Sequoia Valley:
As Big As It Gets
The Sequoia Valley (Visalia-Tulare-Porterville MSA) is located in
Central California, an equal distance from the Bay Area and Los
Angeles. From the majestic Sequoia trees in the Sierra Nevada
Mountains to the rich agriculture land in the valley, the Sequoia Valley offers the same abundant opportunity for growing a business.
With a current population of nearly 447,000, the region grew at
a rate of about 18 percent from 2000 to 2008 and is expected to
continue growing at nearly double-digit rates over the next five
years. The residents are young and culturally diverse, with distinct
Hispanic, Anglo, and Asian communities. The median age is 29. 6
years, with an estimated 58 percent of the population in the prime
working age group of 18 to 65 years.
The region offers a great combination of affordability of land and
labor, having one of the largest inventories of industrial land and
work force in California. The incentives are unmatched in California,
as Tulare County and the cities of Dinuba, Exeter, Farmersville, Lindsay, Porterville, Tulare, Visalia, and Woodlake are part of California’s
only Business Incentive Zone, a designation that combines local and
state incentives for targeted industries.
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The Sequoia Valley is
unique in that it is situated
in the richest agricultural
region in the U.S. and is rec-
ognized as number one in
the nation for total milk production. Much of the region’s commer-
cial and industrial activity is directly related to agriculture and food
processing.
Tulare County/Sequoia Valley Economic Development Corporation
Paul M. Saldana
CEcD President/CEO
4500 S. Laspina
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (800) 718-2332
E-mail: paul@edctulare.com
www.sequoiavalley.com
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