Moderate Cost Tehachapi 46 40 59 San Bernardino 1.141% 1.141% Victorville Moderate Cost Moderate Cost Bakersfield 57 51 58 Bakersfield 1.150% 1.150% Tulare High Cost High Cost Reno, NV 84 51 53 Palmdale 1.129% 1.213% Riverside High Cost High Cost Santa Clarita 48 43 51 Victorville 1.248% 1.248% San Bernardino Very High Cost Very High Cost Tucson, AZ 67 49 49 Portland, OR 2.100% 2.100% Los Angeles Very High Cost Very High Cost Palmdale 51 42 48 Tucson, AZ 2.250% 2.250% Chandler, AZ Very High Cost Very High Cost Lancaster 65 42 47 Chandler, AZ 2.928% 2.928% Phoenix, AZ Very High Cost High Cost Rosamond 63 58 43 Reno, NV 3.520% 3.520% Las Vegas, NV NA 35 43 California Condos 38 35 35 California 37 43 32 % Change national % Above/Below Long Beach 30 25 27 Crime Rate (per 100,000 pop) 2004 2005 2006 2005-06 aVerage ‘06 nat’l AVERAGE Los Angeles 29 24 21 California Cost of Living Index (%) (ACCRA) Ridgecrest 3370 3062 5878 91.95% 3917 33% 2005 1st Quarter Victorville 5909 5596 5122 -8.48% 4212 18% New York 203.9 San Bernardino 7079 6878 4879 -29.06% 5080 -4% San Francisco 178.7 Bakersfield 6274 6348 5865 -7.61% 6210 -6% Los Angeles/Long Beach 153.7 Lancaster 4329 4541 4659 2.61% 5080 -9% San Diego 146.9 Palmdale 4049 3906 3830 -1.95% 5080 -33% 2005 2nd Quarter Riverside 5088 5298 3583 -32.37% 6210 -73% San Bernardino 126.3 Nevada Palm Springs 123.3 Reno 5785 6108 5835 -4.47% 5080 13% Fresno 119.6 North Las Vegas 4997 5443 5649 3.78% 5080 10% Riverside 117.8 Las Vegas Metro 5629 5582 5650 1.22% 5568 1% Portland, OR 115.6 Las Vegas, NV 113.9 Arizona Antelope Valley 113.2 Tucson 9990 6865 8557 24.65% 6564 23% Reno, NV 112.1 Phoenix 7295 7094 6672 -5.95% 5568 17% Sparks, NV 112.1 Glendale 6284 5674 5484 -3.35% 5080 7% Bakersfield 109.6
Source: Kosmont Rose Institute, CAR, FBI, Claritas, Census, ACCRA, DataQuick, GAVEA.
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 3 ANTELOPE VALLEY CITIES Population by Origin 143,818 Voted “Most Business-Friendly City in LA County” Not Hispanic or Latino 71.74% Lancaster Hispanic 28.26% POPULATION BY RACE White Alone 57.31% African American 19.53% Native American 1.03% “Lancaster best represents what can be Asian/Pacific Islander 4.51% achieved when city government works Some Other Race 12.42% side-by-side with the business community Two Or More Races 5.20% to create an environment where quality jobs Median Age 31.76 Male 50.47% can grow.” Female 49.53% — Bill Allen, President and CEO Average Family Household $63,525 Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation Income - City (LAEDC) 93536 $84,308 93535 $54,965 93534 $52,920 Public Safety (2006) Crime Rate Per 100,000 4,659 Eddy Award U.S. Average 100-250K pop. 5,080 Housing 2007 Median Housing $320,000 2007 MILESTONES Annual % of Change -5.74% ■ Eddy Award winner for the “Most Business-Friendly ■ The City partnered with CSU Bakersfield Antelope Valley, Affordability Index 47 City in Los Angeles County” (out of 88 cities) by Antelope Valley College, and AVUHSD to develop the Housing Units 48,550 the Los Angeles County Economic Development Teachers of Tomorrow program helping local students Detached Units 33,288 Corporation (LAEDC) become teachers and placing them in positions locally Persons per Household 3.07 Homeowners 61.87% ■ Grand openings of Big Tuna, Chili’s, Jamba Juice, Panera ■ In partnership with Antelope Valley College, the Ethics Bread, and Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill at the Lancaster First Initiative was created to assist job applicants obtain Education 82,038 Town Center fundamental work skills and place them with local (educational attainment by pop. 25+) No High School Diploma 21.36% ■ Two Hilton brand hotels, a 93-room Homewood Suites employers High School Graduate 25.79% and an 86-room Hampton Inn are currently under ■ The launch of the LADDER Initiative (Lancaster’s Some College, no degree 28.49% construction and nearly complete at Front Row Center Apprentice Development and Deployment for Economic Associate’s Degree 8.22% ■ Grand opening of a Marriott brand 95-room SpringHill Revitalization) connecting businesses and employees Bachelor’s Degree 10.39% Suites at Hotel Circle near 20th Street West and the through apprenticeships, internships, and job training Master’s Degree 4.28% 14 Freeway ■ Hosted the first Strong Neighborhood Initiative Professional School Degree 1.11% ■ A Marriott brand, TownPlace Suites, is planned for Community Event at Sierra School Doctoral Degree 0.37% construction at the Lancaster Spectrum near Avenue J-8 ■ Grand opening of Laurel Crest Apartments, a 92-unit and 20th Street West Home project for workforce families in the North Workforce (civ employed by Pop. 16+) 53,644 Management/Financial Operations 11.42% ■ uWink, a social entertainment restaurant, signs Downtown Transit Village Professional Occupations 21.21% commitment letter to open its restaurant in Downtown ■ Arbor Grove, the converted Essex House, has been Service 17.25% Lancaster transformed into a full-service senior complex with Sales & Office 26.02% ■ Grand openings of a new Mechanical Engineering Lab studio apartments and has leased the first building Agricultural/Forestry 0.14% and new Electrical Engineering Lab at the Lancaster ■ Grand Opening of new Wal-Mart Supercenter at Valley Construction/Maintenance 11.41% University Center Central Way Production/transportation 12.55% ■ Launched the Mayor’s Business Roundtable, a quarterly ■ Implemented the Economic Development/ Spanish Speaking 16.29% meeting with Lancaster’s top employers, to discuss issues Redevelopment Strategic Plan focusing on four strategic affecting local business pillars: 1) Improve the Jobs/Housing Balance 2) Revitalize ■ Sponsored the creation of the Antelope Valley Jaycees to local commerce 3) Development of a 21st Century Growth Rate Chart 130,000 attract and retain young professionals in the AV Workforce 4) Promote sense of community
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110,000 Elected Officials Contacts
Mayor Henry W. Hearns Interim City Manager Mark Bozigian 123,202 126,065 129,238 133,274 138,562 143,818 100,000 Vice Mayor Andrew D. Visokey 661/723-6000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Councilmembers Director Economic Development/Redevelopment (LEDR) State Rank in Size 40 38 37 Jim Jeffra Vern Lawson Rank of Growth in LA County by % 3 2 3 Ron Smith 661/723-6128 Annual Growth Rate 3.5% 4.1% 3.8% Ed Sileo State Rank in Growth by % 121 52 59 % of Change from 2000 Census 12.6% 16.6% 21.1% 44933 Fern Avenue ■ Lancaster, CA 93534 State Rank by Numeric Change from 2000 Census 39 31 28 www.cityoflancasterca.org ■ www.colra.org Source: City of Lancaster, GAVEA, Claritas Inc., CA-DOF, CAR, FBI, DataQuick 4 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org Population by Origin 145,468 Palmdale “A Place to Call Home” Not Hispanic or Latino 57.57% Hispanic 42.43% Population by Race White Alone 49.34% African American 17.45% Native American 0.98% Asian/Pacific Islander 4.08% Some Other Race 22.87% Two Or More Races 5.28% Median Age 28.74 Male 49.16% Female 50.84% Average Family Household $68,548 Income - CITY 93550 $53,692 93551 $97,851 “Barney Hospitality Group (BHG) constructs and manages hotels throughout 93552 $66,929 California, and has therefore had a wide range of experiences with many different Public Safety cities. When it came time to build another hotel, the decision was easy, Palmdale! Crime Rate Per 100,000 3,830 We are building our new Staybridge Suites right next door to our Holiday Inn U.S. Average 100-250K pop 5,080 because the City of Palmdale’s pro-business City Council understands clearly Housing that partnering with quality businesses is good for the entire community. The 2007 Median Housing $354,750 expert staff is diligent and professional and makes it a pleasure to work with them Annual % of Change -4.64% through all phases of the development process.” Affordability Index 48 — Phil Barney, President and CEO Housing Units 44,031 Barney Hospitality Group, LLC Detached Units 35,004 Persons per Household 3.57 Homeowners 71.91% 2007 MILESTONES Education 76,489 ■ LA/Palmdale Regional Airport opens with daily flights on ■ Construction begins for new 47-acre Palmdale Gateway (educational attainment by pop. 25+) United Airlines to San Francisco shopping center at 47th Street East and Avenue R to include No High School Diploma 25.25% ■ Super Target, Home Depot, PetSmart, and Staples Plans unveiled for new 300-acre, $18 million power plant High School Graduate 24.61% ■ Pepperdine University’s business school begins offering MBA ■ Construction begins for new 10-acre Challenger Business Park Some College, no degree 29.04% Program at the AERO Institute at 5th Street West and Palmdale Boulevard Associate’s Degree 7.28% ■ NASA Dryden Flight Research Center opens a satellite aircraft ■ Squirty’s Collision Center opens new 20,000 square-foot facility Bachelor’s Degree 9.79% operations facility at USAF Plant 42, Site 9 in the Fairway Business Park, where over 137,000 square feet Master’s Degree 2.86% ■ Palmdale launches new anti-crime program – Partners for a of spec industrial buildings are under construction or approved Professional School Degree 0.80% Better Palmdale (PBP). First Neighborhood House opens for construction Doctoral Degree 0.37% ■ ■ Construction begins on new three-story, 99-suite Staybridge BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse, On the Border Mexican Grill & Workforce (civ employed by Pop. 16+) 55,665 Suites hotel at 5th Street West, next to the Holiday Inn Cantina open at the Antelope Valley Mall. Coming soon will be Management/Financial Operations 11.67% Claim Jumper, Yard House, and Ginza Steakhouse ■ Embassy Suites hotel approved for construction at Avenue P-4, Professional Occupations 17.57% ■ Construction begins for; Romi’s Fine Dining and Soup between Trade Center Drive and Fifth Street West. The new Service 15.98% Plantation at 10th Street West 136,522 square-foot hotel will have 150 suites Sales & Office 27.48% ■ Michaels Arts and Crafts, BevMo Beverages & More, Tuesday ■ Construction completed for over 198,000 square-feet of Agricultural/Forestry 0.14% Morning, Juice-it-Up, PickUp Stix Asian Food, and two Coffee professional office, commercial, and light industrial buildings Construction/Maintenance 11.88% Bean & Tea Leaf stores open in the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center, with another Production/transportation 15.29% ■ Construction begins for 43,500 square-foot shopping center at 305,000 square feet under construction Spanish Speaking 27.70% 10th Street West between Avenue O-8 and O-4 ■ Construction begins for three new senior housing projects: ■ 78-unit Courson Connection, 81-unit Cielo Azul, and 80-unit Construction begins for the 5-acre Park Plaza shopping center Growth Rate Chart 130,000 at 46th Street East and Avenue S to include Chili’s Grill & Bar, Summer Terrace Apartments and Starbucks ■ Construction commences for new 103,000 square-foot assisted living center at Rancho Vista Boulevard and Fairway. 120,000
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Mayor James C. Ledford, Jr. City Manager Stephen H. Williams 123,775 127,239 131,348 136,188 141,199 145,468 100,000 Mayor Pro Tem Stephen Knight 661/267-5100 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Councilmembers Assistant Executive Director/CRA State Rank in Size 38 36 36 Mike Dispenza Danny R. Roberts Rank of Growth in LA County by % 2 3 4 Steven D. Hofbauer 661/267-5125 Annual Growth Rate 3.4% 3.8% 3.0% Tom Lackey State Rank in Growth by % 80 60 74 % of Change from 2000 Census 17.2% 20.9% 24.7% State Rank by Numeric Change from 2000 Census 23 20 20 38300 Sierra Highway ■ Palmdale, CA 93550 www.cityofpalmdale.org Source: City of Palmdale, GAVEA, Claritas Inc., CA-DOF, CAR, FBI, DataQuick
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 5 Population by Origin 13,123 California City “Classic Desert Living” Not Hispanic or Latino 76.92% Hispanic 23.08% Population by Race White Alone 62.95% African American 12.84% Native American 0.00% Asian/Pacific Islander 4.33% Some Other Race 11.25% Two Or More Races 6.71% Median Age 34.23 Male 49.61% Female 50.39% Average Family Household $65,237 Income - CITY 93505 $65,203 Public Safety Crime Rate Per 100,000 2,900 U.S. Average 10-25K pop 3,514 Housing 2007 Median Housing $215,750 Annual % of Change -6.20% Affordability Index 70 California City Park Housing Units 4,359 Detached Units 3,385 Persons per Household 2.81 “California City is pro-growth. We have broken ground for a new high Homeowners 67.41% school, and will break ground for a new elementary school in January of Education 7,612 2007. California City is still the best kept secret in California. Where else (educational attainment by pop. 25+) in California can you buy a new three-bedroom, two-bath home in the No High School Diploma 17.12% low-$200,000s.” High School Graduate 25.34% Some College, no degree 35.13% — Al Gagnon, President Associate’s Degree 9.87% California City Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree 7.74% Master’s Degree 3.70% Professional School Degree 0.01% Doctoral Degree 1.09%
2007 MILESTONES Workforce (civ employed by Pop. 16+) 4,908 ■ New high school completed construction Management/Financial Operations 12.39% ■ Approximately 500 single-family home permits issued Professional Occupations 17.79% ■ Development agreement approved for a Taco Bell/ Service 21.17% Kentucky Fried Chicken store Sales & Office 25.45% ■ $2 million Federal Aviation Administration grant for a Agricultural/Forestry 0.20% municipal airport runway improvement Construction/Maintenance 13.06% ■ New elementary school under completion Production/Transportation 9.94% Speaking Spanish 10.08%
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10,000 10,847 11,193 11,406 11,553 12,056 13,123 8,000 Elected Officials Contacts 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Mayor David Evans City Manager Linda Lunsford Councilmembers 760/373-8661 State Rank in Size 348 345 335 Mike Edmiston Rank of Growth in Kern County by % 9 3 1 Annual Growth Rate 0.9% 4.2% 8.9% Nicholas Lessenevitch State Rank in Growth by % 17 51 12 Kevin Schafer % of Change from 2000 Census 37.2% 43.7% 56.5% Cathy Strong State Rank by Numeric Change from 2000 Census 172 164 145
Source: City of California City, GAVEA, Claritas Inc., CA-DOF, 21000 Hacienda Boulevard ■ California City, CA 93505 CAR, FBI, DataQuick www.californiacity-ca.us
6 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org Population by Origin 27,944 Ridgecrest “The Place to be!” Not Hispanic or Latino 83.86% “Ridgecrest offers businesses of Hispanic 16.14% all sizes, whether just starting Population by Race up or already established, the White Alone 78.28% African American 3.64% opportunity to grow and prosper Native American 1.13% because both the city and county Asian/Pacific Islander 5.23% government are responsive and Some Other Race 7.07% maintain a business-friendly Two Or More Races 4.64% agenda. With the availability of Median Age 34.32 Male 49.88% land, clean air, clear weather, Female 50.12% and a highly educated workforce, Average Family $70,882 Ridgecrest demonstrates an Income - CITY entrepreneurial attitude; while at 93555 $72,757 the same time retaining that small Public Safety town spirit and lifestyle.” Crime Rate Per 100,000 3,582 U.S. Average 25-50K pop 3,917 Ridgecrest City Hall — Ron Kicinski, Co-owner, TOSS, Inc. and Service Master of IWV Housing 2007 Median Housing $186,000 Annual % of Change 6.29% 2007 MILESTONES Affordability Index 75 ■ The relocation of new employees to NAWS China Lake as ■ Expansion of the Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Housing Units 11,718 a result of BRAC ■ Development of new medical and dental clinics and Detached Units 7,802 ■ The opening of a hotel and office complex involving the medical office space in the Ridgecrest Business Park Persons per Household 2.58 Spring Hills Muaitrersio ■ Construction of 75,000 square feet of new office space Homeowners 63.11% ■ Opening of a 14,500 square-foot Rite Aid Drug store within the Ridgecrest Business Park Education 16,207 (educational attainment by pop. 25+) Ridgecrest continues its efforts to be a business-friendly, pro-growth city through the development of fast-tracking No High School Diploma 13.23% planning and business processing. The city is fast becoming the regional retail center for Eastern Kern County with the High School Graduate 23.56% introduction of several new big box retailers and its position as the third largest community in Kern County. With an Some College, no degree 28.24% increase in retail sales in 2005 of 4.19%, Ridgecrest is well positioned to continue its retail expansion. Associate’s Degree 11.46% Economic indicators have greatly improved in the last year with the expansion of the Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) Bachelor’s Degree 15.51% in China Lake. This new job growth will generate new supporting military contractors and local business expansion. These Master’s Degree 6.58% jobs are expected to bring several thousand new residents to the community. The increase in population will require new Professional School Degree 0.72% home construction over the next four years. Doctoral Degree 1.15% Workforce (civ employed by Pop. 16+) 11,185 “It’s all about personal service. I enjoy doing business with people I know. Management/Financial Operations 11.53% We are growing, but our business community retains the small town Professional Occupations 28.92% Service 17.68% flavor of mutual support and, in that way, we provide better customer Sales & Office 22.49% service.” Agricultural/Forestry 0.13% — Pat Farris, Publisher Construction/Maintenance 10.43% The News Review Production/transportation 8.81% Spanish Speaking 8.46% “We like doing business in Ridgecrest because the community is friendly, Growth Rate Chart 27,000 because they are caring and forgiving and because they are so supportive of our local merchants.” 26,000 — Peggy Breeden, Owner & Operator The Swap Sheet 25,000
Elected Officials Contacts 25,599 25,860 26,118 27,493 27,536 27,944 24,000 Mayor Marshall “Chip” Holloway City Manager Harvey M. Rose 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Mayor Pro Tem Steven Morgan 760/499-5000 State Rank in Size 252 252 245 Vice Mayor Thomas Wiknich Community & Economic Development Rank of Growth in Kern County by % 7 8 6 Councilmembers Annual Growth Rate 1.4% 0.6% 1.5% Gary Parsons State Rank in Growth by % 250 432 126 Dan O. Clark 760/499-5061 % of Change from 2000 Census 6.3% 6.4% 12.1% Ronald Carter State Rank by Numeric Change from 2000 Census 260 266 211
100 West California Avenue ■ Ridgecrest, CA 93555 Source: City of Ridgecrest, GAVEA, Claritas Inc., CA-DOF, CAR, www.ci.ridgecrest.ca.us FBI, DataQuick
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 7 Population by Origin (Greater Tehachapi region) 37,868 Tehachapi Not Hispanic or Latino 60.51% “The Right Environment for the Right Company” Hispanic 39.49% Population by Race White Alone 71.34% African American 5.01% Native American 0.98% Asian/Pacific Islander 1.36% Some Other Race 16.46% Two Or More Races 4.84% Median Age 36.85 Male 69.81% Female 30.19% Average Family $50,589 Income - CITY 93561 $71,177 Public Safety Crime Rate Per 100,000 na U.S. Average 10-25K pop 3,514 Housing 2007 Median Housing $280,000 Annual % of Change -5.96% Wal-Mart Rendering Affordability Index 59 Housing Units 3,406 Detached Units 2,223 “The City of Tehachapi, Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce, and Main Persons per Household 2.68 Street Tehachapi know what it takes to get projects off the ground; Homeowners 55.00% and other cities could learn from them. Mostly, when a business Education 8,213 approaches these organizations for help, advice, or ideas, the attitude is (educational attainment by pop. 25+) overwhelmingly, ‘How can we help to make your business prosper?’” No High School Diploma 27.67% High School Graduate 34.13% — Thomas and Colleen Kohnen Some College, no degree 23.51% Kohnen Country Bakery Associate’s Degree 8.05% 2007 MILESTONES Bachelor’s Degree 9.50% Master’s Degree 4.80% ■ Wal-Mart Corporation files for architectural design and ■ City completes construction on a .75-acre park on the Professional School Degree 0.46% site plan review approval for a 185,000 square-foot Super north side (Pioneer Park) Doctoral Degree 0.09% Wal-Mart ■ 80-unit Marriott Hotel completes the permitting process Workforce (civ employed by Pop. 16+) 2,581 ■ City of Tehachapi receives the coveted Crystal Eagle and is ready to break ground Management/Financial Operations 10.96% Award from the California Downtown Business ■ City completes Community Design Charrette process as a Professional Occupations 13.33% Association for the completion of $4.5 million streetscape precursor to the General Plan update Service 25.84% improvements to the downtown business district ■ City contracts with the firm of Elizabeth Moule and Sales & Office 24.91% ■ Orchard Retail Center completes a 42,000 square-foot Stefanos Polyzoldes of Pasadena to head up the Agricultural/Forestry 2.25% shopping center in the Tucker Road (Highway 202) comprehensive General Plan update to include a Construction/Maintenance 9.53% commercial corridor significant design component Manufacturing/Professional 13.17% Spanish Speaking 22.98%
Growth Rate Chart 12,000
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Elected Officials Contacts 10,000 Mayor Deborah Hand Interim City Manager Greg Garrett
Mayor Pro Tem Linda Vernon 661/822-2200, ext. 108 11,095 11,461 11,783 11,930 12,617 13,063 9,000 Councilmembers Community Development Director 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Stan Beckman David James Philip Smith 661/822-2200, ext. 119 State Rank in Size 345 340 339 Ed Grimes Rank of Growth in Kern County by % 8 1 5 Annual Growth Rate 1.1% 5.5% 3.5% 115 South Robinson Street ■ Tehachapi, CA 93561 State Rank in Growth by % 218 32 63 www.tehachapicityhall.com % of Change from 2000 Census 7.0% 13.3% 17.4% State Rank by Numeric Change from 2000 Census 324 270 261
Source: City of Tehachapi, GAVEA, Claritas Inc., CA-DOF, CAR, FBI, Kern COG, DataQuick.
8 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org Population by Origin 3,650 Mojave Not Hispanic or Latino 63.51% “Home of the Nation’s First Inland Spaceport” Hispanic 36.49% POPULATION BY RACE White Alone 59.51% African American 6.66% Native American 1.15% Asian/Pacific Islander 2.60% Some Other Race 0.22% Two Or More Races 23.95% Median Age 31.42 Male 50.55% Female 49.45% Average Family Income - CITY $39,194 93501 $42,886 Housing Homeowners 52.73% Education 2,134 Proteus in flight over Southern California (educational attainment by pop. 25+) No High School Diploma 18.70% “Mojave Spaceport, America’s first Inland Spaceport. Paving the High School Graduate 34.63% way to the emerging Personal Spaceflight Industry.” Some College, no degree 25.49% Associate’s Degree 4.22% — Stuart O. Witt, General Manager, Mojave Spaceport Bachelor’s Degree 4.03% www.mojaveairport.com • 661/824-2433 Master’s Degree 1.87% 1434 Flightline, Mojave, CA 93501 Professional School Degree 0.89% Doctoral Degree 0.47% Workforce (civ employed by Pop. 16+) 1,238 Management/Financial Operations 5.82% Professional Occupations 18.01% Rural Communities Service 26.01% Sales & Office 16.40% of the Greater Antelope Valley Agricultural/Forestry 0.81% Construction/Maintenance 16.40% Average Production/Transportation 16.56% family Spanish Speaking 21.14% 2000 2006 2007 household Census estimate estimate income Source: Claritas, GAVEA Green Valley 1,859 1,993 2,079 $139,014 Acton 2,390 2,615 2,566 $105,058 Bear Valley Springs 4,232 4,661 4,995 $93,939 Lake Communities 2,828 2,857 2,852 $77,404 Quartz Hill 9,890 11,014 11,462 $93,051 Inyokern 984 837 842 $66,970 Stallion Springs 1,522 2,083 2,319 $69,940 Golden Hills 6,401 7,789 7,778 $72,544 Randsburg 77 68 59 $57,206 Rosamond 14,349 15,944 16,036 $64,361 Little Rock 1,402 1,569 1,529 $60,501 Boron 2,025 1,772 1,835 $56,114 North Edwards 1,227 1,204 1,240 $52,822 Edwards 5,909 5,897 5,117 $53,499 Lake Los Angeles 11,523 12,002 12,109 $50,523
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 9 GREATER ANTELOPE VALLEY EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY SECTOR
2008 LARGEST EMPLOYERS Company # of Employees
Edwards Air Force Base 12,800 China Lake 6,580 Lockheed Martin Co. 3,700 County of Los Angeles 3,546 AV Hospital 2,370 AV Union High School District 2,232 Northrup-Grumman 2,100 WalMart (4 stores) 2,070 Tehachapi State Prison 1,963 AV Mall 1,800 Palmdale School District 1,792 Mira Loma-CA State Prison 1,707 Countrywide 1,640 Lancaster School District 1,590 West Side Lancaster Elementary 1,174 AV College 1,089 Rite Aid Distribution Center 996 Rio Tinto Minerals 850 Boeing (2 divisions) 850 Kaiser Permanente 680 Sierra Sands School District 603 Albertson’s Food & Drug (4 stores) 597 F22-2004 Rollout Lancaster Community Hospital 570 Tehachapi Unified School District 550 EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY BY SECtor High Desert Health System 510 2005 2006 % of CHANGE Starwood 503 05 to 06 Federal Government 1,076 1,344 24.91% California City Corrections Facility 420 High Desert Medical Group 400 State Government 3,461 3,526 1.88%
S. Kern Unified School District 388 Local Government 15,560 15,513 -0.30% Lowe’s (3 stores) 377 Agriculture and Mining 1,485 1,469 -1.08% Keppel School District 364 Utilities 622 610 -1.93% City of Palmdale 356 Construction 6,511 7,167 10.08% Manufacturing 6,740 10,899 61.71% Deluxe Corp 350 Costco 310 Wholesale Trade 1,432 1,491 4.12%
Eastside Lancaster School District 308 Retail Trade 14,886 15,530 4.33% City of Lancaster 300 Transportation and Warehousing 2,112 2,302 9.00% Mojave Unified School District 300 Mgmt. of Companies and Enterprises Muroc Joint Unified School District 300 & Admin and Support and Waste U S. Pole 267 mgmt and Remediation Services 3,883 3,933 1.29% Michael’s Distribution Center 262 Information 1,179 1,314 11.45% Home Depot (2 Stores) 257 Finance and Insurance 2,748 2,749 0.04% Lance Campers 250 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,436 1,485 3.41% SYGMA 250 Professional, Scientific, and Wilsona School District 240 technical Services 4,024 3,852 -4.27% Anderson-Barrows 221 Educational Services 624 627 0.48% AV Press 220 Health Care and Social Assistance 8,086 8,563 5.90% Sam’s Club 194 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 979 972 -0.72% Delta Scientific 160 Accommodation and Food Services 8,995 9,018 0.26% Symvionics 160 Other Services 2,393 2,490 4.05% Wells Fargo 151 Totals EMPLOYMENT 88,232 94,854 7.51% Best Buy 150 ANNUAL JOB GROWTH 8,866 6,622 Federal Aviation Administration NA % OF ANNUAL JOB GROWTH 11.2% 7.5% TOTAL 60,967 AVG ANNUAL JOB GROWTH 2001-2006 7.4% Source: EDD, CSUN, GAVEA, SFVERC.
10 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org Employment Growth 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Federal Government 7.2% -18.8% -60.9% 46.9% State Government 4.2% 3.7% 106.3% 9.6% Local Government 5.7% 3.0% 11.0% 5.9% Agriculture and Mining 2.5% -2.5% 11.6% -5.0% Utilities 91.2% 20.7% 12.7% 3.3% Construction -0.8% 26.3% 19.9% 17.8% Manufacturing 23.8% 9.4% -6.7% 86.3% Wholesale Trade 29.4% 8.6% 18.7% 13.4% Retail Trade 12.8% 11.0% 10.7% 5.4% Transportation and Warehousing 21.9% 30.9% 0.6% 17.7% Mgmt. of Companies and Enterprises & Admin. and Support and Waste Mgmt. and Remediation Services 19.9% -11.4% 14.0% 4.2% Information 16.0% 8.8% 3.3% 12.2% Finance and Insurance 65.3% 10.1% 9.1% 1.9% Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 14.8% 16.0% 20.6% 8.5% Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 13.2% 17.0% 14.8% 0.1% Educational Services 65.1% 29.9% 42.1% 7.2% Health Care and Social Assistance 9.3% 8.7% 11.4% 10.2% Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 0.7% 19.4% 21.1% 4.0% Accommodation and Food Services 14.4% 4.7% 17.5% 2.5% Other Services (except Public Admin.) 5.9% 1.8% 13.4% 7.8% Totals EMPLOYMENT 13.1% 6.9% 8.3% 18.2%
GREATER ANTELOPE VALLEY AVERAGE SALARY BY INDUSTRY
Utilities Manufacturing Federal Government Prof., Scientific, Technical Services Agriculture and Mining Local Government State Government AVERAGE AVERAGE Finance and Insurance ANNUAL WAGES INCREASE % OF CHANGE Health Care & Social Assistance 2001 $2.14b Waste Mgmt. & Remediation Services 2002 $2.32b $186.8m 8.75% 2003 $2.63b $303.4m 13.07% Construction 2004 $2.8b $181.0m 6.89% Information 2005 $3.03b $233.2m 8.31% 2006 $3.59b $553.4m 8.46% Transportation and Warehousing AVERAGE AVERAGE Real Estate and Rental and Leasing ANNUAL SALARY INCREASE % OF CHANGE Mgmt. of Companies and Enterprises 2001 $32,043 Educational Services 2002 $32,461 $481 1.30% 2003 $33,967 $1,506 4.64% Retail Trade 2004 $35,359 $1,391 4.10% Other Services 2005 $34,448 -$910 -2.57% Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 2006 $37,878 $3,444 10.00% Accommodation & Food Services 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000
Source: EDD, CSUN, GAVEA, SFVERC.
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 11 THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS
The highly respected Kosmont Cost of Doing Business Study compares the cost of doing business in a wide range of cities
throughout the United States which have Legend populations of more than 100,000. The 1 Cost Rating 2 Charges Gross Receipts Tax study compares a number of costs imposed Very Low Cost The lowest possible rating 3 Indicates rate of Utility Users Tax, if applicable. Low Cost Cities that charge low fees and charges “No” indicates that the city does not charge this tax by local government such as business taxes, Moderate Cost Cities that charge moderately high fees and charges 4 Business tax rate comparison per $1,000 in receipts gross receipt taxes, utility taxes, property High Cost Cities with high cost 5 Property Tax Very High Cost The highest possible cost 6 Sales Tax taxes, sales tax, state income taxes, fees, and other costs that may apply. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Listed is the Kosmont 2006 rating for Antelope Valley Lancaster Moderate Cost no no No 1.1296% 8.25% Lancaster and Palmdale along with a Palmdale Moderate Cost no no No 1.2130% 8.25% comparison with other popular business locations: Los Angeles County Los Angeles Very High Cost Yes 12.0% 1.1559% 8.25% Long Beach High Cost no 5.0% No 1.0460% 8.25%
San Bernardino Apple Valley Low Cost no no No 1.0000% 7.75% Hesperia Low Cost no no No 1.1675% 7.75%
Riverside Indio High Cost Yes 5.00% No 1.1426% 7.75% Riverside High Cost Yes 6.50% No 1.0088% 7.75%
Central Valley Bakersfield Low Cost Yes no No 1.1501% 7.25% Stockton Very High Cost Yes 8.00% No 1.0240% 7.25% Tulare High Cost Yes 7.00% No 1.0010% 8.00%
Inland Impire Fontana High Cost Yes 4.00-5.00% 1.2000% 7.75% Victorville Moderate Cost Yes no No 1.2482% 7.75% San Bernardino Very High Cost Yes 7.93-8.00% $0.52 1.1406% 7.75%
Arizona Chandler Very High Cost Yes 9.05% No 292.8100% 7.80% Phoenix High Cost Yes 9.00-11.00% $0.05 182.0000% 8.10% Tucson Very High Cost Yes 6.25-9.50% $0.05 225.0400% 7.60%
Source: Kosmont-Rose Institute
12 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Antelope Valley Transit Authority
July-June Commuter Ridership Local Ridership Dial-A-Ridership* ASI-Disabled Riders Month 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2003 2004 2005 July 21,916 22,281 22,438 22,657 23,883 188,672 190,977 186,704 156,849 227,063 3,054 2,859 2,624 1,225 1,738 1,967 August 21,992 22,235 23,821 27,454 28,284 186,522 202,460 187,535 212,824 251,021 3,143 2,808 2,563 1,228 1,759 2,174 September 21,201 24,402 23,367 26,929 25,859 212,808 204,227 223,274 262,790 225,756 2,666 2,243 2,414 1,188 1,762 2,089 October 24,815 25,672 23,282 32,078 28,670 242,051 223,222 240,398 250,944 252,105 3,079 2,718 2,235 1,428 1,773 2,143 November 19,963 19,237 22,341 26,128 24,157 196,489 178,542 212,334 227,467 220,774 2,519 2,372 2,110 1,301 1,553 2,110 December 19,223 20,562 21,088 22,662 19,578 187,911 180,225 193,294 223,504 191,970 2,554 2,610 2,217 1,323 1,718 2,061 January 21,968 22,050 23,182 22,557 25,447 201,921 194,337 191,963 226,858 210,157 3,041 2,697 2,254 1,392 1,646 2,093 February 20,093 22,687 23,642 24,348 23,732 174,523 189,583 196,830 223,486 207,941 2,775 2,682 2,215 1,442 1,740 2,204 March 22,916 27,184 27,827 27,416 25,590 207,565 232,840 236,817 242,234 260,579 3,179 3,029 2,652 1,706 2,290 2,697 April 23,344 24,425 25,792 24,873 25,385 205,759 186,559 172,076 147,734 231,173 3,133 2,754 3,047 1,735 2,294 2,655 May 22,467 22,776 25,395 28,299 25,963 219,886 216,036 169,928 247,080 230,958 3,056 2,736 3,287 1,707 2,185 2,725 June 22,186 23,940 26,301 27,339 24,149 205,253 205,445 169,181 259,276 197,855 2,902 2,813 3,328 1,599 2,077 2,618 Total 262,084 277,451 289,022 312,740 300,697 2,429,360 2,404,453 2,380,334 2,681,046 2,707,319 35,101 32,321 30,946 17,274 22,535 27,536 Combined total ridership for 2007 3,008,016 *Not available after year 2005
AVTA business office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Located at 42210 6th Street West • Lancaster, CA 93534 • 661/945-9445 • Fax 661/729-2615
Metrolink October Daily Ridership and Daily Station Boardings 2005 2006 Santa Clarita 479 396 Lancaster 373 348 Via Princessa 363 211 Palmdale 277 307 Newhall 264 511 Sylmar/San Fernando Valley 242 326 Vincent 212 282 Burbank 133 25 Glendale 89 130 Sun Valley 19 77
2%Business Trip 17% Commuters Non-Work By Type 81% Transportation Center Work Commuters Number of Trains Average Daily Ridership average A.V. Line Weekday weekend Weekday weekend speed July-Sept.2007 24 6-10 6,803 2,365 41 mph Ethnicity July-Sept.2006 24 8 7,055 1,824 40 mph Caucasian 49.0% 2005 24 8 6,804 2,197 40 mph Hispanic 21.4% 2004 24 8 6357 1,744 41 mph African American 13.9% 2003 24 8 5,688 1,631 41 mph Asian/Pacific Islander 11.8% 2002 24 8 5,602 1,579 41 mph Other 3.9% Generational Segment For personalized commute planning and Metrolink information, call the Customer Baby Boomers (1946-64) 53% Service Center at 800/371-LINK(5465). Recorded Metrolink schedules are available Generation X (1965-76) 26% 24 hours a day and operators are available Monday through Friday from 6:00 am to Generation Y (1977-94) 12% 8:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Swing Generation (1933-45) 9% GI Generation (pre 1933) 1% Source: AVTA, Metrolink.
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 13 ANTELOPE VALLEY ENTERPRISE ZONE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE (FTZ) ■ The Enterprise Zone is a California Income Tax Incentive Program. Palmdale/California City/Mojave ■ Covers approximately 61 square miles and encompasses industrial The Foreign Trade Zone encompasses sites in the City of Palmdale and commercial property in Palmdale, Lancaster and unincorporated and California City. The Mojave Airport offers international Los Angeles County. traders, importers, and exporters outstanding opportunities to take ■ Carries refund potential for companies currently residing in the zone advantage of special customs privileges. These incentives can lower and reduced or eliminated state income tax opportunities prospectively barriers to trade, improve cash flow, and reduce or eliminate duty for businesses located in the zone. rates for goods. ■ Five different tax incentives available: Companies that locate with the FTZ may qualify for special 1. Hiring Credit A business may save more than $37,444, per employee, financial incentives such as: in state income taxes, over five years; 2. Sales and Use Tax Credit On the purchase of up to $1 million of qualified manufacturing equipment, ■ Paying no duties on labor, overhead, or profit from FTZ corporations up to $20 million; 3. Business Expense Deduction Partial operations cost of certain property may be deducted as a business expense; 4. Net ■ Enjoying substantially discounted cargo rates Interest Deduction for Lenders A deduction from income on loans made ■ Deferring Harbor Maintenance fees to a trade or business in the zone. 5. Net Operating Loss Carryover ■ Re-exporting materials duty-free Individual or corporations that show a net operating loss from doing ■ Adding value to the goods without affecting the assessed value business within the Zone may be able to carry that loss over to future ■ Eliminating delays in customs clearance and duty drawback years to reduce future tax liability. procedures ■ And many more incentives and benefits as well Hiring average number of Potential If you import goods or materials for your business, please contact Vouchers hourly Participating savings Over Donna Plummer, FTZ Manager for the City of Palmdale, for more Issued wage employers 5 Years information. 1997 226 $7.30 41 $5,394,168 1998 626 $10.52 40 $16,835,644 South Valley WorkSource Center, Palmdale, California 1999 563 $7.10 49 $15,141,322 The South Valley WorkSource Center, which was opened in 2000 784 $9.04 48 $21,084,896 October 2005, provides a host of services to both employers and 2001 953 $11.52 67 $27,860,002 employees. Services for businesses include: 2002 888 $7.71 68 $28,037,712 2003 2,041 $9.46 120 $64,442,534 ■ No-cost job postings both locally and via the Internet using our 2004 326 $10.57 43 $10,293,124 searchable on-line job bank 2005 1,044 $9.90 128 $32,963,256 ■ Customized recruiting to help you fill positions quickly 2006 1,783 $9.71 176 $56,296,782 ■ Skills assessments of potential candidates to ensure they meet 2007 1,371 $9.77 185 $51,330,240 your criteria Total 10,605 na 780 $329,679,340 ■ On-the-job and pre-employment training Please contact the South Valley WorkSource Center at The chart illustrates the actual number of AV Employers utilizing the Enterprise Zone hiring benefits since 1997 demonstrating the potential savings. There are a number of EZ tax benefits 661/265-7421 for more information or visit us at 1817 E. Ave. Q, companies could be using other than the hiring tax credit that we are not able to track. Unit A-12 or www.cityofpalmdale.org/svwc.
MANUFACTURING BUSINESS WITH 10 EMPLOYEES WorkSource California Antelope Valley One-Stop Career Yr. sales & Use Tax Credit hiring Credit cumulative Total Center, Lancaster, California Year 1 (2008) $4,125 $124,800 $128,925 The WorkSource California Antelope Valley One-Stop Career Year 2 (2009) $99,840 $228,756 Center offers an array of services to both employers and job Year 3 (2010) $74,880 $303,645 seekers. Services include: Year 4 (2011) $49,920 $353,565 ■ Recruiting and screening of applicants Year 5 (2012) $24,960 $378,525 ■ Skills assessments ■ Support for job fairs and open houses
Assumptions: Company is a corporation. Qualifying equipment purchased. Ten eligible full-time employees hired 1st year. ■ Referrals to training providers for occupational skills training Maximum 2008 hiring benefit applied ($12/hr.) Sales tax rate is 8.25% and customized training programs ■ No fee internet-based automated system to place job openings MANUFACTURING BUSINESS WITH 100 EMPLOYEES ■ Access to job leads sales & Use Tax Credit hiring Credit cumulative Total ■ Computers, telephones, copiers and fax machines Year 1 (2008) $165,000 $936,000 $1,101,000 ■ Job seeking workshops Year 2 (2009) $82,500 $1,060,800 $2,244,300 ■ Resume creation Year 3 (2010) $811,200 $3,055,500 For more information contact the WorkSource California Antelope Year 4 (2011) $561,600 $3,617,100 Valley One-Stop Career Center at 661/726-7421 or visit us at 1420 Year 5 (2012) $312,000 $3,929,100 West Avenue I, in Lancaster or go to www.av.worksource.ca.gov. Year 6 (2013) $62,400 $3,991,500 Assumptions: Company is a corporation. Qualifying equipment purchased 1st year is $2 million. Qualifying equipment purchased 2nd year is $1 million. 75 eligible full-time employees hired 1st year, 25 eligible full-time employees hired 2nd year. Maximum 2008 hiring benefit applied ($12/hr.). Sales Tax rate is 8.25%. This example is intended as an illustration of the potential savings to businesses located within the Enterprise Zone. It is recommended that you obtain professional advice to determine the potential benefits.
14 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org A HOME FOR YOUR BUSINESS – WITH SBA 504 FINANCING The SBA 504 loan is fully amortized over 20 years and incorporates a below market fixed interest rate. Advantages of the SBA 504 Loan Program include preservation of working capital made possible by a lower down payment, as well as attractive long-term rates. The SBA 504 Loan Program has enjoyed great success with business owners across the U.S., and in particular, in California over the last twenty years. $6.3 billion of SBA 504 loans were made in fiscal year 2007. Business owners are encouraged to explore the benefits of the SBA 504 Loan Program by contacting California Statewide CDC. California Statewide CDC is a non-profit organization licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration to assist small business enterprises with long term financing for the purchase of owner-user commercial/industrial real estate.
Sasha Globa Director of Business Development
The Fox Field Business Park, Lancaster, CA, offers ownership opportunities. California Statewide CDC 139 S. Hudson St. Suite 200 Pasadena, CA 91101 For expanding business enterprises, owning a building or office/ Tel: 800/982-9192 Fax: 661/752-7410 industrial condo offers a number of advantages, including tax [email protected] • www.cscdc.org benefits, more predictable facility costs, a stable location for company operations and the opportunity for long term real estate appreciation. $15-MILLION GRANT LAUNCHES CALIFORNIA SPACE Companies leasing a facility are often subject to rent increases and ENTERPRISE PROJECT may find themselves faced with a costly move and possible loss of business in the event of a lease expiring, change in ownership or Local Partners other such occurrence beyond the control of the tenant. For many ■ Greater Antelope Valley business owners, ownership of a building or office/industrial condo Economic Alliance can also be an effective means of creating a significant nest egg for ■ Antelope Valley Board of Trade retirement. ■ The U.S. Small Business Administration’s 504 Loan Program Kern Economic Development enables business owners to purchase or build a facility and thereby Corporation take advantage of the many benefits of building ownership. Unlike February 1, 2006, the California most conventional bank financing, the SBA 504 program offers up Space Authority, in conjunction to 90% financing with attractive long-term fixed rates. with a grant from the Department The SBA 504 Loan Program involves a partnership between a of Labor, launched a three-year $15- bank and a Certified Development Company (CDC). The typical million “Workforce Transformation” project. The WIRED (Workforce financing structure for a project involves a 50% first deed of trust Innovation in Regional Economic Development) initiative consists loan from the lender, 40% second deed of trust 504 loan from the of more than 60 partners from 13 California counties within a region CDC/SBA and 10% down from the owner. identified as the “California Innovation Corridor” and is a joint effort of industry, government, and education. Typical SBA 504 WIRED is an expression of President Bush’s belief that developing and applying the American people’s skills in productive and innovative Financing Structure ways is critical to keeping our nation competitive in the global 10% economy. Owner The California Space Authority initiative will ensure that we continue to lead the world by supporting the creativity of a new generation of entrepreneurs, by training a highly-skilled workforce that can adapt and succeed in a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive global 40% 50% economy of the 21st century, by transforming new ideas and new SBA 504 Loan Loan from knowledge into advanced, high-quality products and services… in from CDC/SBA Lender other words, to innovate and commercialize. This year GAVEA, in conjunction with other partners of the California Innovation Corridor, will conduct a survey with Antelope Valley’s innovative and technology companies to try and identify what job skills will be needed for the future workforce. The findings will be distributed to our educators to help them offer courses to fulfill this need.
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 15 Business/Industry
An updated Industrial Base and Vacancy Report was released to and light industrial buildings are currently under construction, the public and a hard copy can be obtained at GAVEA’s office or including Realm Development and Meridian Business Center. reviewed on GAVEA’s website at www.aveconomy.org. South of the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center, a 60,000 square-foot medical office building is under construction at the The report indicated that 13% of all multi-tenant and 25% of Palmdale regional Medical Center complex and another 60,000 all single-tenant space was constructed between 7/04 and 7/07. square-foot medical office building is approved. Also nearby, (Excludes special-use buildings). The annualized absorption more than 70,000 square-feet of medical/professional office is rate for single-tenant space from 2004 through 2007 was under construction. 412,641 square feet. The Fairway Business Park experienced dynamic industrial growth Lancaster Single-Tenant 560,081 in 2007, with Squirty’s Collision Center opening a new 20,000 Lancaster multi-Tenant 477,420 square-foot facility. In addition, more than 137,000 square-feet of Palmdale Single-Tenant 198,375 spec industrial buildings are under construction or approved for Palmdale Multi-Tenant 539,511 construction in the Park. The Fairway Business Park is considered Total 1,775,387 sq. ft. to be the premier business park in the Antelope Valley and is home to Delta Scientific Corporation, U.S. Pole Company, FedEx Ground Distribution Center, Davis Wholesale Electric, Inc. and many others.
Lancaster Looking back, 2007 was a great year for industrial development in Lancaster. The City’s economy continues to expand, creating new opportunities and jobs for local residents. As Lancaster’s population continues to increase, new employers are moving in to take advantage of our growing workforce, great land prices, and attractive location. Much of the City’s recent development continues to occur in the successful Lancaster Business Park; now home to more than 115 employers and more than 4,500 employees. In 2007, more than 615,000 square feet of industrial development was approved, is under construction, or was completed in Lancaster. Most of the new development this year was in the form of industrial condos or “spec” development giving Lancaster an advantage in attracting new businesses, and helping existing businesses to expand. Rapid expansion plans have been approved in the North Valley Industrial Center and the Fox Field Industrial Corridor, where the National Armory construction is now complete. Several developers are poised to complete additional project phases and build-to-suit facilities in these areas. At the Lancaster Business Park between Avenues K and L, new businesses began to move into newly constructed space including: Dal Tile, All State Builders, Bestway Auto Sports, Big Rock Springs and Magestic Inc. Palmdale Palmdale’s fast-paced growth continued in 2007, with many new developments coming to the City. Throughout Palmdale, industrial commercial and professional office space totaling more than 1.9 million square feet completed construction, was under construction or approved for construction. A large portion of this growth was experienced in The Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center, with newly completed developments totaling over 198,000 square-feet. Such developments include the Venture Commerce Center featuring commercial condominiums and light industrial buildings, American Medical Office complex and several others. Another 305,000 square feet of professional office
16 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org BUSINESS/INDUSTRIAL PARKS
Lancaster Palmdale Trade & Commerce Center Inyokern Fox Field Industrial Corridor Location: 10th West and Rancho Vista Blvd. Inyokern Airport Industrial Dist. Location: Avenue H west of State Highway 14 Total Acreage: 746 Location: Inyokern Blvd. Total Acreage: 5,000 Zoning: Industrial and Commercial Total Acreage: 40 Zoning: Medium/Light Industrial Zoning: Light Industrial/Mixed Park One Industrial Park North Lancaster Industrial Center Location: Rancho Vista Blvd. and 10th St. E. Tehachapi Location: Avenue H and Division St. Total Acreage: 10 Goodrick Business Park Total Acreage: 240 Zoning: Industrial and Commercial Location: Dennison Rd Parkway/Goodrick Rd. Zoning: Heavy Industrial Sierra Business Park Total Acreage: approx. 110 Lancaster Business Park Location: 10th West and Avenue M-4 Zoning: M-2 Location: Business Park and K-8 Total Acreage: 30 Capital Hills Business Park Total Acreage: 240 Zoning: Commercial Location: Capital Hills Pkwy/Mills Road Zoning: Specific Plan Sierra Gateway Park Total Acreage: approx. 122 Enterprise Business Park Location: Ave 0-8 and Sierra Hwy Zoning: C-3 Location: Sierra Hwy and Avenue K-8 Total Acreage: 133 Total Acreage: 74.02 Zoning: Commercial RECENT INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS Zoning: Office/Light Industrial/Retail Lancaster California City Lancaster Business Park North Valley Industrial Center Airport Business Park Deutrel Industries 18,853 sq. ft. Location: Avenue H-8 and Ave I Location: California City Municipal Airport Total Acreage: 84.72 Enterprise Industrial Park Total Acreage: 40 Zoning: Heavy Industrial Precision Welding 9,000 sq. ft. Zoning: Industrial and M1 Multi-Tenant 11,966 sq. ft. Palmdale Single Tenant 12,000 sq. ft. Challenger Business Park Mojave Mojave Airport North Valley Industrial Center Location: Palmdale Blvd. and 5th St. W. Location: SR 58 and Flight Line Multi-Tenant 15,225 sq. ft. Total Acreage: 10 Total Acreage: 3,300 Zoning: Commercial Palmdale Zoning: Industrial and Airport Uses Palmdale Trade & Commerce Center Fairway Business Park 198,000 square feet of professional office, Location: Avenue 0 and Division St. Ridgecrest commercial, and light industrial buildings Total Acreage: 115 Ridgecrest Business Park completed construction with another Zoning: Business Park/Mixed Location: China Lake Blvd. & Ward Avenue 305,000 square feet under construction. Total Acreage: 63 Freeway Business Center Zoning: Professional/Light Industrial Fairway Business Park Location: State Highway 14 and Avenue N Over 137,000 square feet of spec industrial Total Acreage: 30 Ridgecrest Industrial Park buildings approved or under construction. Zoning: Commercial Location: West Ridgecrest Completed 20,000 square-foot Squirty’s Total Acreage: 81 Collision Center. Zoning: Light Industrial/Mixed
New industrial base report to be released mid-year 2008
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 17 RETAIL SALES GROWTH
$4.237 Billion $4.009 Billion $3.536 Billion $3.045 Billion % of Growth 2005/06 Lancaster $1,510,147,000 $1,718,211,000 $1,968,062,000 $2,040,051,000 3.66% Palmdale $1,193,639,000 $1,438,576,000 $1,615,033,900 $1,726,326,200 6.89% Ridgecrest $223,546,000 $245,237,000 $275,216,000 $285,634,000 3.79% Tehachapi $100,689,000 $111,078,000 $135,190,000 $149,288,000 10.43% California City $17,764,000 $23,491,000 $30,415,000 $36,323,000 19.42% Calendar Year 2003 2004 2005 20062007Total: 5.31%
LANCASTER RETAIL SALES 2003 2004 2005 2006 % of Growth 2005/06 Apparel $28,843,000 $27,789,000 $32,229,000 $34,931,000 9.49% General Merchandise $224,407,000 $245,267,000 $261,204,000 $267,979,000 2.59% Food Stores $60,576,000 $65,211,000 $67,624,000 $74,049,000 9.03% Eating & Drinking $116,390,000 $128,477,000 $143,350,000 $147,466,000 2.38% Furniture/Appliances Building Materials $108,866,000 $127,099,000 $187,582,000 $209,967,000 8.90% Auto Dealers $306,646,000 $356,300,000 $382,590,000 $367,804,000 -3.29% Service Stations $75,898,000 $90,663,000 $118,510,000 $138,971,000 24.10% Other Retail $160,148,000 $161,631,000 $182,880,000 $190,804,000 4.32% Other Outlets $428,373,000 $515,774,000 $592,093,000 $608,080,000 7.80% Totals $1,510,147,000 $1,718,211,000 $1,968,062 ,000 $2,040,051,000 3.66%
PALMDALE RETAIL SALES 2003 2004 2005 2006 % of Growth 2005/06 Apparel $52,348,000 $65,277,000 $90,921,300 $97,238,100 6.95% General Merchandise $253,331,000 $303,318 ,000 $317,080,800 $334,336,100 5.44% Food Stores $65,839,000 $69,877,000 $83,374,700 $92,202,000 10.59% Eating and Drinking $120,209,000 $133,901,000 $148,401,900 $155,523,400 4.80% Furniture/Appliances $60,686,000 $85,736,000 $130,524,800 $141,156,900 8.15% Building Materials $97,836,000 $133,150,000 $141,977,300 $121,772,900 -14.23% Auto Dealers $213,862,000 $266,149,000 $289,834,800 $285,722,000 -1.42% Service Stations $88,788,000 $105,225,000 $122,942,800 $141,466,600 15.07% Other Retail $115,717,000 $131,198,000 $125,984,100 $133,992,000 6.36% Other Outlets $125,023,000 $144,745,000 $163,991,400 $222,916,200 35.93% Totals $1,193,639,000 $1,438,576,000 $1,615,033,900 $1,726,326,200 6.89%
18 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org NEW BUSINESS LOANs and Licenses
In L.A. County, approximately 71% of the businesses have five (5) or fewer employees with approximately 82% of the businesses having ten (10) or fewer employees. In an effort to measure the economic growth and monitor the inflow of capital into the area, the following chart has been prepared. Under the Community Reinvestment Act, the Federal Reserve requires certain banks to report business loans which are tracked on a census tract basis. The following chart is a summation of the report for the Antelope Valley.
2006 Reported Business Loans Under $1 Million in the Antelope Valley 2003 2004 2005 2006 % of Change 2005-2006
$100,000 or less Number of loans 7,481 7,772 8,537 16,204 89.8% S Amount (in millions) $63 $68 $87 $137 56.6%
Greater than $100,000 but less than $250,000 Number of loans 95 83 97 91 -6.2% Amount (in millions) $17 $15 $16 $16 -1.5%
Greater than $250,000 but less than 1 Million
Number of loans 89 80 58 97 67.2% Amount (in millions) $44 $45 $28 $55 95.2%
Total Number of loans 7,665 7,935 8,692 16,392 88.6%
Amount (in millions) $124 $128 $131 $207 57.8%
Loans to Firms with Revenues less than $1 Million Number of loans 2,671 2,749 4,065 5,989 47.3% Amount (in millions) $51 $58 $66 $106 62.2%
LICENSED BUSINESS
4,902 2003 4,913 Lancaster 5,179 2004 Palmdale 5,195
6,796* 2005 5,701
6,259 2006 6,093
7,047 2007 6,181
Source: City of Lancaster, City of Palmdale, SFVERC. *Includes Rental Housing Businesses.
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 19 MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY
The film and media production industry is a vital economic engine to Los Angeles County, employing 169,000 people with revenues of more than $25 billion. A recent LAEDC report concludes that an average scripted feature, television or commercial production has a direct economic impact of $150,000 to $250,000 every single day it shoots. And thanks to the multiple options there are to choose from here in the Antelope Valley, we have become a place of interest as well. Directors, producers, photographers, and the like have been choosing our Valley as a place to use as the backdrop to their movies, commercials, television shows, music videos, and ad campaigns. The Antelope Valley Film Office has been able to work with these directors and such over the past year which has generated an estimated economic impact of more than 13 million dollars. There were a total of 239 projects that came to equal 630 shoot days here in the Antelope Valley. While there was a slight decline in the total number of projects, actual filming days went up by 35% of the fiscal year 2006-07. Hollywood may get the credit, but often it’s the Antelope Valley where the filming is done. The film office works closely scouting and locating property owners for permission to shoot on their property. They also receive permission to use our local areas of interest, such as our stadium, local businesses, and historical landmarks. ■ Antelope Valley farmland is estimated at almost 21,000 acres. Their website is sophisticated and showcases the Greater Antelope Eastern Kern County was not estimated due to insufficient data. Valley. Production personnel are able to download pertinent information, photos, permit details, and then apply for a permit ■ Vegetables and Field crop revenues dropped by almost 25% while online. Users can be linked to a number of city pages, businesses, income from Fruit and Nut crops increased by 6.8% resulting in a locations, and crew. total monetary drop of just over $11 million.
The Office: ■ Antelope Valley growers produce 100% of many other agricultural ■ Hours 24/7 crops. The chart below indicates crop percentage of that crop ■ Only industry holidays observed produced for Los Angeles County in the Antelope Valley, the acreage for that crop, and the revenue generated. Services Provided: ■ Specialized technical support Fruit & Nut Crops ■ Permits coordinated and released within hours, days at most, Cherries 100% 155 acres $621,000 depending on complexity Apples 100% 145 acres $1,087,000 ■ On-location problems solved efficiently around the clock Orchard Fruit* 90% 1,088 acres $18,474,000 Contact the Antelope Valley Film Office at 661/723-6090 or 661/723-5914 Palmdale Film, Convention & Visitors Bureau at 661/267-5120. 2006 Total Value $20,182,000 *Includes nectarines, 2005 Total Value $18,808,000 $13,445,000 in economic benefit for the year 2007 pistachios, peaches, plums, pears, oranges, apricots, 2004 Total Value $15,746,000 lemons, & grapefruit 2003 Total Value $13,613,000
1% Miscellaneous Vegetable & Field Crops 5% Television Root* 90% 5,629 acres $29,446,000 1% Music Videos Alfalfa Hay 100% 5,455 acres $8,350,000 Grain Hay 100% 3,500 acres $1,570,000 3% Still Photography 82% Features 8% Commercials 2006 Total Value $39,366,000 2005 Total Value $51,980,000 2004 Total Value $54,631,000 2003 Total Value $99,436,000 *Includes carrots, potatoes, radishes, onions, & other root vegetables **Revised Source: Antelope Valley Film Office, LA Agricultural Report.
20 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org ANTELOPE VALLEY’S AEROSPACE COMMUNITY
Scaled Composites NASA Scaled Composites, LLC, is an aerospace and specialty composites NASA Dryden Flight Research Center signed a 20-year lease for 16 development company located in Mojave, California. Founded in acres of land owned by Los Angeles World Airports as a base for its five 1982 by Burt Rutan, Scaled has broad experience in air vehicle design, environmental and space science aircraft. This is an economic boast tooling, and manufacturing, specialty composite structure design, to the region as aerospace industry tends to be higher paying, white analysis and fabrication, and developmental flight test. On October 4, collar positions. One job at an aerospace company can create two-and- 2004, SpaceShipOne rocketed into history, becoming the first private a half to four jobs elsewhere in the community. About 150 civilian and manned spacecraft to exceed an altitude of 328,000 feet twice within contract employees have been transferred to Palmdale. Add in visiting the span of a 14-day period, thus claiming the $10 million dollar scientists whose experiments are aboard the planes and the number Ansari X-Prize. can grow to up to 200 at any given time when fully operational Boeing Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft. The Boeing team at Palmdale-Edwards Air Force Base has about 850 employees and provides products and services for NASA and the Department of Defense with an average pay of around $56,115 for plant workers. Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Corporation, an advanced technology company, was formed in March 1995 with the merger of two of the world’s premier technology companies, Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta Corporation. Lockheed Martin is the largest defense contractor in the Antelope Valley with more than 3,700 employees. It is estimated that for every job at Lockheed, it creates and additional three to four indi- rect and induced jobs for the local economy. Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation, as California’s largest employer, has a local workforce of 2,100 employees and is a $31.5 billion global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 21 DARE TO COMPARE
■ T his 1,080 square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath home built ■ T his 3,315 square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bath home in 1961 located in Canyon Country sold in February for built in 2004 located in west Lancaster sold in February for $545,900. $430,000. The Antelope Valley continues to offer Southern California residents homeownership and lifestyle opportunities not available to them in the L.A. Basin. As demonstrated in the above “Dare to Compare,” an Antelope Valley homeowner spent $115,900 less for a home 43 years newer and almost 3 1/2 times larger than a Canyon Country buyer last February! The average price of homes sold in Valencia in 2007 was $271,984 more than the average price in Lancaster and $227,930 more than Palmdale’s! Lancaster and Palmdale both offer an affordable alternative to Santa Clarita as well!
Average Sales Price $650,000 Average Price Per Square Foot $575,000 $375.00
$500,000 $300.00
$425,000 $225.00
$350,000 $150.00
$275,000 $75.00
$200,000 0 LANCASTER PALMDALE SANTA CLARITA VALENCIA LANCASTER PALMDALE SANTA CLARITA VALENCIA $313,121 $357,175 $543,618 $585,105 $186.18 $199.31 $313.84 $321.93
■ Far from the typical perception of an affordable housing market, the Antelope Valley offers a large assortment of spacious homes in a variety of settings including gated and golf course communities, equestrian estates, as well as, various low-density custom home developments, all at some of the most affordable prices in California.
Source: First American Real Estate Solutions.
22 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org ANTELOPE VALLEY HOME SALES 2007 vs 2006 Not unlike the general trend in housing sales across the country, sales activity in each of the Valley’s submarkets declined markedly. In most of the submarkets, the average sale price per square foot declined more than the average sales price indicating that more larger homes were being sold.
NUMBER OF UNITS SOLD AVERAGE PRICE PER SQ FT AVERAGE SALE PRICE AREA 2006 2007 % CHANGE 2006 2007 % CHANGE 2006 2007 % CHANGE Cal City, Mojave 260 95 -63.46% $136 $132 -3.07% $184,329 $174,305 -5.44% Ridgecrest 471 289 -38.64% $130 $122 -5.95% $183,111 $182,922 -0.10% Rosamond Area 220 116 -47.27% $194 $178 -8.21% $269,984 $247,474 -8.34% Tehachapi Area 298 206 -30.87% $186 $182 -2.37% $288,710 $266,457 -7.71% Antelope Acres 55 27 -50.91% $226 $225 -0.55% $372,278 $385,074 3.44% Lake Los Angeles 328 131 -60.06% $212 $184 -13.01% $276,495 $245,114 -11.35% East Lancaster 1,198 498 -58.43% $208 $184 -11.65% $308,927 $286,297 -7.33% West Lancaster 1,716 791 -53.90% $213 $188 -11.88% $349,472 $330,009 -5.57% West Palmdale 922 473 -27% $199 $220 10% $402,659 $446,825 8.03% East Palmdale 1,877 700 -62.71% $230 $202 -12.21% $342,142 $320,845 -6.22% Littlerock 257 108 -57.98% $256 $233 -9.13% $346,634 $336,596 -2.90% Leona Valley 63 44 -30.16% $306 $256 -16.49% $404,310 $360,466 -10.84% All Areas 7,665 3,478 -54.62% $210 $190 -9.42% $314,435 $295,542 -6.01%
AVERAGE SALES PRICE 2002 - 2007 $450,000
$405,000
$360,000
$315,000
$270,000
$225,000
$180,000
$135,000
$90,000
$45,000
Cal City, Mojave Ridgecrest Rosamond Tehachapi Antelope Acres Lake LA E. Lancaster W. Lancaster W. Palmdale E. Palmdale Littlerock Leona Valley 2002 78,612 91,399 118,350 152,561 162,502 97,515 125,504 148,381 207,536 137,550 133,765 213,557 2003 87,976 110,543 141,199 171,962 194,704 125,597 155,670 176,919 245,220 170,828 169,987 257,941 2004 118,074 122,490 187,819 219,227 271,068 176,669 210,325 238,786 327,122 236,783 225,302 361,389 2005 162,491 162,246 249,088 286,117 331,819 236,199 269,423 303,838 402,659 304,865 291,250 414,871 2006 184,329 183,111 269,984 288,710 372,278 276,495 308,927 349,472 446,825 342,142 346,634 404,310 2007 174,305 182,922 247,474 266,457 385,074 245,114 286,297 330,009 410,941 320,845 336,596 360,466
Source: First American Real Estate Solutions.
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 23 building permits
ANTELOPE VALLEY NEW HOME SALES UNITS SOLD AVERAGE SALES PRICE AREA 2006 2007 % CHANGE 2006 2007 % CHANGE East Lancaster 328 172 -48% $365,569 $308,356 -16% West Lancaster 674 121 -82% $458,663 $411,271 -10% West Palmdale 434 97 -78% $467,189 $408,722 -13% East Palmdale 395 289 -27% $423,441 $350,016 -17% Total 1,831 679 -63% $428,716 $369,591 -14%
2007 new home sales in Lancaster and Palmdale markets totaled 679 units in 2007. This represents a decrease of 63% over 2006. Historical sales: 2002–701; 2003–859; 2004–1240; 2005–1886
RESIDENTIAL NON-RESIDENTIAL NEW HOUSING UNITS DOLLAR VOLUME IN $1,000s BUILDING IN $1,000s New New Res. Single Multi- Total Single- Multi- Alter. & Total New New New Alter. & Total Total All Palmdale Year Family Family Units Family Family Additions Residential Year Comm’l Indust’l Other Additions Nonresid. Building 1997 376 0 376 $46,939 - $1,459 $48,399 1997 $2,965 $7,246 $4,809 $4,465 $19,485 $67,883 1998 374 0 374 $44,173 - $2,318 $46,491 1998 $2,014 $3,233 $3,112 $7,295 $15,653 $76,328 1999 495 344 839 $49,931 $13,919 $1,270 $85,119 1999 $29,100 $400 $5,429 $10,659 $45,588 $130,700 2000 608 0 608 $97,637 - $1,812 $99,449 2000 $16,520 - $5,729 $8,402 $30,651 $130,100 2001 812 0 812 $141,155 - $2,024 $143,178 2001 $14,298 $6,438 $5,405 $14,689 $40,829 $184,008 2002 978 0 978 $176,679 - $3,034 $179,713 2002 $9,403 $116 $7,331 $7,764 $246,124 $204,326 2003 946 0 946 $179,263 - $3,472 $182,735 2003 $32,371 $6,155 $12,611 $12,345 $63,483 $246,218 2004 1,371 0 1,371 $297,665 - $3,906 $301,571 2004 $12,976 $4,617 $18,938 $14,531 $51,061 $352,632 2005 1,581 0 1,581 $367,806 - $3,961 $371,767 2005 $18,875 $13,944 $19,628 $9,719 $62,167 $433,934 2006 1,213 91 1,304 $281,265 $4,096 $4,146 $289,509 2006 $25,870 $1,833 $10,158 $13,274 $51,137 $340,646 2007 839 236 1,075 $186,302 $15,783 $3,155 $205,241 2007 $55,684 $1,513 $12,278 $9,979 $79,454 $284,694
NEW HOUSING UNITS RESIDENTIAL DOLLAR VOLUME IN $1,000s NON-RESIDENTIAL New New Res. BUILDING IN $1,000s Single Multi- Total Single- Multi- Alter. & Total New New New Alter. & Total Total All Lancaster Year Family Family Units Family Family Additions Residential Year Comm’l Indust’l Other Additions Nonresid. Building 1997 422 77 499 $58,553 $4,688 $2,643 $65,884 1997 $20,813 - $ 2,533 $3,599 $26,945 $92,829 1998 296 12 308 $41,870 $918 $2,820 $45,608 1998 $48,691 - $ 2,455 $6,404 $57,550 $103,157 1999 341 157 498 $47,195 $8,247 $2,837 $58,279 1999 $8,206 $1,313 $ 4,861 $6,137 $20,517 $78,795 2000 279 132 411 $39,885 $7,200 $3,051 $50,136 2000 $12,766 $3,124 $ 5,882 $5,530 $27,302 $77,439 2001 577 194 771 $81,628 $3,355 $3,291 $88,274 2001 $37,574 $1,584 $ 4,375 $5,799 $49,332 $137,606 2002 437 0 437 $63,934 - $3,227 $67,162 2002 $10,791 $1,997 $ 4,117 $8,002 $24,906 $92,068 2003 972 2 974 $152,481 $189 $4,200 $156,870 2003 $24,936 - $ 7,257 $6,064 $38,258 $195,128 2004 1,740 369 2,109 $302,462 $19,841 $4,879 $327,183 2004 $29,329 $272 $ 9,546 $4,550 $43,697 $370,880 2005 2,799 78 2,877 $504,987 $5,091 $6,973 $517,051 2005 $17,023 $2,667 $ 6,810 $7,082 $33,582 $550,633 2006 1,663 106 1,769 $298,260 $6,988 $6,136 $311,385 2006 $41,522 $950 $11,166 $6,348 $59,988 $371,374 2007 806 2 808 $134,551 $310 $4,216 $139,075 2007 $24,844 $857 $4,501 $4,541 $34,744 $173,819
7,408 detached single-family building permits were issued in Los Angeles County in 2007. 26.4% of these were issued in the Antelope Valley
Source: Construction Industry Research Board, First American Real Estate Solutions.
24 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org HEALTH CARE The major medical groups are: High Desert Medical Group (HDMG), Heritage Health Care, and California Desert Medical Group have proudly served the Antelope Valley community for 25-years and are committed to providing the highest quality health care services in the area. The clinic offers such amenities as Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Health Education. Their Specialty Clinics include Radiology, Speech Therapy, Podiatry, Lab, Rheumatology, Allergy, Endocrinology, and Surgery. The facility also houses an on-site CVS Pharmacy, Occupational Medical Department, and Urgent Care which is open 365 days a year until midnight. To better serve patients, the groups have more than 50 primary care providers to choose from and are conveniently located throughout Lancaster, Palmdale, Tehachapi, Rosamond, California City, and Boron. High Desert Medical Group offers a full range of general and specialized medical services, including 24-hour physician on-call access. They are affiliated with local hospitals in the Antelope Valley as well as recognized out-of-area medical facilities in Los Angeles and neighboring cities. Their groups accept over 100 different
Health care services in the Antelope Valley are provided by a insurances including: PPO, POS, EPO, Private Insurance, Medicare, network of hospitals, major physicians groups, freestanding and Employer/State Sponsored Health Plans. High Desert Medical surgical facilities, long-term care hospitals, home care, public Group is also the proud sponsor of two annual community health health agencies, public and private paramedic services and local events— Life Festival and Senior Expo. For more information ambulance services. regarding our events, services, and physicians, please call 1-800-266-
HDMG. The major hospital institutions are as follows: Antelope Valley Hospital (AVH) is a full-service hospital with Kaiser Permanente (K/P) 420 licensed beds and is owned and operated by the Antelope High Desert Medical Group (HDMG)
Valley Health Care District; a public, non-profit agency. Sierra Medical Group (SMG)
Services: Critical Care, Neonatal Intensive Care, Definitive Kaiser Permanente (K/P) has the largest medical group in Observation, Emergency Department, Medical Surgical, Obstetrics, California with more than 4,000 physicians. In the Antelope Valley Pediatrics, Surgery including Open Heart, Cardiac Catheterization there are 80 full-time physicians. Laboratory, Home Health, Physical Therapy, Occupational Services: offered on their Lancaster and Palmdale campuses — Therapy, Laboratory, Radiology, CT Scan and MRI, Nuclear Primary Care areas of OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Medicine, Outpatient Clinics. Call 661/949-5000 for information Family Medicine. Specialty Care offered at the Lancaster campuses: or visit www.avhospital.org. Allergy, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Lancaster Community Hospital (LCH) is a 117-bed community Rheumatology, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Podiatry, Head hospital and is owned and operated by Universal Health Services, and Neck Surgery (ENT), Ophthalmology including Retinal Surgery,
a for-profit hospital chain based in King of Prussia, PA. Urology, Dermatology, Physical Medicine, Psychiatry, Chemical Services: Critical Care, Telemetry, Emergency Department, Dependency Rehab, and Urgent Care.
Medical Surgical, Surgery including: Weight-loss surgery, Open Additional Services offered on the Kaiser campuses include: Heart, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Physical Therapy, Allergy Shots, Audiology, ChemoTherapy, Echocardiogram, EEG, Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Acute EKG/Holter, Health Education, Home Health, Hospice, Infusion Rehabilitation Center Laboratory, Radiology, CT Scan, MRI, Clinic, Laboratory, Laser Eye Surgery, Mammography, Mental Health Nuclear Medicine, Free Senior Advantage Membership, and Group Programs, Nutrition Counseling, Occupational Therapy,
Free Physician Referral and Health and Information Line — Optical-Glasses & Contacts, Outpatient Procedural Sedation — GI 800/851-9780. laboratory and Laparoscopic Surgery, Immunizations, Pharmacy, Universal Health Services is constructing a 250-bed full- Physical Therapy, Radiology, Respiratory Therapy, Sigmoidoscopy, service hospital in Palmdale on the corner of Tierra Subida and Social Services, Speech Therapy, Treadmill, Ultrasound. Call 626/405-5157 for more information or visit us at www. Avenue Q-5 The new Palmdale facility will be built with all private rooms and is expected to open with 171-licensed beds. kaiserpermanente.org.
The hospital, which is expected to open in 2009, will have the Sierra Medical Group (SMG) is a physician network with 15 largest emergency room in the Antelope Valley with 35 beds. The primary care physicians in two locations. As a network, SPC housing portion of the complex will also be completed in 2009 contracts with community-based primary care and specialists to and will include up to 80 units of affordable senior housing. provide services to its patients. There will also be two 60,000 square-foot professional medical Services: Primary care services for Family Practice Internal Medicine office buildings on the site, one of which will open in early 2008. and Pediatrics. Other services include Endocrinology, Laboratory, Radiology, EKG, and Urgent Care. Specialty services are provided by For more information on LCH programs and services, access the contract community-based physicians. Call 661/945-9411 for more web site at: www.lancastercommunityhospital.net. information or go to www.sierramedicalgroup.com
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 25 Freestanding surgical centers Dialysis Centers
■ Antelope Valley Surgery Center ■ AV Dialysis Center on AVH campus
■ Regional Valley Surgery Center ■ East Palmdale Dialysis
■ Fresenius Dialysis Center (Kaiser Permanente) Long Term care is provided by ■ High Desert Hemodialysis ■ Antelope Valley Convalescent Hospital ■ Palmdale Regional Dialysis ■ Antelope Valley Hospital
■ Antelope Valley Nursing Care Center Chiropractic There are approximately 92 Chiropractic Doctors in the Antelope ■ Lancaster Convalescent Hospital Valley. Most are solo practitioners. ■ Mayflower Gardens Convalescent Hospital Dentists Home Care and Hospice There are approximately 210 Dentists in the Antelope Valley ■ Antelope Valley Home Care of which five are Oral & Maxillofacial surgeons and 13 are Orthodontists. ■ AV Home Care with Services
■ Accredited Home Care Services Ambulance
■ Advantage Home Care ■ American Medical Response Paramedic and BLS
■ GT Home Health Care Services ■ Antelope Ambulance BLS
■ Hoffmann Hospice Public Health ■ Kaiser Permanente Home & Hospice Care ■ Antelope Valley Health Center ■ Masters Medical Home Care Services: Family Medicine Primary Care, Family Planning Clinic, ■ ProCare Hospice Immunizations, OB/Gynecology - Prenatal, Pregnancy Test, ■ St. Jude Home Care T.B./Chest Clinic, Walk-In Clinic.
■ Sun Alliance Hospice ■ LA County High Desert Hospital Complex ■ Sun Plus Home Care Services: While the hospital is closed, the facility provides a full Adult Day Health Care Centers spectrum of outpatient services.
■ AV Adult Day Health Care Childcare ■ Chateau La Petite There are 110 childcare facilities listed in the ■ Lancaster Adult Day Health Care yellow pages for Lancaster/Palmdale only.
■ Ultra Care Adult Day Health Care
Palmdale Medical Center
26 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org ANTELOPE VALLEY SCHOOLS Soaring to New Heights Over the last three years, AV’s percentage of schools making the of staff is also a shared experience. Program Administrators from targets set by the state are: 57,57,63; while the state overall figures all districts meet on a monthly basis for Valley-wide improvement are 68,36,27 of instruction. The result is annual improvement in Academic Performance Index Scores (API), the state grading system for public The Antelope Valley Superintendents’ Council reports Valley schools schools. Every public school in the Antelope Valley has improved continue to meet and exceed performance targets. “The Valley its state-wide ranking. An average gain of 87 points on the State API has a long history of district collaboration as Superintendents and Program Administrators meet together on a monthly basis to for schools Valley-wide is attributed to strong school site leadership improve instruction valley wide,” states Superintendent’s Council teams (with parent participation), research-based instructional President Regina Rossall. (Mrs. Rossall is Superintendent of the programs, tutoring, and intervention programs for students at risk Westside Union School District). Articulation of efforts for program of dropping out. The Superintendents’ Council sets annual goals development and improvement in student achievement have for program improvement. Most recently, the Valley school districts a strong history in this Valley. Districts work together to make have set their sights on assuring that all eighth-grade students meet standards-based instruction consistent across the valley. Training state standards in algebra.
“The state gives a ranking to schools of similar size and demographic. When you compare them that way, Knight High gets a nine (out of 10). Meaning it’s in the 90th percentile among similar schools.” — Michael Vierra, Superintendent, AV Union High School District.
Public Schools Acton-Agua Dulce Eastside Union School District (K-8) Hughes-Elizabeth Lake Unified District (K-12) 6742 East Avenue H Union School District (K-8) 32248 Crown Valley Road Lancaster, CA 93535 16633 Elizabeth Lake Road Acton, CA 93510 661/946-2813 Lakes Hughes, CA 93532 661/269-5999 Students: 3,278 Schools: 4 661/724-1231 Students: 1,900 Schools: 4 Students: 350 Schools: 1 Gorman School District (K-8) Antelope Valley Union 49847 Gorman School Road Keppel Union School District (K-8) High School District Gorman, CA 93243 34004 128th Street East 44811 Sierra Highway Mailing: P.O. Box 104 Pearblossom, CA 93553 Lancaster, CA 93534 661/248-6441 661/944-2155 661/948-7655 Students: 48 Schools: 1 Students: 3,049 Schools: 6 Students: 24,683 Schools: 13
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 27 Public Schools continued Private Schools
Lancaster Elementary School District (K-8) Antelope Valley Adventist Academy Paraclete High School 44711 N. Cedar Avenue Lancaster 661/942-6552 Lancaster 661/943-3255 Lancaster, CA 93534 2006 Enrollment: 86 Grade: K-8th 2006 Enrollment: 780 Grade: 9th-12th 661/948-4661 2007 Enrollment: 82 2007 Enrollment: 826 Students: 16,268 Schools: 19 Antelope Valley Christian Pinecrest School Palmdale School District (K-8) Lancaster 661/943-0044 Lancaster/Palmdale 661/723-0366 39149 10th Street East 2006 Enrollment: 386 Grade: P-12th 2006 Enrollment: 310 Grade: P-8th Palmdale, CA 93550 2007 Enrollment: 400 2007 Enrollment: 300 661/947-7191 Bethel Christian Academy Pearblossom Private School Students: 22,500 Schools: 26 Lancaster 661/943-2224 Pearblossom 661/944-0914 Westside Union Elementary School 2006 Enrollment: 458 Grade: P-12th 2006 Enrollment: 400 Grade: K-12th District (K-8) 2007 Enrollment: 500 2007 Enrollment: 70 46809 70th Street West Desert Christian School Sacred Heart Catholic School Lancaster, CA 93536 Lancaster 661/948-5071 Lancaster 661/948-3613 661/948-2669 2006 Enrollment: 1,689 Grade: P-12th 2006 Enrollment: 317 Grade: K-8th Students: 9,097 Schools: 11 2007 Enrollment: 1,700 2007 Enrollment: 315 Wilsona School District (K-8) Desert Vineyard Christian School St. Mary’s Catholic School 18050 East Avenue O Lancaster 661/948-3766 Lancaster 661/273-5555 Palmdale, CA 93591 2006 Enrollment: 152 Grade: P-6th 661/264-1111 2006 Enrollment: 314 Grade: K-8th 2007 Enrollment: 100 2007 Enrollment: 302 Students: 1,600 Schools: 3 Grace Lutheran School Westside Christian School Kern County Districts Schools Lancaster 661/948-1018 Palmdale 661/947-7000 2006 Enrollment: 175 Grade: P-8th 2006 Enrollment: 332 Grade: K-8th Mojave UnifiedS chool District (K-12) 2007 Enrollment: 170 2007 Enrollment: 319 3500 Douglas Avenue Mojave, CA 93501 Lancaster Baptist School Total 2006 Enrollment: 5,955 661/824-4001 Lancaster Total 2007 Enrollment: 5,534 661/946-4663 Students: 2,805 Schools: 8 2006 Enrollment: 456 Grade: K-12th Muroc Joint Unified School 2007 Enrollment: 450 District (K-12) 17100 Foothill Avenue North Edwards, CA 93523 661/258-4356 Students: 2,016 Schools: 7
Southern Kern Unified (K-Adult) 3082 Glendower Street Rosamond, CA 93560 661/256-5000 Students: 3,500 Schools: 6
Sierra Sands Unified School District 113 W. Felspar Avenue Ridgecrest, CA 93555 760/375-3363 Students: 5,510 Schools: 11
Tehachapi UnifiedS chool District 400 S. Snyder Avenue Tehachapi, CA 93561 Students: 2,654 Schools: 6
28 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org COMMUNITY COLLEGES ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE 3041 West Avenue K, Lancaster, CA 93536 661/722-6300 • www.avc.edu District Size ...... 1,945 Square Miles Lancaster Campus Size ...... 135 Acres Number of Buildings ...... 31 Budget 2006-2007 ...... $69.1 Million
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 16-week fall and spring semesters Antelope Valley’s higher education institutions continue to add 5-week intersession new academic programs and facilities to meet the demands of a Summer sessions fast-growing population. STUDENTS / PROGRAMS Fall 2007 Student Enrollment ...... 14,067 The Valley’s oldest higher education institution, Antelope Valley Courses offered, Fall 2007 ...... 1,852 College (AVC) recently added a new program for training men and Associate Degree Programs ...... 67 women as firefighters with municipal fire departments. The college Certificate Programs ...... 56 already has a program for training wildland firefighters. FACULTY / STAFF AVC has acquired a site on 25th Street East in Palmdale to serve as its Total number of full-time faculty ...... 204 second college campus. Meanwhile, Antelope Valley College continues Percentage holding Ph.D.s ...... 19% to offer programs to residents through its main campus in Lancaster Total Number of Employees ...... 857 and a site in Palmdale at 1529 E. Palmdale Blvd.
Work continues on the expansion and modernization of the Lancaster CERRO COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGE campus, to increase its capacity to serve more than 20,000 students. 3000 College Heights Blvd., Ridgecrest, CA 93555 Construction projects due to begin this year include an agriculture/ 760/384-6100 • www.cerrocoso.edu landscaping complex, a theater, and complex for an early college high Ridgecrest Campus Size ...... 320 Acres school program, Students on the Academic Rise (SOAR) High School. Ongoing projects include upgrades to the campus infrastructure, safety STUDENTS / PROGRAMS requirements and expansion of physical education facilities, including Number of Degree Programs Offered ...... 31 a physical agility course for the Sheriff’s Training Academy at Antelope Fall 2006 Student Enrollment ...... 4,844 Valley College. FACULTY / STAFF Number of Assistant/Associate Professors ...... 26 AVC’s Lancaster campus hosts California State University, Bakersfield Number of Professors ...... 21 -Antelope Valley, which provides upper division and graduate degree Percentage of full-time male faculty ...... 49% programs. Percentage of full-time female faculty ...... 51% The City of Lancaster has the Lancaster University Center, which has Total Faculty ...... 57 expanded the upper division and graduate level offerings of California Percentage of Faculty holding Ph.D ...... 26% State University, Bakersfield and Fresno, including an engineering program designed to produce “homegrown” engineers for the area’s aerospace industry in cooperation with AVC. Instructional Sites ■ Edwards Air Force Base (South Kern) Community Services Programs ■ Ridgecrest ■ Kern River Valley Formerly known as Community Education, Community Services ■ Bishop ■ Mammoth Programs at Antelope Valley College offer recreational, cultural and ■ California City ■ Online occupational programs that are short-term fee-based and not for credit. Examples are Antelope Valley Children’s Choir, notary public exam preparation, ABC’s of travel, and work readiness, just to name a few. Career and Technical Education Programs Aeronautical and Aviation Technology, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Aircraft Fabrication, Auto Body, Automotive Technology, Business, Child and Family Education, Clothing and Textiles, Computer Applications, Computer Information Science, Computer Graphics, Deaf Studies, Drafting/CAD, Instructional Aide, Electrical Technology, Electronics Technology, Engineering Technology, Family and Consumer Education, Fire Technology, Interior Design, Management, Marketing, Medical Assisting, Multimedia, Music, Nursing Science, Office Technology, Photography, Real Estate, Welding.
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 29 THE AERO INSTITUTE EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY 38256 Sierra Highway, Palmdale, CA 93550 886/462-3728 • www.erau.edu 661/276-2376 • www.aeroi.org Centers in Palmdale, Edwards Air Force Base, and China Lake Naval The AERO Institute, located in the Palmdale Civic Center, is a Base. unique collaboration between the City of Palmdale, the California Bachelor’s Degree offered in Aviation Maintenance Management, Space Grant Consortium, and the NASA Dryden Flight Research Management of Technical Operations, and Professional Aeronautics. Center’s Office of Academic Education. The Institute, developed Master’s Degree programs include Aeronautical Science, Technical for the study of areospace engineering and design, hosts some of Management, and Aviation. the most prestigious universities in the nation, including Purdue University College of Engineering; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; University of Southern California Viterbi School LANCASTER UNIVERSITY CENTER of Engineering; University of California-San Diego Jacobs School 45356 Division Street, Lancaster, CA 93535 of Engineering; California Institute of Technology (CALTECH); 661/273-6429 Pepperdine University’s Business School and Embry-Riddle Developed by the City of Lancaster in 2004, the new 20,000 square- Aeronautical University. foot University Center includes state-of the-art classrooms, well The AERO Institute is focused on providing leading edge technology equipped labs, and complete administrative facilities. The University infrastructure in telecommunications, wireless access, and digital has expanded the upper division and graduate level offerings of broadcasting, serving as a technology demonstrator to both the California State University, Bakersfield and Fresno, including an onsite and the distance educational communities. In addition, engineering program designed to produce “homegrown” engineers the AERO Institute has been further enhanced with Lockheed of the area’s aerospace industry. The $3.5 Million conversion of Martin Corporation joining as an industry partner to support Challenger Hall was funded by the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency. the development of advanced technology labs for the study of nanotechnology applications for aerospace materials. The AERO UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX Institute also offers teachers workshops and materials for education 1202 West Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93534 in grades kindergarten through 12 and is home to NASA Aerospace 661/940-6851 • www.phoenix.edu exploratorium, a hands-on science exhibit. Seven Bachelor Degree programs offered, along with 11 Master Degree programs, and two educational credential programs. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD ANTELOPE VALLEY CAMPUS WEST COAST BAPTIST COLLEGE 43909 30th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93536 4020 East Lancaster Boulevard, Lancaster, CA 93535 661/952-5000 • www.csub.edu/AV 661/946-4663 • www.westcoastbaptist.edu The campus is located on the North Campus of Antelope Valley West Coast Baptist College opened its doors in September of 1995. College and operates the Lancaster University Center. This private seminary college offers Bachelor and Master Degree CSUB-AV’s expanding catalog offers Bachelor Degree programs in programs. There are several departments available to its students such Business, Child, Adolescent and Family Studies, Communications, as the Department of Bible, Bible Languages, Clerical and Secretarial Criminal Justice, Economics, English, Environmental Resources Skills, Education, Evangelism, Missions, Music, Practical Theology, Management, Liberal Studies, Nursing, Psychology, and Sociology. Secondary Education, and Youth Ministries. A Bachelor of Science in Engineering is also available through a joint program with AVC and CSU Fresno (fourth year work to California State University, Fresno be completed off campus). Master’s Degrees are also available in Antelope Valley Engineering Program Social Work, Educational Administration, Educational Curriculum, 45356 Division Street, Lancaster, CA. 93535 Instruction, English and Special Education. Teaching credential 661/723-6429 programs offered are Single Subject, English, Special Education, and Elementary Education. CSUB-AV also offers certificate programs in Located at the Lancaster University Center, Fresno State College three different areas. of Engineering offers Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degree programs in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. The CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY undergraduate programs are ABET accredited. Mechanical and 40015 Sierra Highway #B-160, Palmdale, CA 93550 Electrical laboratories are well equipped and laboratory instruction is 661/267-2001 • www.chapman.edu provided by local faculty. Lectures are delivered in real time by faculty at the main campus via state-of-the-art interactive television class Five Bachelor Degree programs, three Master Degree programs, rooms. and five educational credential programs offered in the Antelope Valley.
30 GAVEA www.aveconomy.org QUALITY OF LIFE UTILITIES Weather Electricity Average Temperatures: Southern California Edison 800/655-4555 ■ www.sce.com Comparison with Southwestern Communities Natural Gas
The Gas Company JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER Sempra Energy HIGH LOW HIGH loW HIGH loW HIGH loW 800/427-2200 ■ www.socalgas.com Bakersfield 92 64 98 69 96 68 91 63 Cable Television California City 91 62 97 67 96 66 90 59 Time Warner Cable Fresno 91 60 98 65 96 63 90 59 888/TW.CABLE ■ www.timewarner.com Henderson 91 63 97 70 95 69 87 59 Telephone Lancaster 89 60 95 66 95 64 89 58 AT&T Las Vegas 99 69 104 76 102 74 94 66 800/310-2355 ■ www.sbc.com Palmdale 90 57 98 65 97 64 91 57 Air Quality Palm Springs 102 64 108 73 106 71 102 66 Antelope Valley Air Quality Phoenix 103 72 105 80 106 71 102 66 Management District Ridgecrest 96 64 103 70 101 68 95 61 661/723-8070 ■ www.avaqmd.ca.gov San Bernardino 84 53 93 60 93 60 89 57 Kern County Air Pollution Santa Clarita 86 50 94 56 94 56 90 52 Control District Tehachapi 80 50 89 56 87 53 82 47 661/862-5250 ■ www.kcapcd.org Tucson 100 68 99 74 97 72 94 67 Trash Waste Management AIR QUALITY 661/945-5944 NUMBER OF DAYS NUMBER OF DAYS OVER FEDERAL STANDARD OVER STATE STANDARD WATER (major providers) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency Antelope Valley 4 0 1 35 not available 50 37 42 102 n/a Amount produced in 2007 ■ 77,000 acre feet (59,000 m & i; 18,000 ag) Los Angeles Basin 68 27 30 29 n/a 133 110 97 90 n/a Amount produced in 2006 San Joaquin Valley 37 9 8 0 0 112 105 83 47 18 ■ 81,000 acre feet (68,000 m & i; 13,000 ag) Sacramento 5 0 4 2 0 40 35 43 22 16 State Water Project entitlement ■ 141,400 acre feet NUMBER OF DAYS OVER 8-HOUR STANDARD Treatment Plant Capacity ■ 93 million gallons per day 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (capable of serving 401,000 people) Antelope Valley 35 24 31 85 n/a Palmdale Water District Los Angeles Basin 120 88 84 86 n/a Amount produced in 2007 San Joaquin Valley 130 104 72 43 18 ■ 26,558 acre feet billed Sacramento 30 26 35 16 14 ■ 28,153 acre feet produced State Water Project Delivered: 17,726 acre feet AV’s Cleanest 2007 Customer Services AV Shatters Own Previous Clean Air ■ 26,300 connections serving Record This Summer Air in Eight Years approximately 115,000 people Despite smoke from nearby fires that dimmed the State Water Project “Table A” Amount Antelope Valley’s legendary blue skies in late October, ■ 21,300 acre feet the region’s 2007 ozone season turned out to be Water Quality Report the cleanest in eight years. Officials at the Antelope www.palmdalewater.org Valley Air Quality Management District (AVAQMD) Water Sources announced that between May and October—the 63% State water project, 37% region’s traditional “smog” season—only 14 days Groundwater Wells exceeded the federal 0.08 parts per million (ppm), Indian Wells Valley Water Agency eight-hour ozone standard, besting the previous Amount produced in 2007 clean air record set in 2006. ■ 9,076 acre feet AVAQMD’s boundaries encompass the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale and unincorporated Amount produced in 2006 High Desert portions of northern Los Angeles County. The AVAQMD began utilizing the ■ 8,776 acre feet current eight-hour standard to report local levels of ozone—the primary component of Amount produced in 2005 photochemical smog—in 2000. Most of the Antelope Valley’s air pollution is not locally ■ 8,544 acre feet generated, but rather, transported into the area via prevailing winds from the nearby Los Amount produced in 2004 Angeles Basin and San Joaqin Valley. ■ 9,052 acre feet While October’s fires contributed to temporarily elevated levels of particulate matter Amount produced in 2003 in some areas of the Antelope Valley, ozone levels—which are primarily influenced by ■ 9,066 acre feet stationary and vehicular source emissions—were unaffected by the smoke. The Valley’s Water Sources continuing population boom did not contribute to a rise in regional ozone levels, thanks to ■ 12 ground water pumps advances in cleaner fuels and vehicles, combined with local industry’s emission reduction efforts. “The District has succeeded in balancing the region’s explosive growth with Customers Served ■ 11,696 continued air quality improvements and progress toward clean air goals,” said AVAQMD Executive Director Eldon Heaston. Water Quality Report ■ www.iwvwd.com
Economic Roundtable Report 2008 31 Professional Sports Lancaster JetHawks (Boston Red Sox affiliate) 661/726-5400 • www.jethawks.com
Select Community Events Almond Blossom Festival (March) Desert Tortoise Days (April) Kern County Airshow (April) Lancaster Poppy Festival (April) Showdown Rodeo/PRCA Rodeo (June) Thursday Night on the Square (Summer) Concerts in the Park (Summer) Antelope Valley Fair (August) Tehachapi Mountain Festival (August) Desert Empire Fair (September) About 225,000 people attend the Antelope Valley Fair every year. Aerospace Walk of Honor (September) Public Libraries Labor Day Balloon Festival (September) 12 Public Libraries California City Heritage Days (September) Kern County Libraries: Valyermo Festival (September) www.kerncountylibrary.org Bark in the Park (October) Los Angeles County Libraries Palmdale Fall Festival (October) www.colapublib.org Edwards Air Show (October) Palmdale Main Library Mojave Gold Rush Days (October) www.palmdalelibrary.org Lancaster Performing Arts Center Adult Fishing Derby (November) Palmdale Youth Library Lancaster Holiday Parade (December) www.palmdalelibrary.org/ youthlib/ylservices.shtml Palmdale Holiday Parade (December) Metrolink Holiday Train (December) Community Theatres Lancaster Performing Arts Center Museums (partial) 780 seats • 661/723-5950 Antelope Valley Indian Museum Blackbird Air Park Museum Palmdale Playhouse 330 seats • 661/267-5685 Edwards Air Force Flight Test Museum Lancaster Park Kids Time Children’s Museum of Major Recreational Facilities Shopping/Dining Antelope Valley Six Golf courses 2007 Lancaster Museum / Art Gallery Best of the West Softball Complex ■ Antelope Valley Mall, Palmdale 140 stores Tehachapi Railroad Museum Big Eight Softball Complex, Lancaster (Six Department stores) Western Hotel Museum DryTown Water Park, Palmdale ■ 10 Kiosks ■ Lancaster Soccer Center 14 Holiday Kiosks Movie Theatres ■ Mulligans Sports Center, Palmdale 24 retail merchandising units Three Movie complexes Palmdale Amphitheater (temporary carts) throughout the mall 38 Stadium style screens ■ Pelona Vista Park, Palmdale Est. 1,700 employees 12 Traditional screens
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