The VEDC primarily concentrates on the Visalia Industrial Park, with a focus on
Business attraction:Working with the City of Visalia to provide information, contacts, tours and other resources for businesses looking to expand or relocate.
Business expansion and retention:Identifying areas of need and concern and helping to remove barriers to growth and success.
Business climate:Working with the City and the Chamber of Commerce to help ensure that Visalia remains a pro-business community, with streamlined processes at City Hall, reasonable policies and appropriate fees.
GET TO KNOW THE VISALIA INDUSTRIAL PARK
Ready when you are:
Available land
Zoned industrial
Rail, air, and truck shipping
Readily available water, power and gas
Wastewater capacity
Visalia Industrial Park Advantage
Visalia's centralized location is perfect when it comes to reaching West Coast destinations overnight. Within a 3 hour drive, you can have access to 95 million customers.
California’s central location
Access 90% of California’s Population, and 14% of the U.S. Population within a 300 mile radius
Reach more than 95 million consumers overnight
Access: Highway 99 North & South, and Highway 198 West to Central Coast
2-day shipping to the Western US
$1.1 billion industry- Among private sector employers in Tulare County, manufacturing ranks slightly behind agriculture and health care in employment, generating 11,000 jobs and a Gross Regional Output of over $1.1 billion. Manufacturing had higher gross exports than agriculture in 2010, according to EMSI.
Recent City General Plan Update had a Master EIR for the entire Industrial Park, streamlining the CA entitlement process.
UPS Transit Times: Visalia vs. Fresno vs. Bakersfield vs. Tracy vs. Las Vegas vs. Reno