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Site Selection Services
CalBIS provides no-fee site selection services to employers, corporate real estate
executives, and site location consultants who are considering California for new business
investment. A wide array of consultation services are offered, including:
- Financial assistance and loan programs
- Military and defense reuse zones
- Labor availability and education information
- State and local permit assistance
- Transportation and infrastructure information
- Information on tax credits and other incentive programs
- Economic and demographic data
- Business advocacy
As part of the site selection service, CalBIS analyzes the factors affecting a company's
investment decision including taxes, human resources, training and workforce development,
incentives, financing, utilities, permits, and specific real estate opportunities available
in the state.
Additionally, CalBIS serves as a company's liaison to California's regulatory agencies and
local governments throughout the state.
If you are interested in moving your company to California, please complete a confidential
Site Selection Worksheet (PDF) and fax it to our Sacramento headquarters location at
(916) 322-0614.
California's Transportation Infrastructure
California has a well-developed and reliable infrastructure for moving people and goods. The
state's sophisticated network of freeways, airports, ports, and railways provide excellent
connections within California and easy access to and from the rest of the United States and the
world markets. The high points of this transportation network are:
- Freeways. California's $300 billion highway system is the state's transportation backbone.
As opposed to the toll motorways on the East Coast of the United States, California's
multiple-lane highway infrastructure system is free. The freeway system reaches almost every
corner of the state and offers an efficient point-to-point delivery of almost everything by car
or by truck.
- Airports. California's many airports are served by a number of different airlines that compete
over price, frequency, and on-time reliability, and provide the backbone of business travel within
California on "shuttle" flights, and to and from the rest of the United States and the world for
passengers and cargo alike. The two primary international hubs are Los Angeles (LAX) and San
Francisco (SFO).
- Ports. California's port cities are America's window for trade with the countries of the
Pacific Rim. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are by far the busiest ports in the United
States, together moving over twice as many goods as the port of New York City. Each year, more
than $200 billion in imports pass through California's ports.
Source: Global Window at UCLA Anderson School of Business.
Communications
California has an integrated, diverse, accessible, and affordable communications network that
addresses a broad spectrum of business needs. The density of telephone and cell phone connections
is extremely high compared to that of the rest of the country. Broadband wireless Internet and
digital cable services are readily available. California is one of the cradles of the "Internet
revolution" and companies are given a wide range of options for significantly enhancing the
exchange of business information, streamlining operations, and reducing business costs.
Source: Global Window at UCLA Anderson School of Business.
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