2011 GAVEA Economic Roundtable Report

2011
Table o f C o n t e n t s I n t r o d u ction
The Greater Antelope Valley
■ Introduction
As we bid farewell 2010 and welcome in 2011, the challenges that we faced in 2010 continue to face
Area Profile 1
us. Even as the data starts to show stabilization in the downward trend we still face high unemployment,
Map 1
a severe State budget deficit, a marked decline in the housing market and rising Healthcare and workman
compensation costs.
■ DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Detail 2 California is facing a difficult set of circumstances. Growth is slowing against surging Commodity and energy
Comparisons 3 prices. The financial markets showed severe strain in the last few years resulting in the curtailment of credit
Antelope Valley Cities 4-9 facilities to businesses. Sustaining economic growth is becoming more and more difficult.
Rural Areas 9 We will need all your help to get through this difficult economic recovery period. This Alliance is a forum to
look at how we can all work together to help businesses whether large or small, established or starting, and
■ ECONOMY to boost confidence and support economic growth and success. This should include formulating data relating
Major Employers/Industries 10 to the assets of the Antelope Valley including the labor base, city demographics and any other information that
Labor Market Study 10 may entice a company to relocate or expand in the Antelope Valley. Having an Alliance available to market
Average Wage by Sector 11 the Antelope Valley and its resources is key to recruitment.
Cost of Doing Business 12
Use of computers and the internet has revolutionized beyond recognition the way we do business,
Enterprise Zone 13
communicate, and buy services and market products. Technology has made many jobs portable. This is a
Foreign Trade Zone 13
perfect example of where the Antelope Valley can show an available labor source therefore reducing the
Area Business Loans 14
approximately 71,000 residents who currently commute out of the area. It is also recognized that as jobs shift
Business Lending -
and skills change the local educational systems will need to continue to make appropriate training available.
California Statewide CDC 15
Renewable Energy 15 Businesses must build a synergistic relationship between economic growth and environmental stewardship.
Film Activity 16 This can only be achieved by close collaboration amongst citizens, local and federal agencies, businesses and
Agriculture 16 educational institutions. The Antelope Valley is leading the charge in Solar and Wind energy plants. All around
Aerospace 17 the Antelope Valley solar energy panels are starting to cover parking lots and roofs. Huge solar and wind
Hotel/Industrial 18 energy farms are in the planning process.
Business Parks/Industrial Space 19 GAVEA through the dedication of its officers, partner organizations, local Cities and support staff have done a
Transportation 20 stellar job in promoting our Valley as a great place to live and to do business. The next few years GAVEA will
Retail Sales 21 increasingly need everyone’s support to work together to assist with the challenges facing the Antelope Valley.
■ HOUSING June Burcham

2010 Housing Summary & Chairman
House Sales 22-23 Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance
2010 New Home Sales/
Building Permits 24
■ HEALTH CARE
Hospitals 25-26
Health Services 26
Special thanks to the following:
■ EDUCATION June Burcham
Public Schools 27-28 Chairman
Kaiser Permanente
Private Schools 28
Mel Layne
Community Colleges/ President, Greater Antelope Valley
Universities 29-30 Economic Alliance
Brian Schimelpfening,
Chase Bank
■ QUALITY OF LIFE
Harvey Holloway
Community Life 31-32 Coldwell Banker Commercial Realty
1028 West Avenue L-12 Suite# 101
Air Quality 31 Laurel Shockley
Southern California Edison Lancaster, CA 93534.
Water 31
Albert Gatton www.aveconomy.org
Utilities 31
Assistant, Greater Antelope Valley info@aveconomy.org
Economic Alliance
AREA P R O F I L E
Total Population of
Ridgecrest
Greater Antelope Valley Region 486,141
Bakersfield
TEHACHAPI MTNS Randsburg
Annual Growth
2010-2015 Projected 529,140 8.84%
2000-2010 Estimated 486,141 21.96%
2000 Census 398,598 20.17%
California City
1990 Census 331,464 Tehachapi Mojave
Population by Origin Edwards Boron

Not Hispanic or Latino 325,830 67.02% EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE
Hispanic or Latino 160,311 32.98% Barstow
Rosamond
Population by Race
White Alone 286,581 58.95% Lake Hughes Lancaster
Lake Elizabeth Quartz Hill
Black/African American Alone 69,217 14.24% Green Valley Leona Palmdale Lake
Los Angeles
American Indian/Alaskan Native 4,831 0.99% Castaic Santa
Valley Littlerock
Asian Alone 16,354 3.36% Clarita Acton Pearblossom
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 988 0.20% Valencia Newhall
Some Other Race 81,155 16.69% Sylmar
Ventura SAN BERNARDINO MTNS
Two or More Races 27,015 5.56% Simi Valley
Oxnard Burbank
Median Age 32.32 SAN
TA M
ONIC Pomona San Bernardino
AM
Regional Housing TNS
Average Household Income $70,047 Whittier

Housing Units 170,249 PACIFIC OCEAN
Redondo
Beach Riverside
Persons per Household 3.05 Anaheim
Owner Occupied 67.68%
Average Length of Residence (yrs.) 14 N Santa Ana
Safety Range Antelope Valley USA-average

Crime Rate per 100K to 250K Pop 4,322 4,834
Crime Rate 25K to 50K Pop 3,120 3,605
Economy
Cost of Doing Business Low to Moderate
2009 Major Retail Sales $3,011,556,900
2009 Retail Sales Growth -14.39%
2008 Cost of Living Index (US avg. 100) 104.4
(Property taxes not included)
2009 Sector Job Growth -4.65% Kern
Major Economic Impact Areas AV Economic

Region
San Bernardino
Antelope Valley Mall
Stores 140 Ventura
Los
Kiosks 58 Angeles
Employees 1,800 Orange Riverside

Air Force Plant 42
Payroll $622,864,653
Local Contracts $133,209,491
Employees 7,234
Edwards Air Force Base
Employees 10,610
Military 2,014
Civilians 7,996 5.32%
Military Family Members 1,958 Other Speaking 9.58% 17.14%
Local Contract $574,000,000 23,840 Over 65 No Degree
Total Payroll $560,000,000
21.80% 9.97%
Total Economic Impact $1,800,000,000
Spanish Speaking 55-64
China Lake
97,879
Civilians 4,204
Military 640 26.75% 56.11%
On-site Contractors 1,743 29.15% 51.30% Higher Degree HS Grad
72.89% 0-17
Payroll Primarily English 18-54 Some College
Civilians $308,000,000 327,332
Military N/A
Visitors/Year 42,233
Total Contracts $702,000,000 Ethnicity Age Specific Education
Bankcard Programs $22,000,000
*Mojave Airport & Spaceport 47
Source: Claritas, FBI, AV Cities, ACCRA, GAVEA, EDD, AV Mall, Airforce Plant 42, Edwards,
China Lake, Mojave Airport & Spaceport.
*Additional information on page 17
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population detail
Lancaster Palmdale Tehachapi
14,000
150,000 150,000
12,000
120,000 120,000
10,000
90,000 90,000 8,000
6,000
60,000 60,000
4,000
30,000 30,000
2000
2008
2009
2000
2008
2009
2000
2008
2009
2010
2010
2010
2,000
118,718 145,243 145,074 145,875 116,670 147,897 151,346 152,622 11,125 13,089 13,631 13,886
2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010

State Rank in Size 37 37 38 State Rank in Size 35 32 33 State Rank in Size 340 335 334
Rank of Growth in LA County by % 8 8* 2 Rank of Growth in LA County by % 3 1 1 Rank of Growth in Kern County by % 10 1 7
Annual Growth Rate 1.5% 1.1% 0.9% Annual Growth Rate 2.2% 3.5% 1.2% Annual Growth Rate 0.3% 4.4% 1.8%
State Rank in Growth by % 136 110 110 State Rank in Growth by % 95 73 73 State Rank in Growth by % 393 107 102
% of Change from 2000 census 22.3% 22.2% 22.9% % of Change from 2000 census 26.8% 29.7% 31% % of change from 2000 census 17.7% 23% 25%
State Rank by Numeric Change 38 31 33 State Rank by Numeric Change 19 19 19 State Rank by Numeric Change 396 245 249
from 2000 census *Tied from 2000 census from 2000 census
California City Ridgecrest antelope valley POPULATION forecast

15,000
2020 2030
30,000 Lancaster 202,407 242,523
14,000
Palmdale 257,546 329,322
12,000 25,000 Unincorporated–LA County 161,040 223,243
Greater California City/Mojave 32,509 39,641
10,000
20,000
Greater Ridgecrest 39,442 41,737
Greater Rosamond 31,805 40,245
8,000
Greater Tehachapi 47,691 57,632
15,000
Antelope Valley 772,440 974,343
6,000
Southern California Association of Government, SCAG
10,000 Kern County Council of Governments, KernCOG.
4,000
Population by Zip Code
2,000 5,000
2000
2008
2009
2000
2008
2009
2010
ZIP CITY 2008 2009 2010

2010
93501 Mojave 4,369 4,328 4,308

8,385 14,365 14,828 15,014 24,297 28,038 28,353 28,726 93505 California City 13,283 14,663 13,999
93516 Boron 1,794 1,740 1,670
2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010 93519 Cantil 49 2 1
State Rank in Size 324 325 325 State Rank in Size 247 248 247 93523 Edwards 6,480 6,401 6,148
Rank of Growth in Kern County by % 1 2 1 Rank of Growth in Kern County by % 9 7 9 93524 Edwards 24 27 25
Annual Growth Rate 9.6% 3.5% 1.2% Annual Growth Rate 0.5% 1.4% 1.3% 93527 Inyokern 2,268 1,909 1,853
State Rank in Growth by % 2 12 12 State Rank in Growth by % 350 166 163
% of change from 2000 census 71.3% 76.8% 79% % of change from 2000 census 12.5% 13.7% 15% 93554 Randsburg 298 288 262
State Rank by Numeric Change 80 131 137 State Rank by Numeric Change 312 213 208 93555 Ridgecrest 31,084 30,396 29,760
from 2000 census from 2000 census 93560 Rosamond 16,704 16,838 19,448
93561 Tehachapi 31,784 32,074 31,996
Total 108,137 108,666 109,470
93510 Acton 7,517 7,985 8,090
93532 Lake Hughes 2,679 2,749 2,845
93534 Lancaster 42,971 42,860 41,670
93535 Lancaster 71,893 72,977 70,388
93536 Lancaster 61,837 64,658 66,789
93543 Littlerock 11,588 12,439 12,623
93544 Llano 1,220 1,322 1,270
93550 Palmdale 79,654 77,815 77,921
93551 Palmdale 46,728 47,499 49,144
93552 Palmdale 33,194 36,101 37,043
93553 Pearblossom 1,372 1,404 1,453
93563 Valyermo 681 703 826
93591 Palmdale 7,374 6,820 6,609
Total 368,708 375,332 376,671
Overall Total 476,845 483,998 486,141
2 | GAVEA www.aveconomy.org Source: California Department of Finance.

COMPA R I S O N W I T H O T H E R A R E A S
Population 2009 2010 2000-2015 Growth Projections
Antelope Valley 483,998 486,414 2000 2015 %
Las Vegas 566,225 564,650 Moreno Valley 142,381 232,034 62.97%
Tucson 537,173 542,968 Bakersfield 247,057 381,696 54.50%
Atlanta 529,400 541,696 Palmdale 116,670 167,974 43.97%
Miami 429,888 411,168 Lancaster 118,718 167,777 41.32%
St. Louis 350,202 354,685 Phoenix 1,321,045 1,734,388 31.29%
Cincinnati 331,938 327,360 Ontario 158,007 190,263 20.41%
Reno 217,175 215,785 Santa Clarita 151,088 180,886 19.72%
Long Beach 461,522 489,254 6.01%
AVG. FAMILY Household Income 2009 2010
new/resale house/condo median prices % of Census Growth
Santa Clarita $118,531 $107,510
2009 2010 Change 1990-2000 2000-2010 ESTIMATE
Las Vegas $82,045 $72,843
Lancaster $116,750 $130,000 11.35% Moreno Valley 19.9% 40.1%
Los Angeles $79,130 $72,785
Palmdale $135,000 $150,000 11.11% Bakersfield 29.9% 37.2%
Palmdale $74,596 $72,369
California City $59,000 $64,000 8.47% Palmdale 49.4% 30.4%
Bakersfield $77,273 $68,470
Bakersfield $135,000 $136,000 0.74% Lancaster 21.5% 29.2%
Long Beach $73,650 $68,372
Ridgecrest $159,500 $160,000 0.31% Phoenix 33.5% 18.7%
Ridgecrest $76,501 $67,654
Tehachapi $182,000 $170,000 -6.59% Santa Clarita 23.5% 12.2%
Phoenix $75,968 $67,641
Santa Clarita $385,000 $371,500 -3.51% Ontario 17.1% 12.0%
California City $70,401 $65,755
Rosamond $119,000 $115,000 -3.36% Long Beach 8.3% 3.3%
Lancaster $68,246 $65,375
Reno $77,938 $65,293 Los Angeles (city) $349,000 $345,000 -1.15%
Housing Affordability Index (%)
Rosamond $71,073 $64,697 Long Beach $300,000 $299,000 -0.33% (Based on median house price income, interest rate)
First Time Buyer 2008 2009 2010
Tehachapi $56,142 $51,448
Cost of Doing Business (Kosmont) California City 86 92 91
Tucson $56,684 $49,505
2009 2010 Mojave 80 88 89
Real Estate Tax Rate 2009 2010 Lancaster Low cost Low Cost Glendale, AZ 80 88 87
Arlington, TX 3.03% 3.03% Palmdale Average Cost Average Cost Phoenix, AZ 72 87 87
Portland, OR 2.16% 2.91% Indio Average Cost Average Cost Palmdale 74 84 83
Bullhead City, AZ 2.71% 2.71% Irvine Average Cost Average Cost Lancaster 71 83 82
Chandler, AZ 2.63% 2.63% Tulare High Cost High Cost Chandler, AZ 75 85 81
Fort Collins, CO 2.61% 2.61% Riverside High Cost High Cost Bakersfield 73 81 81
Syracuse, NY 2.51% 2.51% Long Beach High Cost High Cost Tehachapi 69 77 79
Mesa, AZ 2.29% 2.29% San Bernardino Very High Cost High Cost Ridgecrest 77 78 78
Tucson, AZ 2.25% 2.25% Los Angeles Very High Cost Very High Cost Rosamond 73 84 76
Palm Springs 1.92% Chandler, AZ Very High Cost Very High Cost Santa Clarita 65 69 71
San Bernardino 1.29% 1.30% Phoenix, AZ Very High Cost Very High Cost California 62 69 68
Palmdale 1.29% 1.29% Tucson, AZ Very High Cost Very High Cost California Condos 61 67 68
Lancaster 1.13% 1.13% Reno, NV 54 60 65
Las Vegas, NV 76 85 64
% Change National % Above/Below
Tucson, AZ 61 71 64
Crime Rate (per 100,000 pop) 2007 2008 2009 2008-09 Average ‘09 Nat’l AVERAGE
Long Beach 41 50 52
California
Los Angeles 29 44 46
Lancaster 4,415 3,892 3,014 -22.56% 4,629 -34.89%
Palmdale 3,761 3,336 3,017 -9.56% 4,629 -34.82% Cost of Living Index (%) (ACCRA)
Riverside 4,359 4,336 3,710 -14.44% 5,119 -27.52% 2008 2nd Quarter
Ridgecrest 2,933 2,643 2,776 5.03% 3,480 -20.23% New York 220.3%
Victorville 4,481 4,261 4,031 -5.40% 4,629 -12.92% San Francisco 170.9%
Bakersfield 5,653 5,593 5,350 -4.34% 5,119 4.51% LA-Long Beach 148.1%
San Bernardino 6,095 5,738 5,585 -2.67% 4,629 20.65% San Diego 135.0%
Palm Springs 127.6%
Nevada
Fresno 120.5%
North Las Vegas 4,716 3,957 3,518 -11.09% 4,629 -24.00%
Riverside 119.3%
Reno 5,103 5,146 4,653 -9.58% 4,629 0.52%
Flagstaff 118.3%
Las Vegas Metro 5,408 4,913 4,408 -10.28% 4,003 10.12%
Portland 114.5%
Arizona Reno, NV 112.1%
Glendale 5,574 5,753 5,346 -7.07% 5,119 4.43% Sparks, NV 110.1%
Phoenix 6,550 5,874 4,654 -20.77% 4,003 16.26% Las Vegas 106.3%
Tempe 7,202 6,292 5,582 -11.28% 4,629 20.59% Antelope Valley 104.4%
Bakersfield 103.7%
Source: Kosmont Rose Institute, CAR, FBI, Claritas, Census, ACCRA, DataQuick, GAVEA.
ANTEL O P E VA L L E Y C I T I E S
Lancaster
Population 145,875
POPULATION Characteristics
Median Age 32.5
Spanish Speaking 17.5%
POPULATION BY origin
Not Hispanic or Latino 70.8%
Hispanic 29.2%
POPULATION BY RACE
White Alone 56.9%
African American 19.6%
Native American 0.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander 4.3%
Some Other Race 12.7%
Newly renovated Lancaster Boulevard.
Two or More Races 5.7%
“In less than nine months, the BLVD has been transformed into the heart of the
Average Family Household
Income (city) $65,375 Antelope Valley. This is a place where friends meet, businesses thrive and our
93536 $87,139 community comes together as one.”
93535 $57,899 — R. Rex Parris, Mayor of the City of Lancaster
93534 $51,272
“It’s Positively Clear”
Public Safety (2009)
2010 MILESTONES
Crime Rate Per 100,000 3,014
BLVD Transformation Project | Launched and completed SOLAR LANCASTER | Launched Solar Lancaster, an innovative
U.S. Average 100-250K pop. 4,629
construction on a massive $10 million effort to revitalize downtown public-private partnership with SolarCity to provide local
Housing Lancaster. The project included a complete reconstruction of businesses and residents with access to affordable solar energy.
2010 Median Housing $130,00 Lancaster Boulevard’s streetscape, sidewalk and landscaping. Sierra Toyota became the first business to take advantage of the
Annual % of Change 11.35% program.
AV Chevrolet dealership | Grand opening of AV Chevrolet
Affordability Index 82
Housing Units 49,659 dealership in the Lancaster Auto Mall. Combined with a new EXPANDED EDUCATION | Expanded local educational
Detached Units 34,313 Subaru dealership, this makes the Lancaster Auto Mall the largest opportunities by establishing an agreement with California State
Persons per Household 3.04 in the region. University, Long Beach to offer bachelor’s programs in engineering
Homeowners 62.4% GLOBAL LANCASTER PROGRAM | To attract new business at the Lancaster University Center beginning fall 2011.
Education 91,731 and investment to Lancaster, this program included: Creating STIMULUS PROGRAM | Implemented the Building Incentive
(educational attainment by pop. 25+) a Chinese-speaking Deputy Mayor position; conducting two Stimulus Program (BISP), which offers a 20% discount on
No High School Diploma 15.6% trade missions to China; beginning a sister city relationship; development fees Citywide and a 30% discount in the downtown
High School Graduate 28.5% and working in partnership with NeoPower, Inc., established the area. The program has generated a 38.4% increase in permit
Some College, no degree 26.6% California Green Regional Center to facilitate foreign investment in issuances in 2010, as well as approximately $51 million in
Associate’s Degree 9.3% construction and approximately 225 construction jobs.
the Antelope Valley.
Bachelor’s Degree 12.5%
Master’s Degree 5.8% ENTERPRISE ZONE | Submitted an application for renewal of our LANCASTER MUSeum/art gallery | Broke ground on the
Professional School Degree 1.2% regional Enterprise Zone designation together with Los Angeles new facility for the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery in downtown
County and the City of Palmdale. The extensive application was Lancaster.
Workforce 59,204 completed in partnership with 34 area stakeholders, including
(civ employed by Pop. 16+) MOVIE THEATRE/bookstore/cafe | Construction began on
Architect/Engineer 3.3%
chambers of commerce; local businesses; and nonprofit a combination four-screen movie theater/bookstore and café in
Arts/Entertain/Sports 1.6% organizations. downtown Lancaster, to be completed in spring 2011.
Building Grounds Maint 4.0% 16 new businesses | Grand opening of 16 new businesses LAUNCH OF BLVD ASSOC. | Launch of the new BLVD
Business Financial Ops 4.1% on “The BLVD” and three new restaurants in downtown Lancaster, Association business improvement district to market and promote
Community Soc Svcs 1.8% including BeX; RoShamBo Lounge; Underground Bowl; Simply activities on The BLVD and offer small business assistance to
Computer/Mathematical 2.1%
Construction/Extraction 7.0%
Spoiled Children’s Boutique; and Bandstand Coffee & Tea. local business.
Edu/Training/Library 7.1% UNIVERSITY OF ANTELOPE VALLEY | Assisted in the expansion AWARD OF EXCELLENCE | Received the Helen Putnam Award
Farm/Fish/Forestry 0.2% of the University of Antelope Valley, Lancaster’s largest private of Excellence in Community Services and Economic Development
Food Prep/Serving 5.1% university. Over 180,250 square feet of space at the facilities from the League of California Cities for the Lancaster Economic
Health Practitioner/Tec 4.6% formerly known as the Antelope Valley Inn, Park View Middle Stimulus Package, which generated an economic impact of over
Healthcare Support 2.6%
School, and Wayne Gretzky’s Roller Hockey Center and being $123 million.
Maintenance Repair 4.8%
Legal 0.4%
re-purposed to house classrooms, dorms and a sports center. $12 MILLION DRAINAGE CHANNEL | Completed construction
Life/Phys/Soc Science 0.5% LANCASTER GRAND PRIX | Hosted the second annual Streets enabling the future development of a new Kaiser Permanente
Management 7.4% of Lancaster Grand Prix, a special event featuring professional facility and the Promenade at Amargosa Creek.
Office/Admin Support 14.4% go-kart races on the streets of downtown Lancaster. The event DESTINATION LANCASTER | Destination Lancaster, the newly-
Production 4.5% attracts an influx of tourism as part of the City’s Destination formed regional visitors’ bureau, formed a Board of Directors
Protective Svcs 4.0%
Lancaster efforts. This year’s three day event attracted and launched local tourism packages in partnership with area
Sales/Related 9.9%
Personal Care/Svc 4.4% approximately 35,000 visitors. businesses.
Transportation/Moving 6.4%
Elected Officials Contacts
Mayor R. Rex Parris City Manager Mark Bozigian
Vice Mayor Ronald D. Smith 661/723-6000
44933 Fern Avenue, Lancaster, CA 93534
Councilmembers: Director Economic Development/ Redevelopment
661/723-6128
www.cityoflancasterca.org • www.colra.org Ken Mann, Sherry Marquez, Marvin Crist (LEDR) Vern Lawson
661/723-6128
4 | GAVEA www.aveconomy.org Source: City of Lancaster, GAVEA, Claritas Inc., CA-DOF, FBI, dqnews.com
PALMDALE
Population 152,622
Median Age 29.8
Hispanic 43.9%
POPULATION BY RACE
White Alone 48.4%
Macy’s Grand Opening.
Average Family Household “The City of Palmdale is an extraordinary partner for retail! They are
Income (city) $72,369 committed to our community and will do whatever it takes to strengthen the
93550 $56,535 local economy.”
93551 $102,910 — Michael Scott Cummings
93552 $71,428
General Manager
Public Safety (2009) Antelope Valley Mall
U.S. Average 100-250K pop. 4,629 “A Place to Call Home”
Housing
2010 Median Housing $150,000
2010 MILESTONES
Annual % of Change 11.11%
Affordability Index 83 OPENING OF MACY’S | Macy’s opens in the Antelope Valley Mall ROBERTSON’S REMODEL | Robertson’s Honda begins remodel
Housing Units 46,605 creating 140 new retail jobs. in the Palmdale Auto Mall.
Detached Units 37,030 FRESCO II NEW LOCATION | Fresco II Restaurant and Catering PANERA BREAD 2nd LOCATION | Panera Bread opens second
Persons per Household 3.54
Homeowners 72.6%
voted #1 Mediterranean restaurant in the Antelope Valley for 2009 location in the new Super Target Center East.
and 2010, opens on restaurant row at the Antelope Valley Mall. PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OPENS | The
Education 84,633 New Business to the AV Mall | Skechers shoes opens in 37-acre Palmdale Regional Medical Center opens and the new
(educational attainment by pop. 25+)
No High School Diploma 19.9% the Antelope Valley Mall and coming soon is a new Yard House 250,000 square-foot Universal Health Services hospital receives
High School Graduate 28.4% Restaurant. its first patient six minutes after the Emergency Room opened for
Some College, no degree 27.6% RE-OPENING SUPER WAL-mART | Super Wal-Mart celebrates business.
Associate’s Degree 8.1%
grand re-opening after 3 months of remodeling SENIOR HOUSING COMPLEX OPENS | Construction has been
Master’s Degree 3.5% STATE OF THE ART DENTAL COMPLEX | Snow Orthodontics, completed at the 78-unit Palo Verde Terrace affordable senior
Professional School Degree 0.8% Division Street Dental Group and the Oral and Maxillofacial housing complex.
Doctoral Degree 0.5%
Surgery/Implant Center begin construction on their new 13,000 Awarded $470,000 GRANt FUNDS | Palmdale received
Workforce 61,097 square foot state-of-the-art dental complex. $470,000 in Federal grant funds for the Palmdale Transportation
(civ employed by Pop. 16+) Center and South Valley WorkSource Center.
STIMULUS PROGRAM | Palmdale’s Business Economic Stimulus
Arts/Entertain/Sports 1.9% Program wins 2010 United States Shopping Center MAXI Award 3rd annual BUSINESS APPRECIATION BREAKFAST |
Building Grounds Maint 4.7% AMGEN TOUR HOST | Palmdale served as host City for Stage Palmdale’s Economic Development Department hosts successful
Business Financial Ops 3.5% 6 of the Amgen Tour of California — the most difficult leg of the 3rd annual Business Appreciation Breakfast.
Community Soc Svcs 1.1%
race, 135.3 miles from Palmdale to Big Bear Lake. superior grocers opening in march | Superior Grocers
Construction/Extraction 7.7% TNOTS CELEBRATES 10-YR ANNIVERSARY | Palmdale’s rehabs old Smith building on Palmdale Boulevard — opening
Edu/Training/Library 4.7% Thursday Night on the Square celebrates 10-year anniversary. scheduled for March 2011.
Farm/Fish/Forestry 0.2%
WORKSOURCE CENTER | South Valley WorkSource Center palmdale prospector | Palmdale launches Palmdale
Food Prep/Serving 5.4%
Health Practitioner/Tec 3.7% scheduled to move into Youth Library building April 2011. Prospector a free, innovative, interactive Internet based tool that
Healthcare Support 2.1% expedites and simplifies the process of business attraction and
ENTERPRISE ZONE | Antelope Valley Enterprise Zone application
Maintenance Repair 5.1% site selection for expanding and relocating businesses.
Legal 0.6%
submitted to State of California for Zone extension.
Life/Phys/Soc Science 0.2% STIMULUS AUTO PROGRAM | Highly successful, award wining
Management 8.3% Palmdale’s Best Economic Stimulus Auto Program returns for
Office/Admin Support 14.8%
phase-two.
Production 6.3%
Sales/Related 11.6%
Personal Care/Svc 3.7% Elected Officials Contacts
Mayor James C. Ledford, Jr. City Manager Stephen H. Williams
Mayor Pro Tem Mike Dispenza 661/267-5115
38300 Sierra Highway, Palmdale, CA 93550 Councilmembers: Economic Development Manager
www.cityofpalmdale.org Laura Bettencourt, Steven D. Hofbauer, (CRA) David B. Walter
Tom Lackey
Source: City of Palmdale, GAVEA, Claritas Inc., CA-DOF, CAR, FBI, dqnews.com Economic Roundtable Report 2011 | 5
california city
POPULATION 15,014
Median Age 33.1
Population by Origin
Hispanic 26.5%
Population by Race
White Alone 60.0%
Some Other Race 13.3% The Refurbished Marina Pavilion
Located in the High Desert at the northern end of the Antelope Valley, California City with its
Average Family Household endless sunshine and humidity free climate is ideally positioned for a commuting workforce to
Income – CITY $65,755 reach Edwards AFB/NASA Dryden, Mojave Air & Space Port, California Correctional Center,
93505 $65,837 Boron and Golden Queen Mines, and Wind Hub Generation, the 7 major employers within East
Kern in less than 30 minutes. The 20-acre Business Park at California City Airport, provides the
Crime Rate Per 100,000 3,428 opportunity for new business development to take advantage of its Foreign Trade Zone satellite
U.S. Average 10-25K pop 3,327 designation and the many benefits that it provides. California City has an increasing population
of approximately 15,000 who have discovered the value of its affordability coupled with its
Housing
new schools, and outdoor recreational endeavors which make it a popular destination for the
Annual % of Change 8.47% off-roading community with over 100,000 visitors during the major holidays. California’s third
Affordability Index 91 largest city in land mass with over 203 square miles within its boundaries allows California City
Housing Units 5,105 the ability to grow to meet virtually every business need.
Detached Units 3,969 — Jim Quiggle, President,
Persons per Household 2.81
Homeowners 61.8%
California City Economic Development Corporation
Education 8,796 “Where the Future is Linked to the Past”

(educational attainment by pop. 25+)
No High School Diploma 15.8%
2010 MILESTONES
High School Graduate 26.2% 45th anniversary celebration | City celebrates 45th COMMUNITY SCHOOL | Policing Program established.
Some College, no degree 34.6%
anniversary of incorporation. joint use facility program | Mojave School District
Associate’s Degree 10.5%
Bachelor’s Degree 8.3% 250 JOBS BACK IN COMMUNITY | City enters into supports summer youth basketball.
Master’s Degree 3.6% Intergovernmental Agreement with OFDT and Corrections OUT FOR BID | Best Western Hotel/Cerro College road designed
Professional School Degree 0.0% Corporation of America, returning 250 jobs back to the community. and bid out.
CITY CENTRAL PARK | Upgrades to City Central Park to NEW SIGNAL COMPLETED | ARRA Protor Blvd and Signalization
Workforce 5,625 include fencing, gating, sidewalks, picnic shelters, skate park, Project completed.
(civ employed by Pop. 16+) Marina Pavilion, bathrooms, lighting, waterfall, and lake water
Architect/Engineer 5.1% senior housing bid out | Legends Senior Housing Tract
circulation lines.
Arts/Entertain/Sports 1.6% designed and first phase bid out.
Building Grounds Maint 5.6% dedications | Dedications of “Scout Island and water study completed | Water studies for support of
Business Financial Ops 2.8% Inspiration Walk.”
Community Soc Svcs 1.2% IRWMP formation to include Groundwater Recharge, Salt &
Computer/Mathematical 1.6% PARKS COMMISSION | Establishment of the California City Parks Nutrient Plan, Chloramine and Waste Water Treatment Plant
Construction/Extraction 6.0% Commission to develop Park Master Plan. Feasibility Studies completed.
Edu/Training/Library 4.8% reconstruction | California City Blvd and Mendiburu Road municipal airport | Aviation Navigational Aids added to
under reconstruction. Municipal Airport through FAA Grant.
Health Practitioner/Tec 2.2% BORAX BILL | New Borax Bill Park Police/Fire Command Post & California City Studios relocates to Municipal Airport and hosts.
Healthcare Support 0.7% Medical Station
Maintenance Repair 7.9% film festival | Mojave Film Festival.
Legal 0.0% off road enthusiasts | 100,000 Off Road Enthusiasts over
california city high school | First Senior Class enrolls.
Life/Phys/Soc Science 0.9% the Thanksgiving holiday.
new water bill | Adopted Water Conservation Billing Model.
Management 7.2% design approval on city arts/community center |
Office/Admin Support 16.5% host of renaissance fair | City hosts 8th annual
Architectural design completed and funding approved for the City
Production 4.6% Renaissance Fair.
Protective Svcs 7.6% Arts and Community Center.
Sales/Related 7.8%
Personal Care/Svc 4.0% Elected Officials Contacts
Mayor Patrick Bohannon City Manager Tom Weil
Councilmembers: 760/373-7170
21000 Hacienda Boulevard William Smith, Nicholas Lessenevitch,
California City, CA 93505 Charles McGuire, Edward Fuller
661/723-6128
www.californiacity.com
6 | GAVEA www.aveconomy.org Source: City of California City, GAVEA, Claritas Inc., CA-DOF, FBI, dqnews.com
RIDGECREST
Population 28,726
Median Age 33.7
Hispanic 18.3%
POPULATION BY RACE
White Alone 76.9%

Income (city) $67,654
93555 $70,432
U.S. Average 25-50K pop. 3,480
Housing
Annual % of Change 0.31% It’s all about personal service. I enjoy doing business with people I know. We are
Affordability Index 78
growing but our business community retains the small town flavor of mutual
Housing Units 11,989
Detached Units 7,956 support and in that way, we provide better customer service.
Persons per Household 2.59 — Pat Farris,
Homeowners 59.1
Publisher of The News Review
Education 15,593
(educational attainment by pop. 25+) We like doing business in Ridgecrest because the community is friendly, because
No High School Diploma 12.6%
High School Graduate 23.9% they are caring and forgiving and because they are so supportive of our local
Some College, no degree 27.0% merchants.
Associate’s Degree 12.6% — Peggy Breeden
Master’s Degree 6.5% Owner & Operator of The Swap Meet
Professional School Degree 0.7%
Workforce
(civ employed by Pop. 16+)
10,798 “The Key to New Horizons”
Arts/Entertain/Sports 2.1% 2010 MILESTONES
Building Grounds Maint 4.5%
CHINA LAKE | Completion of over 300 million dollars BRAC con
Business Financial Ops 2.7%
Community Soc Svcs 1.5% projects at China Lake.
Computer/Mathematical 4.0% CITY MASTER PLAN | Completion of city master plan.
Edu/Training/Library 4.9%
COMMITTEE FORMATION | Ridgecrest downtown master plan
Farm/Fish/Forestry 0.2% working committee formation.
Food Prep/Serving 7.3% RIDGECREST BLVD | Revitalization planning.
Health Practitioner/Tec 3.2%
Healthcare Support 1.8% WAL-MART | Supercenter final specific plan approval.
Maintenance Repair 5.2% NEW BUSINESS | Start up of several small restaurants.
Legal 0.2%
Life/Phys/Soc Science 1.3%
Management 6.7%
Production 4.4%
Sales/Related 8.7%
Personal Care/Svc 4.3%
Elected Officials Contacts
Mayor Ronald Carter City Manager Kurt O. Wilson
Mayor Pro Tem Marshall “Chip” Holloway Community & Economic Development
100 W. California Ave.,
Councilmembers: Gary Parsons
Ridgecrest, CA 93555 Steven Morgan, Jason Patin
(760) 499-5061
www.ci.ridgecrest.ca.us
Source: City of Ridgecrest, GAVEA, Claritas Inc., CA-DOF, FBI, dqnews.com Economic Roundtable Report 2011 | 7
TEHACHAPI
POPULATION 13,886
Greater Tehachapi Region 31,996
Median Age 31.8
Spanish Speaking 19%
Population by Origin
Hispanic 43.8%
Population by Race
White Alone 49.3%
Some Other Race 33.7% Love’s Travel Stop
“The City Development and Planning staff was engaged early on and throughout the
development process with all the support we needed. The City staff did what they could
Income – CITY $51,448
93561 $72,121
to help Love’s get the answers we needed on the more challenging issues. Love’s is happy
to be a part of the community today and for many years to come.”
Public Safety (2009) —Greg Love, President
U.S. Average 10-25K pop 3,327 Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc.
Housing “The Right Environment for the Right Company”

Annual % of Change -6.59%
Affordability Index 79 2010 MILESTONES
Housing Units 3,694
Detached Units 2,526 love’s travel center | Opens for business. downtown revitalization | City completes Centennial Plaza
Persons per Household 2.70 Wal-mart | EIR completed and presented to the Planning improvements within the Downtown/Main Street Commercial
Homeowners 51.8% District adding to the downtown public space improvements
Commission, approved on January 31, 2011.
already accomplished over the last few years as part of the City’s
Education 8,796 tehachapi depot | City completes the reconstruction of the
Downtown revitalization strategy.
(educational attainment by pop. 25+) historic site and surrounding grounds following the devastating
No High School Diploma 26.0% arson fire which destroyed the original structure. balanced budget | City achieves balanced budget with no
High School Graduate 35.8% layoffs and without tapping into reserves and employees were
Some College, no degree 23.4% big 5 sporting goods | Opens for business occupying an
granted a cost of living increase.
Associate’s Degree 8.4% 11,000 square foot suite in the Orchard Shopping Retail Center
Bachelor’s Degree 4.6% located within the Tucker Road (SR 202) commercial corridor. reconstruction/improvements | City completes
Master’s Degree 1.3% According to Big 5 spokesperson the Tehachapi Big 5 experienced reconstruction of H Street and Mill Street improvements.
Professional School Degree 0.4%
the second highest soft opening sales in the companies history. reconstruction | City completes reconstruction of a 2 mile
smart growth plan | City completes comprehensive update segment of Curry Street from Valley Boulevard to Tehachapi
Workforce 2,666 on the General Plan incorporating smart growth and sustainability Boulevard.
(civ employed by Pop. 16+)
principals. Additionally, the General Plan will emphasize design affordable living | Global Premier Development commences
Arts/Entertain/Sports 1.4% rather than the more typical policy orientated general plan. construction on an 81 unit affordable family apartment complex on
Building Grounds Maint 3.1% the northeast corner of Mill Street and H Street.
Business Financial Ops 1.6%
Community Soc Svcs 0.9%
Edu/Training/Library 4.7%
Health Practitioner/Tec 2.8%
Healthcare Support 0.4%
Maintenance Repair 6.8%
Legal 0.0%
Life/Phys/Soc Science 0.0%
Management 7.0%
Production 4.1%
Sales/Related 9.0% Elected Officials Contacts
Personal Care/Svc 4.5%
Transportation/Moving 10.3% Mayor Ed Grimes City Manager Greg Garrett Capital Projects Manager
Councilmembers: 661/822-2200, ext 105 Christopher Kirk
115 South Robinson Street Philip Smith, Shane Reed, Community Devlopment Director 661/822-2200, ext. 104
Tehachapi, CA 93561 Linda Vernon, Susan Wiggins David James
www.tehachapicityhall.com 661/822-2200, ext. 119
8 | GAVEA www.aveconomy.org Source: City of Tehachapi, GAVEA, Claritas Inc., CA-DOF, FBI, Kern COG, dqnews.com.
Mojave Rosamond
“Home of the Nation’s First Inland Spaceport” “Gateway to Progress”
Population 3,395 Master’s Degree 1% Population 18,762 Master’s Degree 3%
Population CHARACTERIStics Professional School Degree 0.5% Population CHARACTERIStics Professional School Degree 0.9%
Median Age 30.1 Doctoral Degree 0.4% Median Age 32 Doctoral Degree 0.4%
Spanish Speaking 30.3% Workforce 1,137 Spanish Speaking 28.2% Workforce 7,643
Population by ORIGIN (civ employed by Pop. 16+) Population by ORIGIN (civ employed by Pop. 16+)
Not Hispanic or Latino 60% Architect/Engineer 2.9% Not Hispanic or Latino 62% Architect/Engineer 3.3%
Hispanic 40% Arts/Entertain/Sports 2.1% Hispanic 38% Arts/Entertain/Sports 1.9%
Building Grounds Maint 10.4% Building Grounds Maint 3.9%
Population by Race Population by Race
Business/Financial Ops 0.5% Business/Financial Ops 1.9%
White Alone 56% White Alone 61%
Community/Soc Svcs 1.3% Community/Soc Svcs 1.1%
African American 7% African American 9%
Computer/Mathematical 0.5% Computer/Mathematical 3.3%
Native American 1% Native American 1%
Construction/Extraction 9.8% Construction/Extraction 7.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2% Asian/Pacific Islander 4%
Edu/Training/Library 5.8% Edu/Training/Library 3.5%
Some Other Race 26% Some Other Race 19%
Farm/Fish/Forestry 1.1% Farm/Fish/Forestry 0.7%
Two or More Races 7% Two or More Races 6%
Food Prep/Serving 9.6% Food Prep/Serving 6.5%
Average Family Health Practitioner/Tec 1.4% Average Family Health Practitioner/Tec 3.6%
Income CITY $38,459 Income CITY $64,697
Healthcare Support 3.4% Healthcare Support 2.6%
93501 $43,350 93560 $64,743
Maintenance Repair 7.3% Maintenance Repair 8.6%
HOUSING Legal 0.7% HOUSING Legal 0.1%
Homeowners 47% Life/Phys/Soc Science 0.0% Homeowners 65% Life/Phys/Soc Science 0.8%
Education 2,017 Management 2.6% Education 11,284 Management 5.1%
(educational attainment by pop. 25+) Office/Admin Support 8.7% (educational attainment by pop. 25+) Office/Admin Support 17.1%
No High School Diploma 25% Production 8.1% No High School Diploma 22% Production 5.0%
High School Graduate 37% Protective Svcs 3.7% High School Graduate 28% Protective Svcs 4.0%
Some College, no degree 26% Sales/Related 8.2% Some College, no degree 30% Sales/Related 9.5%
Associate’s Degree 5% Personal Care/Svc 3.9% Associate’s Degree 8% Personal Care/Svc 3.2%
Bachelor’s Degree 4% Transportation/Moving 8.0% Bachelor’s Degree 7% Transportation/Moving 7.2%
Rural Communities of the Greater Antelope Valley

2000 2008 2010 2010 average Family 2000 2008 2010 2010 average Family
Census Estimate Estimate Household Income Census Estimate Estimate Household Income
Green Valley 1,859 2,226 1,721 $144,011 Golden Hills 6,401 7,707 7,965 $73,551
Acton 2,390 7,517 2,514 $117,500 Randsburg 77 298 66 $70,515
Bear Valley Springs 4,232 4,820 5,256 $100,530 Littlerock 1,402 11,588 1,453 $70,114
Lake Communities 2,828 - - - Boron 2,025 1,794 1,670 $53,099
Quartz Hill 9,890 10,854 11,093 $90,911 North Edwards 1,227 1,086 1,039 $54,431
Inyokern 984 2,268 823 $72,210 Edwards 5,909 4,773 4,493 $57,770
Stallion Springs 1,522 2,746 2,394 $68,260 Lake Los Angeles 11,523 11,890 11,665 $55,272
Source: City of Mojave, City of Rosamond, Claritas Inc., GAVEA, CA-DOF,

GREAT E R A N T E L O P E VA L L E Y
EMPL OY M E N T B Y I N D U S T RY S E C T O R
2010 LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Company # of Employees
Edwards Air Force Base 10,610
China Lake Navel Weapons 6734
County of Los Angeles 3953
Lockheed Martin 3100
Palmdale School District 2739
Antelope Valley Hospital 2722
Northrop Grumman 2611
AV Union High School District 2054
California Correctional Institute – Tehachapi 1911
Bank of America 1846
Wal-Mart (5) 1821
Antelope Valley Mall 1800
California State Prison-Los Angeles County 1624
Lancaster School District 1415
Antelope Valley College 1221
Kaiser Permanente 850 Highlights : 2010 A ntelope Valley
Boeing 840
Westside School District 764
L abor Market Study
Rio Tinto 738
Important Anticipated Cultural Changes and Opportunities
Palmdale Regional Hospital 735
Lancaster Regional Med. Center 715 • As the youngest generation becomes adults and enter the workforce, the Antelope Valley region
Rite Aid Distribution Center 640 will look very different than today. Hispanic or Latino individuals will soon make up 58% of the
Albertsons (6) 617 community, African Americans will make up 22% and Caucasian residents will make up 14%.
Sierra Sands School District 590 Asian, Pacific Islander, Filipino, and American Indian populations will remain close to their current
Starwood 510
proportions.
Home Depot (4) 506
High Desert Health System 503 Educating Antelope Valley’s Work Force
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital 475
• More than 100,000 K-12 students are educated each day in the Antelope Valley Region. Of
Tehachapi Unified School District 464
these, 81% live in Los Angeles County and 19% live in Kern County.
Eastside School District 420
Deluxe Checks 406 • Antelope Valley educators and leaders are working to build a strong bilingual work force.
Scaled Composites 381 • In 2009, about 17% of the district’s total enrollment participated in the Gifted and Talented
Keppel School District 370
Program.
South Kern School District 360
High Desert Medical Group 345 Labor Force Profile
Lowe’s (3) 331
• The labor force in Antelope Valley is not dominated by one or two industries. The skills and
Mojave Unified School District 299
experience found in the region are well distributed between the management/professional (30%),
Southern California Edison 297
Lance Campers 290 production/agriculture/transportation (25%), and sales/service industries (44%). Traditional ‘white
Cerro Coso College 286 collar’ employees make up 55% of the Antelope Valley workforce.
City of Lancaster 280 Work Force Commuters
Costco 258
Michael’s Distribution Center 230 • The average daily commute times for Palmdale and Lancaster workers are 89 minutes and
SYGMA 227 67 minutes, respectively. The average daily commute for AV communities in Kern County is
Muroc School District 225 52 minutes.
City of Palmdale 204
• Nearly 71,000 workers travel into Greater Los Angeles from the Antelope Valley each day.
Delta Scientific 200
California City Correctional Facility 191 • Approximately 63,000 workers from Palmdale/Lancaster sub-region spend at least an hour each
Antelope Valley Press 187 day on the road; of those, 38,000 spend two or more hours commuting.
Acton-Agua Dulce School District 182
Interdependence of Cities within the Region
Sam’s Club 172
U.S. Pole 150 • During 2008, 3,000 Lancaster working residents were employed in Palmdale while, 5,500
Senior Systems Technologies 150 Palmdale working residents were employed in Lancaster.
Wilsona SD 129
• In all, 42% of Lancaster and 53% of Palmdale working residents commuted to the Greater Los
Best Buy 125
Angeles area.
BAE-Mojave 120
TOTAL 61,923 For more details on Antelope Valley’s labor force, see www.aveconomy.org/index.cfm?page=Studies.
Source: EDD, CSUN, GAVEA, SFVERC.
10 | GAVEA www.aveconomy.org
Quarterly
los angeles county – Antelope Valley
EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY BY SECTOR 2009 2009:Q2 2010:Q2
Federal Government 384 387 374
State Government 2,101 2,162 2,061
Local Government 13,980 14,547 14,212
Agriculture and Mining 600 561 634
Utilities 326 329 330
Construction 3,337 3,367 3,142
Manufacturing 8,011 7,984 8,144
Wholesale Trade 1,093 1,093 1,088
Retail Trade 11,070 11,009 10,819
Transportation and Warehousing 2,080 2,080 2,159
Mgmnt of Companies and Enterprises
& Admin and Support and Waste
Mgmnt and Remediation Services 2,351 2,531 2,018
Information 926 944 903
Finance and Insurance 3,064 3,031 2,965
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 911 899 832
Professional, Scientific, and
Technical Services 1,641 1,597 1,641
Educational Services 666 653 719
Health Care and Social Assistance 7,729 7,733 8,233
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 506 555 646
Accommodation and Food Services 6,980 7,052 7,426
Other Services 5,445 5,404 4,874
Total Employment 73,201 73,918 73,222
Quarterly
Kern county – ANTELOPE VALLEY
2009
EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY BY SECTOR 2009:Q2 2010:Q2
Federal Government 1,067 1,083 984
State Government 2,080 2,136 2,046
Local Government 3,390 3,621 3,476
Agriculture and Mining 841 837 851
Utilities 336 336 366
Construction 552 568 473
Manufacturing 2,045 2,040 2,129
Wholesale Trade 301 313 195
Retail Trade 2,269 2,316 2,197
Transportation and Warehousing 517 526 325
Mgmnt of Companies and Enterprises
& Admin and Support and Waste
Mgmnt and Remediation Services 1,045 1,107 835
Information 172 179 164
Finance and Insurance 457 461 421
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 265 264 245
Professional, Scientific, and
Technical Services 2,506 2,504 2,952
Educational Services 145 143 176
Health Care and Social Assistance 1,409 1,418 1,346
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 386 399 386
Accommodation and Food Services 2,003 2,062 2,022
Other Services 811 826 713
Total Employment 22,597 23,139 22,300
Total employement - AV 95,798 97,056 95,523
Source: EDD, CSUN, GAVEA, SFVERC.

THE C O S T O F D O I N G B U S I N E S S
Legend
1 Cost Rating 2 Charges Gross Receipts Tax
Very Low Cost The lowest possible rating for city fees and charges 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
Average Cost Cities that charge average fees and charges 4 Business tax rate comparison per $1,000 in receipts
High Cost Cities that charge high fees and charges 5 Property Tax
Very High Cost Cities that charge the highest fees and charges 6 Sales Tax

*Annual tax for the first $10 million in
receipts or the first 100 employees.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Antelope Valley
Lancaster Low Cost No No $0.002% 1.13% 9.75%
Unicorporated Kern Low Cost No 0% N/A 1.40% 8.25%
Palmdale Average Cost Yes No .006-.030% 1.29% 9.75%
Los Angeles Basin

Whittier High Cost Yes 5.00% .001-.020% 1.10% 9.75%
Long Beach High Cost No 5.00% .011-.273% 1.15% 9.75%
Los Angeles Very High Cost Yes 5-10% .11-55% 1.19% 9.75%
San Bernardino
Redlands High Cost Yes No .025-.3% 1.25% 8.75%
The Kosmont Rose Insitute of State and Local
Fontana Very High Cost Yes 5.00% .025-.35% 1.29% 8.75%
Government surveyed over 413 cities across the San Bernardino Very High Cost Yes 7.75% .025-.52% 1.30% 9.00%
nation with population over 100,000. The goal was
to provide information about the costs required Riverside
to operate a business in the various cities. The Indio Average Cost Yes 5.00% 0.02% 1.12% 8.75%
Riverside High Cost Yes 6.50% .007-.08% 1.09% 8.75%
results classified the cities into five different
Palm Springs High Cost No 5.00% .003-.005% 1.92% 8.75%
classes ranging from Very Low to Very High Cost.
The study compares a number of costs imposed
by local government, such as: gross receipt taxes, Central Valley
utility taxes, property taxes, sales tax, state income Bakersfield Low Cost Yes No .002-.065% 1.15% 8.25%
Tulare High Cost Yes 7.00% .00-.035% 1.00% 9.25%
tax, fees, and other costs that may apply.
Stockton Very High Cost Yes 6.00% .025-.2% 1.15% 9.00%
Listed in the report are the 2010 ratings for
Lancaster and Palmdale along with a comparison
Various
to other popular business locations. Arlington, TX Average Cost No 7.50% 0 3.03% 8.00%
Fort Collins, Co Average Cost No 3% 0 2.61% 7.55%
Of the 72 cities surveyed in Los Angeles County, El Paso, TX Average Cost No 2.5-8.25% 0.00% 3.18% 8.25%
18 cities have Cost Ratings in the lowest two City of Davis, CA High Cost Yes 0 .06-.18% 1.04% 8.75%
brackets; of these, only 3 cities are in the lowest Lincoln, NE High Cost No 5-6% 0 2.05% 7.00%
bracket Sacramento, CA Very High Cost Yes 7.50% .015-04% 1.1300% 8.75%
Phoenix, AZ Very High Cost Yes 9-11% Various 1.82% 9.30%
All of the least expensive cities identified in the Portland, OR Very High Cost No 5-7.5% 0.36% 2.29% 0.00%
Tucson, AZ Very High Cost Yes 2% .005-2% 2.25% 8.10%
report are located west of the Mississippi River.
Chandler, AZ Very High Cost Yes 9.00% .001-1.5% 2.63% 8.80%
Bullhead City, AZ Very High Cost No 7.6-10.8% 0.002% 2.71% 7.85%
Source: Kosmont-Rose Institute, GAVEA
ANTEL O P E VA L L E Y E N T E R P R I S E Z O N E 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 and commercial The Foreign Trade Zone encompasses sites in the City of Palmdale and California
property in Palmdale, Lancaster and unincorporated Los Angeles County. City. The Mojave Airport offers international traders, importers, and exporters
outstanding opportunities to take advantage of special customs privileges. These
• Carries refund potential for companies currently residing in the zone and reduced or incentives can lower barriers to trade, improve cash flow, and reduce or eliminate
eliminated state income tax opportunities prospectively for businesses located in the zone. duty rates for goods.
• Five different tax incentives available: Companies that locate with the FTZ may qualify for special financial incentives
such as:
1. Hiring Credit A business may save up to $37,444, per employee, in state income
• P aying no duties on labor, overhead, or profit from FTZ operations
taxes, over five years; 2. Sales and Use Tax Credit On the purchase of up to • E njoying substantially discounted cargo rates
$1 million of qualified manufacturing equipment, corporations up to $20 million; 3. • Deferring Harbor Maintenance fees
Business Expense Deduction Partial cost of certain property may be deducted • R e-exporting materials duty-free
immediately as a business expense; 4. Net Interest Deduction for Lenders • A dding value to the goods without affecting the assessed value
A deduction from income on loans made to a trade or business in the zone. 5. Net • Eliminating delays in customs clearance and duty drawback procedures
Operating Loss Carryover Individual or corporations that show a net operating loss • A nd many more incentives and benefits as well
from doing business within the Zone may be able to carry that loss over to future years to If you import goods or materials for your business, please contact David Walter,
reduce future tax liability. Economic Development Manager for the City of Palmdale 661/267-5125.
Hiring Average Number of Potential South Valley WorkSource Center,

Vouchers Hourly Participating Savings Over
Issued Wage Employers 5 Years Palmdale, California
2001 953 $11.52 67 $27,860,002 The South Valley WorkSource Center, which was opened in October 2005, provides a
2002 888 $7.71 68 $28,037,712 host of services to both employers and employees.
2003 2,041 $9.46 120 $64,442,534 Services for businesses include:
2004 326 $10.57 43 $10,293,124 •N o-cost job postings both locally and via the Internet using our searchable
on-line job bank
2005 1,044 $9.90 128 $32,963,256 •N o-cost job fair registration
2006 1,783 $9.71 176 $56,296,442 •C ustomized recruiting to help you fill positions quickly
2007 1,371 $9.77 185 $48,122,100 • S kills assessments of potential candidates to ensure they meet your criteria
2008 1,454 $12.33 152 $54,437,760 •O n-the-job and pre-employment training
2009 1,620 $11.08 169 $60,652,800 •C onference rooms and privates offices for interviews, trainings, orientations, etc.
• B usiness Incentive Information
2010 2,326 $10.4 194 $87,085,440
• B usiness Advisory Council membership
Total* 16,005 N/A 1,480 $528,253,592 • A ntelope Valley Enterprise Zone Vouchering
*Totals from 1997-2010
Services for the job seeker include:
The chart illustrates the actual number of AV Employers utilizing the Enterprise Zone hiring •O ne-on-one career counseling
benefits since 2000 demonstrating the potential savings. There are a number of EZ tax benefits • E mployment preparation workshops
companies could be using other than the hiring tax credit that we are not able to track.
• S pecial training programs
• J ob and career fairs
MANUFACTURING BUSINESS WITH 10 EMPLOYEES •C omputers, printers, copy machines, fax, phones, and scanner
Yr. Sales & Use Tax Credit Hiring Credit Cumulative Total • J ob leads and referrals
Year 1 (2011) $97,500 $124,800 $222,300 • S upportive services
Year 2 (2012) $99,840 $322,140 Please contact the South Valley WorkSource Center at 661/265-7421 for more
information or visit us at 1817 E. Ave. Q, Unit A-12 or www.cityofpalmdale.org/svwc.
Year 3 (2013) $74,880 $397,020
Year 4 (2014) $49,920 $446,940 WorkSource California Antelope Valley One-
Year 5 (2015) $24,960 $471,900 Stop Career Center, Lancaster, California
Assumptions: Company is a corporation. Qualifying equipment purchased. Ten eligible full-time The WorkSource California Antelope Valley One-Stop Career Center offers an array of
employees hired 1st year. Maximum 2008 hiring benefit applied ($12/hr.) Sales tax rate is 8.25% services to both employers and job seekers.
Services include:
• R ecruiting and screening of applicants
MANUFACTURING BUSINESS WITH 100 EMPLOYEES • S kills assessments
Sales & Use Tax Credit Hiring Credit Cumulative Total • S upport for job fairs and open houses
Year 1 (2011) $195,000 $936,000 $1,131,000 • R eferrals to training providers for occupational skills training and
customized training programs
Year 2 (2012) $97,500 $1,060,800 $2,289,300 •N o fee internet-based automated system to place job openings
Year 3 (2013) $811,200 $3,100,500 • A ccess to job leads
Year 4 (2014) $561,600 $3,662,100 •C omputers, telephones, copiers and fax machines
• J ob seeking workshops
Year 5 (2015) $312,000 $3,974,100 • R esume creation
Year 6 (2016) Potential Carryover $62,400 $4,036,500 • V eterans Services
Assumptions: Company is a corporation. Qualifying equipment purchased 1st year is $2 million. • Y outh Services
Qualifying equipment purchased 2nd year is $1 million. 75 eligible full-time employees hired 1st year, • J ob Clubs
25 eligible full-time employees hired 2nd year. Maximum 2008 hiring benefit applied ($12/hr.). Sales Tax
For more information contact the WorkSource California Antelope Valley One-Stop
rate is 9.75%. 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 Career Center at 661/726-4128 or visit us at 1420 West Avenue I, in Lancaster or
potential benefits. go to www.av.worksource.ca.gov.

NEW B U S I N E S S L O A Ns and L icenses
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.
2009 Reported Business Loans

Under $1 Million in the Antelope Valley 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 7 2008 2009 % of Change
2008-2009
$100,000 or less
Number of loans 8,537 16,204 16,714 11,973 4,255 -64.5%
Amount (in millions) $87 $137 $157 $111 $51 -54.1%
Greater than $100,000 but less than $250,000

Number of loans 97 91 119 84 61 -27.4%
Amount (in millions $16 $16 $21 $14 $10 -30.0%
Greater than $250,000 but less than 1 Million

Number of loans 58 97 97 63 48 -23.8%
Total
Number of loans 8,692 16,392 16,930 12,120 4,364 -64.0%
Loans to Firms with Revenues less than $1 Million

Number of loans 4,065 5,989 6,909 3,777 1,450 -61.6%
LICENSED BUSINESS
6,259
2006 6,093
Lancaster
6,223
2007 Palmdale
6,181
5,595
2008
6,054
5,025
2009
6,013
5,704
2010
5,688
Source: City of Lancaster, City of Palmdale, SFVERC.
T he C ommunity A dvantage and
S mall L oan P rograms
The Small Business Administration has announced the release of two new
programs to help spur business lending.
The Community Advantage and Small Loan Advantage programs are aimed at
increasing the number of lower-dollar SBA 7(a) loans going to small businesses
and entrepreneurs in underserved communities.
Both programs will offer a streamlined application process for SBA-guaranteed
7(a) loans up to $250,000. These loans will come with the regular 7(a)
government guarantee, 85 percent for loans up to $150,000 and 75 percent for
those greater than $150,000.
Small Loan Advantage will be available to the 630 financial institutions across
markets, along with their management and technical assistance expertise, to
the country in the agency’s Preferred Lender Program (PLP). Under PLP, which
help make their borrowers successful.
includes most of the agency’s highest volume lenders, SBA delegates the final
credit decisions to lenders. The SBA through the Community Advantage loan For further information see: http://www.sba.gov/content/sba-announces-new-
program will expand the points of access small business owners have for initiatives-aimed-increasing-lending-underserved-communities
getting loans by opening SBA’s 7(a) loan program to “mission-focused” financial The SBA 504 Loan Program is still available and has enjoyed great success in
institutions, including Community Development Financial Institutions, Certified the past and has enabled business owners to purchase or build a facility and
Development Companies and non-profit micro lending intermediaries. Community thereby take advantage of the many benefits of building ownership. Unlike most
Advantage will leverage the experience these institutions already have in lending conventional bank financing, the SBA 504 program offer up to 90% financing
to minority, women-owned and start-up companies in economically challenged fully amortized over 20 years with below market fixed interest rates.
Manufacture your wind or solar energy equipment

in “california’ s renewable energy capital”
The Tehachapi Pass, located just two hours north of Los Angeles in Tehachapi-
Mojave wind resource area, is one of the world’s largest producers of wind-
generated electricity. The area boasts of more than 5,000 wind turbines,
producing 1.3 terawatt hours each year.
In association with BYD and the City of Lancaster, KB Home in its Alamosa
community began construction on a new earth-friendly prototype home in
late March 2010 utilizing BYD’s solar, battery, and LED Lighting systems. The
home was built to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR®
guidelines and includes many earth-friendly features. BYD provided renewable
energy-related materials, including solar panels, energy storage batteries, and
LED energy-saving lights. KB Home also installed an electric vehicle outlet to
demonstrate the home’s ability to charge BYD’s F3DM and e6 electric vehicles,
which were on display at the home.
Kern County continues to lead the way in renewable energy generation with over Carrying on the tradition of innovation and cities friendly to business, Palmdale
34 projects in the permitting process or completed with the capacity to generate continues to work on the approval application to build a 570-megawatt hybrid
just under 7,300 MWs. LA County has 5 projects in the permitting or approved power plant; while Lancaster is also working with SolarCity to install 2.5
process with a total capacity of 800 MWs. The Greater Antelope Valley, located megawatts of new solar capacity across six different City sites including City Hall,
in Los Angeles and Kern Counties, is well on its ways to becoming the cradle for Clear Channel Stadium and the Lancaster Performing Arts Center.
production of renewable electricity for Southern California. The Greater Antelope Valley continues to raise the bar for technological and
8,000 MWs, a combine total of projects approved or in process in Kern and LA innovate development; first with many notable first accomplishments in aerospace,
Counties, is enough capacity to generate power for 1,600,000 to 2,400,000 and now many firsts in renewable energy. The Greater Antelope Valley is an
housing units depending upon the air conditioning load. The number of housing ideal location for “green technology” and “renewable energy”; that is why such
units estimated to be in the Antelope Valley are 170,250 units; which means, that companies as eSolar, Nextlight/First Solar, SempraGeneration, Element Power,
the current projects could supply 10 to 15 times the number of housing units Beautiful Earth, enXco, Terra-Gen, Renewable Resources, Fotowatio Renewable, to
located in the Antelope Valley. To be stated another way: There are an estimated name a few, have made the Antelope Valley their destination of choice.
1,720,433 detached housing units in LA County, and all could be supplied power www.windsolarcalifornia.com
by the current projects approved or in process in the Greater Antelope Valley. www.aveconomy.org

MOTIO N P I C T U R E A N D T E L E V I S I O N P R O D UCTION AGRICULTURE AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY
A total of 252 projects were filmed or photographed in the Antelope Valley generating
an estimated economic impact of $8 million.
Accounting for 18% of the revenues were commercials such as “ESPN,” “Verizon,” “
American Express,” “Cars.Com,” “Samsung,” “Choice Hotels,” “IBM,” “MacDonald’s,”
and “Victory Motorcycles.”
Powered by economic recovery, a surge of car commercials returned for the long
stretches of road and beautiful weather which included “Cadillac,” “Mercedes,”
“Ford,” “Toyota,” “Hyundai,” and “BMW.” Additional commercials featured “On Star,”
“Progressive Insurance,” “Fosters Beer,” “Target,” “Optic 2000,” “Staples,” “Pepsi,”
and “L’Oreal.”
Television production showed a slight increase over last year with the help of popular
drama series such as “The Closer,” “Big Love,” “Medium,” “Melrose Place,” “Bones,”
“The Event,” and “Entourage. Reality series included “1000 Ways To Die,” “Operation
Repo,” “How Do I Look,” and “Hoarders.” TV Pilots included “Through New Eyes” and
“Stuck With Hackett.”
The State’s film tax credit program attributed to an increase in feature film
production. Taking advantage of the incentive program, “Faster” starring Dwayne
“The Rock” Johnson spent two weeks filming in the high desert. Other features
included “The Apparition,” “Somewhere,” and “The Book of Eli.”
On location filming contributes to the local economy generating substantial tax

revenues for city and county governments, including sales tax, permit fees and
transient occupancy taxes. The AVFO will continue to look at conventional and
innovative ways to attract additional film and television production and the associated
benefits in terms of jobs and economic growth.
California remained the No. 1 state in cash farm receipts in 2009, with its
The Antelope Valley Film Office supports a sophisticated website www.avfilm.com
$34.8 billion in revenue representing 12.3 percent of the U.S. total. The state
showcasing the Greater Antelope Valley filming locations. Users can be linked to a
accounted for 16.5 percent of national receipts for crops, and 6.5 percent of
number of city pages, businesses, locations, and crew.
the U.S. revenue for livestock and livestock products.
Services Provided:
Los Angeles County Information
• Scouting/permit coordination
Value of agricultural production, 2009: $189,560,000
• Specialized technical support
(state ranking: 32nd)
• On-location problems solved efficiently around the clock
Top five crops, by value, 2009:
Contact the Antelope Valley Film Office at
Woody Ornamentals $71,698,100
661/723-6090 or 661/510-4231
Vegetable Crops $29,639,000
Bedding Plants $24,549,000
Nursery Products $15,415,000
Fruits & Nuts $13,009,000
36% 9%
Still Photography County Agricultural Commissioner
Features
12300 Lower Azusa Rd., Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: (626) 575-5451 Fax: (626) 350 -3243
Web site: acwm.co.la.ca.us
14%
16% Television U.C. Cooperative Extension County Farm Advisor
Miscellaneous 4800 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90022
Phone: (323) 260-2267 Fax: (323) 260 -5208
18% Web site: celosangeles.ucdavis.edu
Commercials E-mail: celosangeles@ucdavis.edu
7%
Music Videos
U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Center
44811 N. Date Ave., Ste. B, Lancaster, CA 93534 -3152
Phone: (661) 942-9549 Fax: (661) 942 -5503
Source: Antelope Valley Film Office, LA Agricultural Report.
ANTE L O P E VA L L E Y ’ S A E R O S PA C E C O M M U NITY
ICON Aircraft located in Tehachapi, California.
Scaled Composites Lockheed Martin

Scaled Composites, LLC, is an aerospace and specialty composites development Lockheed Martin Corporation, an advanced technology company, was formed in
company located in Mojave, California. Founded in 1982 by Burt Rutan, Scaled March 1995 with the merger of two of the world’s premier technology companies,
has broad experience in air vehicle design, tooling, and manufacturing, specialty Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta Corporation. Lockheed Martin is the largest
composite structure design, analysis and fabrication, and developmental flight test. defense contractor in the Antelope Valley with over 3,700 employees. It is estimated
On October 4, 2004, SpaceShipOne rocketed into history, becoming the first private that for every job at Lockheed, it creates an additional 3-4 indirect and induced jobs
manned spacecraft to exceed an altitude of 328,000 feet twice within the span of a for the local economy.
14 day period, thus claiming the ten million dollar Ansari X-Prize.
Northrop Grumman
NASA Northrop Grumman Corporation, as California’s largest employer, has a local
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center signed a 20-year lease for 16 acres of land workforce of 2,100 employees and is a $31.5 billion global defense and technology
owned by Los Angeles World Airports as a base for its five environmental and space company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and
science aircraft. This is an economic boast to the region as aerospace industry tends solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to
to be higher paying, white collar positions. One job at an aerospace company can government and commercial customers worldwide.
create two-and-a half to four jobs elsewhere in the community. About 150 civilian
and contract employees have been transferred to Palmdale. Add in visiting scientists *Mojave Air and Space Port
whose experiments are aboard the planes and the number can grow to up to 200 at Mojave Air and Space Port is home to 47 companies performing various
any given time when fully operational. transportation related development, maintenance or research projects from Rail, Air
& Space to soft tire. We have 14 space related firms, two of which have won XPrize
Boeing events over the past five years. One for development of a Lunar Lander and the other
Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of for development of SpaceShipOne and now SpaceShipTwo. We have a company
commercial jetliners and military aircraft. The Boeing team at Palmdale-Edwards Air which has tested more rocket motors this century than any other firm on earth and
Force Base has about 850 employees and provides products and services for NASA and has flown more man rated rocket powered craft than the rest of the world.
the Department of Defense with an average pay of around $56,115 for plant workers.

HOTEL /industrial Lancaster
Lancaster Lancaster currently offers 20 hotels that provide more than 1,000 rooms to accommodate business
travelers from across the U.S. and to support the region’s large sports tourism industry which includes the
Lancaster welcomed two Hilton brand hotels,
a 92-room Homewood Suites and 85-room James C. Gilley National Soccer Center and Big 8 Softball Complex. There are also a handful of additional
Hampton Inn at Front Row Center. hotel projects in the development process which will add several hundred additional hotel rooms and
meeting space in Lancaster.
Also welcomed the 94-room Spring Hill
Suites Marriott brand hotel along the Industrial opportunities are also plentiful, with over 6.1 square feet of industrial space. Major occupiers
14 Freeway and West Avenue J-12.
include distribution centers for Rite Aid, Michael’s and Sygma. Other highlights include new renewable
A 48,000 square foot medical office building energy projects in Lancaster. Two of the larger projects include Beautiful Earth Group ’s 38MW solar
completed at J-8 and 25th West. energy facility and First Solar’s “AV Solar Ranch One” which will consist of a 230MW facility on 2,100
acres. Together with eSolar ’s 5MW facility, these projects are quickly earning Lancaster a reputation as
Palmdale
the Alternative Energy Capital of the World.
Embassy Suites Palmdale opened the
seven-story upscale, full-service, all suites 2010 also marked the groundbreaking and completion of The BLVD Transformation project, a $10 million
hotel featuring 150-suites and 3,032 square effort to restore Lancaster’s downtown area to a vibrant urban core. The project included a streetscape
feet of meeting space, to include: an redesign, re-branding effort, and the re-formation of the downtown business improvement district. This
indoor pool and spa, a full service bar and
revitalization attracted 19 new businesses, resulting in the re-purposing of over 32,350 square feet of
“Fourteen Restaurant” for evening meals.
commercial space.
Snow Orthodontics, Division Street Dental
Group and the Oral and Maxillofacial Palmdale
Surgery/Implant Center continue construction
on their new 13,000 square foot state-of- With a population of 152,622, Palmdale is the sixth largest of 88 cities in Los Angeles County. With an
the-art building. When complete the dental average household income of $74,379, Palmdale residents have discretionary income that attracts new
complex will feature four suites that will retail chains and restaurant owners.
provide a wide range of dental services
New businesses that opened in the City of Palmdale include Patton Steel, DeVry University, Sierra Medical
Group, Community Therapies, Michael Anthony Spa, San Angelo’s Spa, Fresco II restaurant and catering,
Mana Asian restaurant, Gino’s Italian restaurant, Shakey’s Pizza, Sonora Steakhouse and La Casa Rustica.
In addition, the Redevelopment Agency provided funds to rehab a vacant building in the Antelope Valley
Mall that is now home to a brand new 110,000 square foot Macy’s department store.
The Palmdale Regional Medical Center opened in the foothills overlooking the Trade & Commerce Center
with 127 beds and four surgical units and plans to expand before the end of 2011. Adjacent to the
hospital is two 60,000 square foot medical office buildings available for lease. The new 7-story, 150-suite
full service Embassy Suites Hotel opened and the City continues efforts to develop a 77,160 square foot
conference center on the adjacent property. Over 218,000 square-feet of Class A medical and professional
office building space is currently available for lease or purchase in the Trade and Commerce Center.
The 120-acre Fairway Business Park is considered the premier business park in the Antelope Valley.
Fairway Business Park is home to many prominent businesses, including Delta Scientific Corporation, U.S.
Pole Company, Patton Steel, Industrial Lock & Hardware and FedEx Ground Distribution Center. Nine build-
to-suit lots remain available in the Park, totaling nearly 35-acres.
Palmdale-Embassy Suites Businesses of all sizes often need help when dealing with federal, state and local regulations and the City
offers assistance by managing the Antelope Valley Enterprise Zone and Foreign-Trade Zone. In order to
make the Enterprise Zone even easier for Palmdale businesses and employees to use we began offering
enterprise zone vouchering at the South Valley WorkSource Center. Also, business professionals from the
Total Space Small Business Development Center provide no cost one-on-one business consulting and no- and
Lancaster Space Available low-cost business training on a regular basis in office space at the South Valley WorkSource Center.
Single Tenant Space 4,610,316 122,543
The City held the third annual business appreciation breakfast to provide important information about
Multi Tenant Space 2,558,936 421,839
business programs and resources to local businesses. Presentations featured the Antelope Valley
Total Space 7,169,252 544,382
Enterprise Zone, Palmdale Business Watch Program, South Valley Worksource Center, the Small Business
Total Space Development Center and recycling programs by Waste Management.
Palmdale Space Available
Single Tenant Space 893,758 148,015
Multi Tenant Space 1,698,899 571,894
In 2009, GAVEA completed an update of the Industrial Base and Vacancy Report that was released to the
public in November, 2009. The report may be reviewed on the GAVEA website at www.aveconomy.org.
Sub Total Space 2,592,657 719,909
Special Use* 7,107,538 675,640 The purpose of the report was to identify available industrial land and buildings in Palmdale and
Total Space 9,700,195 1,395,549 Lancaster; and, to assist GAVEA in its Marketing Outreach of attracting wealth-creating businesses to
the region. This effort continues to be a major focus of GAVEA and its community partners reaching over
*Special use buildings are generally not dividable and deemed 12,500 businesses over the last two and one-half years. It also included 4 wins equaling an estimated
suited for special purpose
total investment of $5.5 Billion with 900 construction and 110 permanent jobs.
BUSIN E S S / I N D U S T R I A L PA R K S RECEN T INDUS TRIAL PROJECT S
Lancaster Sierra Business Park Lancaster
Fox Field Industrial Corridor Location: 10th West and Avenue M-4
Location: Avenue H west of State Highway 14 Total Acreage: 30 North Valley Industrial Center
Total Acreage: 5,000 Zoning: Commercial • Grand Opening of eSolar’s Sierra SunTower
Zoning: Medium/Light Industrial – a 5MW solar thermal demonstration facility,
Sierra Gateway Park located on 90+ acres on Avenue G between
North Lancaster Industrial Center Location: Ave 0-8 and Sierra Hwy Sierra Highway and Division Street.
Location: Avenue H and Division St. Total Acreage: 133
Southern Amargosa Industrial Area
Total Acreage: 240 Zoning: Commercial
• Toneman Development Corporation
Zoning: Heavy Industrial
California City completed of 3 industrial warehouse buildings
Lancaster Business Park Airport Business Park totaling 55,353 sq. ft.
Location: Business Park and K-8 Location: California City Municipal Airport • 17,820 SF multiple tenant building was
Total Acreage: 240 Total Acreage: 40 completed on 12th Street West, adjacent
Zoning: Specific Plan Zoning: Industrial and M1 Highway 14
Lancaster Business Park
Enterprise Business Park Mojave
Location: Sierra Hwy and Avenue K-8 • Construction was completed on a 23,290 sq.
Mojave Airport
Total Acreage: 74.02 ft. industrial building on Gingham Avenue.
Location: SR 58 and Flight Line
Zoning: Office/Light Industrial/Retail Total Acreage: 3,300 Fox Field Corridor
Zoning: Industrial and Airport Uses • Opening of the new National Guard Armory
North Valley Industrial Center
training center, adjacent to the Fox Field
Location: Avenue H-8 and Ave I Ridgecrest Business Park , that is approximately
Total Acreage: 84.72 Ridgecrest Business Park 40,000 sq. ft.
Zoning: Heavy Industrial Location: China Lake Blvd. & Ward Avenue
Total Acreage: 63 Palmdale
Palmdale
Zoning: Professional/Light Industrial
Challenger Business Park Fairway Business Park
Location: Palmdale Blvd. and 5th St. W. Ridgecrest Industrial Park • Home to these successful companies and
Total Acreage: 10 Location: West Ridgecrest many more: Delta Scientific Corporation,
Zoning: Commercial Total Acreage: 81 Patton Steele, U.S. Pole, Industrial Lock &
Zoning: Light Industrial/Mixed Hardware and FedEx.
Fairway Business Park
• Over 69,000 square feet of available industrial
Location: Avenue 0 and Division St. Inyokern space
Total Acreage: 115 Inyokern Airport Industrial Dist. • Nine build-to-suit parcels available ranging in
Zoning: Business Park/Mixed Location: Inyokern Blvd. size from 2.04 acres up to 11.40 acres
Total Acreage: 40
Freeway Business Center Palmdale Trade & Commerce Center
Zoning: Light Industrial/Mixed
Location: State Highway 14 and Avenue N • New 136,522 square foot 150-suite full service
Total Acreage: 30 Tehachapi Embassy Suites Hotel opens
Zoning: Commercial Goodrick Business Park • City continues development of conference
Palmdale Trade & Commerce Center Location: Dennison Rd Parkway/Goodrick Rd. center adjacent to Embassy Suites Hotel
Location: 10th West and Rancho Vista Blvd. Total Acreage: approx. 110 • DeVry University, offering college degree
Total Acreage: 746 Zoning: M-2 programs operates a 9,500 square foot
Zoning: Industrial and Commercial educational facility.
Capital Hills Business Park
• Sierra Medical group opens 20,000 square
Park One Industrial Park Location: Capital Hills Pkwy/Mills Road
feet of new medical offices.
Location: Rancho Vista Blvd. and 10th St. E. Total Acreage: approx. 122
• Over 110,000 square feet of medical/
Total Acreage: 10 Zoning: C-3
professional office space available.
Zoning: Industrial and Commercial
Fairway Business Park Venture Commerce Center

PUBLI C T R A N S P O RTAT I O N
Antelope Valley Transit Authority
July-June Commuter Ridership Local Ridership

Month 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
July 22,438 22,657 23,883 24,185 30,540 17,103 186,704 156,849 227,063 194,210 199,654 200,387
August 23,821 27,454 28,284 27,547 28,571 16,503 187,535 212,824 251,021 239,048 210,389 220,110
September 23,367 26,929 25,859 24,031 30,587 17,902 223,274 262,790 225,756 216,946 231,272 231,991
October 23,282 32,078 28,670 29,173 33,141 19,374 240,398 250,944 252,105 249,996 161,185 239,034
November 22,341 26,128 24,157 23,978 24,418 16,217 212,334 227,467 220,774 218,488 187,021 210,422
December 21,088 22,662 19,578 21,386 21,043 16,484 193,294 223,504 191,970 193,010 174,241 201,922
January 23,182 22,557 25,447 26,974 23,113 14,873 191,963 226,858 210,157 210,775 189,649 241,456
February 23,642 24,348 23,732 26,080 21,036 12,931 196,830 223,486 207,941 221,707 186,370 242,840
March 27,827 27,416 25,590 27,326 22,470 17,953 236,817 242,234 260,579 233,900 214,274 197,295
April 25,792 24,873 25,385 29,890 19,303 17,801 172,076 147,734 231,173 246,559 217,737 209,386
May 25,395 28,299 25,963 27,956 16,153 16,529 169,928 247,080 230,958 244,144 203,774 205,724
June 26,301 27,339 24,149 29,038 17,820 18,435 169,181 259,276 197,855 236,012 198,414 193,435
Total 289,022 312,740 300,697 317,564 288,195 202,105 2,380,334 2,681,046 2,707,319 2,704,795 2,373,980 2,594,002
Combined total ridership for 2009 2010

2,662,175 2,796,107
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
Most Popular Stations 2009/2010

Lancaster 17.0%
Palmdale 16.0%
Union Station 13.0%
Santa Clarita 13.0%
Sylmar/San Fernando 12.0%
Newhall 12.0%
Vincent Grade/Acton 7.0%
Via Princessa 6.0%
Simi Valley 4.0%
Downtown Burbank 1.0%
Commuters By Type
3%
School
5% Cultural Event/
Entertainment
14%
Recreation/
Number of Trains Average Daily Ridership Average 45% Shopping
A.V. Line Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Speed Visiting
2009-2010 24 12 (Sat) 6 (Sun) 5,807 2,181 (Sat) 1,173 (Sun) 40 mph
Family/Friends 24%
Work
2008-2009 24 12 (Sat) 6 (Sun) 6,628 2,826 (Sat) 1,369 (Sun) 40 mph Commuters
2007-2008 24 12 (Sat) 6 (Sun) 6,734 2,160 40 mph
2006-2007 24 8 7,055 1,824 40 mph
2005-2006 24 8 6,804 2,197 40 mph Generational Segment
2004-2005 24 8 6,357 1,744 41 mph Millennial Generation (1986-98) 32%
Generation X (1965-85) 31%
For personalized commute planning and Metrolink information, call the Customer Service Baby Boomers (1946-64) 29%
Center at 800/371-LINK(5465). Recorded Metrolink schedules are available 24 hours a day Swing Generation (1934-45) 7%
and operators are available Monday through Friday from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm and Saturday GI Generation (pre 1933) 1%
8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Source: AVTA, Metrolink.
RETAI L S A L E S G RO W T H
$4.247 Billion
$3.973 Billion
$3.517 Billion % of Growth 2008/09
$3.011 Billion
Lancaster $2,049,927,000 $1,894,160,000 $1,663,012,000 $1,291,569,000 -22.34%
Palmdale $1,726,326,200 $1,585,602,500 $1,412,692,700 $1,265,627,500 -10.41%
Ridgecrest $285,824,000 $278,331,000 $269,414,300 $285,120,400 5.83%
Tehachapi $149,268,000 $170,995,000 $137,379,400 $139,840,000 1.79%
California City $36,323,000 $44,600,000 $35,387,900 $29,400,000 -16.92%
Total: -14.39%
Calendar Year
2006 2007 2008 2009
2007
% of Growth
LANCASTER RETAIL SALES 2006 2007 2008 2009 2008/09
Apparel $35,280,000 $34,491,000 $31,535,000 $31,422,000 -0.36%
General Merchandise $267,989,000 $269,031,000 $273,169,000 $267,706,000 -2.00%
Food Stores $74,052,000 $72,302,000 $68,746,000 $63,420,000 -7.75%
Eating & Drinking $148,391,000 $152,959,000 $146,042,000 $140,972,000 -3.47%
Furniture/Appliances
Building Materials $197,160,000 $160,832,000 $118,853,000 $102,192,000 -14.02%
Auto Dealers $377,341,000 $309,929,000 $207,247,000 $155,943,000 -24.76%
Service Stations $140,144,000 $140,567,000 $149,101,000 $106,128,000 -28.82%
Other Retail $193,053,000 $171,463,000 $148,320,000 $99,431,000 -32.96%
Other Outlets $616,517,000 $582,586,000 $519,999,000 $324,355,000 -37.62%
Totals $2,049,927,000 $1,894,160,000 $1,663,012,000 $1,291,569,000 -22.34%
% of Growth
PALMDALE RETAIL SALES 2006 2007 2008 2009 2008/09
Apparel $97,238,100 $102,168,700 $97,030,800 $103,355,000 6.52%
General Merchandise $334,336,100 $312,719,100 $291,781,800 $268,404,800 -8.01%
Food Stores $92,202,000 $88,986,700 $68,330,700 $67,464,900 -1.27%
Eating & Drinking $155,523,400 $167,443,500 $161,583,800 $162,456,100 0.54%
Furniture/Appliances $141,156,900 $121,078,800 $103,518,800 $92,656,200 -10.49%
Building Materials $121,772,900 $95,109,700 $90,331,100 $95,501,900 5.72%
Auto Dealers $285,722,000 $252,149,200 $179,858,900 $149,412,400 -16.93%
Service Stations $141,466,600 $137,362,900 $171,069,800 $133,267,700 -22.10%
Other Retail $133,992,000 $142,415,200 $114,742,900 $105,137,800 -8.37%
Other Outlets $222,916,200 $166,168,700 $134,444,100 $87,970,700 -34.57%
Totals $1,726,326,200 $1,585,602,500 $1,412,692,700 $1,265,627,499 -10.41%
Source: Cities of Lancaster, Palmdale, California City, Ridgecrest, Tehachapi and the California Board of Equalization.

DARE T O C O M PA R E
■ T his 982 square-foot 3 bedroom, 2 bath home built in 1962 located in ■ T his 3,448 square-foot 4 bedroom, 3 bath home built in 2005 located in
Santa Clarita sold in August for $275,000. West Lancaster sold in August for $235,000.
When compared to nearby Valencia, an Antelope Valley home buyer’s dollar is worth about 350% more than a Valencia
home buyer’s dollar! The average sales price for homes in Valencia is 3.75 times the average price in Lancaster and 3.27
times the average price in Palmdale. Lancaster and Palmdale both offer an affordable alternative to Santa Clarita homes
as well!
Average Sales Price-2010 Average Price Per Square Foot-2010

$500,000 $300.00
$250.00
$400,000
$200.00
$300,000
$150.00
$200,000
$100.00
$100,000 $50.00
LANCASTER PALMDALE SANTA CLARITA VALENCIA LANCASTER PALMDALE SANTA CLARITA VALENCIA
$144,445 $165,557 $346,009 $541,455 $78.49 $85.12 $200.41 $252.62
■ Far from the typical

perception of affordable
housing, 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.
Source: First American Real Estate Solutions.
ANTEL O P E VA L L E Y H O M E S A L E S 2 0 1 0 v s 2009
NUMBER OF UNITS SOLD AVERAGE PRICE PER SQ FT AVERAGE SALE PRICE

AREA 2009 2010 % CHANGE 2009 2010 % CHANGE 2009 2010 % CHANGE
Cal City, Mojave 574 477 -17% $42.65 $37.82 -11.32% $69,342 $61,900 - 10.73%
Ridgecrest 511 435 -15% $98.20 $97.89 -0.32% $ 153,986 $166,204 7.93%
Rosamond Area 345 327 -5% $73.58 $73.76 -0.24% $121,238 $123,306 1.71%
Tehachapi Area 481 459 -5% $112.95 $100.96 -10.62% $205,274 $173,019 -15.71%
Antelope Acres 70 66 -6% $89.97 $78.30 -12.97% $186,552 $170,216 -8.76%
Lake Los Angeles 419 279 -33% $47.09 $52.54 -11.57% $65,470 $70,400 7.53%
East Lancaster 1,672 1,089 -35% $62.21 $70.41 -13.18% $108,225 $118,146 9.17%
West Lancaster 1,755 1,435 -18% $75.76 $83.12 -9.71% $147,469 $155,157 5.21%
West Palmdale 1,143 951 -17% $92.84 $94.37 -1.65% $211,092 $211,462 0.18%
East Palmdale 2,671 1,785 -33% $72.98 $79.84 -9.40% $123,274 $135,214 9.61%
Littlerock 302 241 -20% $76.63 $77.23 -0.78% $116,084 $118,336 1.94%
Leona Valley 50 58 -16% $126.29 $117.83 -6.70% $198,710 $193,922 -2.41%
ALL AREAS 9,993 7,602 -24% $80.93 $80.34 -0.73% $142,226 $141,433 -0.56%
Although overall sales activity decline year over year by almost 2,400 units, the 2010 sales volume still exceeded 2008 by almost
1,650 units. Year over year, average sales prices showed considerable stabilization with an overall change of less than $800!
AVERAGE SALES PRICE 2006 - 2010
$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
2006 $184,329 $183,111 $269,984 $288,710 $372,278 $276,495 $308,297 $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
2008 $144,202 $183,132 $194,978 $267,658 $261,852 $134,619 $ 168,661 $218,809 $278,468 $180,150 $212,065 $292,932
2009 $69,342 $153,986 $121,238 $205,274 $186,552 $65,470 $ 108,225 $147,469 $211,092 $123,274 $116,084 $198,710
2010 $61,900 $166,204 $123,306 $173,019 $170,216 $70,400 $ 118,146 $155,157 $211,462 $135,124 $118,336 $193,922
Source: First American Real Estate Solutions.

new home sales/ building permits
ANTELOPE VALLEY NEW HOME SALES

UNITS SOLD AVERAGE SALES PRICE
AREA 2009 2010 % CHANGE 2009 2010 % CHANGE
East Lancaster 150 141 -6% $178,670 $188,998 6%
West Lancaster 83 28 -66% $328,659 $394,000 20%
West Palmdale 131 42 -68% $268,802 $276,810 3%
East Palmdale 140 77 -45% $219,446 $242,623 11%
Total 504 288 -43% $248,894 $275,608 11%
New home sales activity in the Lancaster and Palmdale markets continued to slow ending the year with 216 fewer units
closed than in 2009. However, the average price of a new home rebounded slightly with increases in each submarket
that amounted to an overall gain of 11% compared to last year.
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
1999 495 344 839 $49,931 $13,919 $1,270 $85,119 1999 $29,100 $400 $5,429 $10,659 $45,588 $130,707
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 1,579 0 1,579 $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 $3,135 $205,241 2007 $55,684 $1,513 $12,278 $9,979 $79,454 $284,694
2008 379 158 537 $83,025 $11,851 $1,362 $96,240 2008 $19,433 - $2,642 $12,976 $35,051 $131,291
2009 261 0 261 $57,920 - $1,533 $59,453 2009 - - $1,990 $10,544 $12,535 $71,989
2010 149 0 149 $30,295 - $1,870 $32,166 2010 $1,108 - $1,897 $11,319 $14,325 $46,491
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
Lancaster Year Family Family Units Family Family Additions Residential Year Comm’l Indust’l Other Additions Nonresid. Building
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
2008 253 144 397 $42,822 $8,788 $4,652 $56,263 2008 $26,888 $2,479 $1,895 $9,561 $ 40,825 $97,089
2009 187 80 267 $36,510 $10,440 $2,889 $49,840 2009 $5,181 - $1,514 $5,731 $12,427 $62,268
2010 277 0 277 $58,272 - $1,333 $59,605 2010 $1,581 - $1,321 $8,025 $10,928 $70,533
2,385 detached single-family building permits were issued in Los Angeles County in 2010,
18% of these were issued in the Antelope Valley.
Source: Construction Industry Research Board, First American Title, GAVEA.
H ealth Care
Palmdale Regional Medical Center
Health care services in the Antelope Valley are provided by a network of hospitals, society, United Way, the Antelope Valley Boys and Girls Club and performing arts
major physicians groups, freestanding surgical facilities, long-term care hospitals, organizations.
home care, public health agencies, public and private paramedic services and
local ambulance services. Kaiser Permanente
• Medical Offices and 24 Hour Urgent Care Services
The major hospital institutions are as follows:
43112 N. 15th St. West, Lancaster
Antelope Valley Hospital (AVH) is a full-service hospital with 420 • Medical Offices (Behavioral Health and Nephrology)
licensed beds and is owned and operated by the Antelope Valley Health Care 44444 20th St. West, Lancaster
District; a public, non-profit agency. • Medical Offices:
Services: Critical Care, Neonatal Intensive Care, Definitive Observation, 4502 E. Avenue S, Palmdale
Emergency Department, Medical Surgical, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Surgery Kaiser Permanente—The nation’s largest nonprofit health plan has been helping
including Open Heart, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Home Health, Physical people get and stay healthy in the Antelope Valley since 1968. WIth more than
Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Laboratory, Radiology, CT Scan and MRI, Nuclear 100 physicians and 600 employees, Kaiser Permanente provides high quality
Medicine, Outpatient Clinics. Call 661/949-5000 for information or visit care to patients at three convenient locations in Lancaster and Palmdale.
www.avhospital.org. Primary care services—obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, internal medicine,
and family medicine—are available in Lancaster and Palmdale. Each location
Palmdale Regional Medical Center houses its own diagnostic imaging, pharmacy, and laboratory with extended hours
Universal Health Services has opened a new state-of-the-art 250,000 square to accommodate patients’ busy schedules.
foot hospital in the Palmdale Regional Medical Center. Universal Health Services
In Lancaster, the following specialty care services are offered: Audiology,
hospital opened with 121 licensed acute care beds, inpatient and outpatient
Behavioral Health, Cardiology, Continuing Care, Dermatology, Endocrinology,
surgery, cardiac services featuring a STEMI Receiving Center, a 35-bed 24-hour Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery, Hematology/Oncology,
emergency department and The Center for Wound Care which provides treatment Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Neurology, Occupational Health, Occupational
for people with chronic non-healing wounds. Therapy, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orthopedics, Physical Medicine, Physical
There are more than 400 physicians on the medical staff at Palmdale Regional Therapy, Podiatry, Psychiatry, Pulmonary Medicine, Respiratory Therapy,
Medical Center and nearly 400 Registered Nurses and other nursing staff. The Rheumatology, and Urology.
nursing staff draws on years of clinical experience to provide quality care and The Palmdale Medical Offices offer preventive services to both patients and
they are associated with several area nursing programs. community members through its health education center, which features classes
The Palmdale Regional Medical Center Vision “in partnership with the medical such as weight management, prenatal care, and diabetes management; a
staff and community, Palmdale Regional Medical Center will be recognized as the literature and video room; a health store, three family education rooms; and four
leading provider of innovative healthcare in the region.” The Mission of Palmdale conference rooms.
Regional Medical Center “is committed to providing high quality healthcare in a Kaiser Permanente leads the industry with a fully-functional electronic medical
compassionate and efficient manner.” record system. Patient records, including lab results, prescriptions, and digital
Palmdale Regional Medical Center is active in the community, regularly imaging, are available at the caregiver’s fingertips at all Kaiser Permanente
participating with the Antelope Valley Board of Trade, Greater Antelope Valley facilities nationwide via KP HealthConnect®. This system provides our physicians
Economic Alliance, Chambers of Commerce and other civic and governmental and health care team with instant access to patient records, which increases
groups. Palmdale regional Medical Center believes in “Community Service accurate patient diagnosis, patient safety, and convenience.
Excellence” and supports nonprofit agencies such as the American Cancer To help meet the needs of today’s community, Kaiser Permanente’s Website
(kp.org) allows patients to order pharmacy refills, view lab results, schedule www.hdmg.net. For more information regarding High Desert Medical Group’s
appointments, read health assessments, download healthy recipes, e-mail Occupational Medicine Center and its services, please call (661) 951-3320.
doctors, and more.
In 2010, the California Office of the Patient Advocated announced Kaiser Freestanding surgical centers
Permamente Southern California received the most stars — eight— in the • Antelope Valley Surgery Center
overall ratings of the 2009 HMO Quality Report. This is the first time in the nine- • Regional Valley Surgery Center
year history of the report that any health plan has received a combined total of
eight stars in the HMO Ratings at-a-glance section of the report. The Southern Long Term care is provided by
California Region received four stars for meeting national standards of care and • Antelope Valley Convalescent Hospital
four stars for the member ranking of care and services. • Antelope Valley Hospital
More information is available at kaiserpermanente.org or 800/464-4000. • Antelope Valley Nursing Care Center
• Lancaster Convalescent Hospital
Sierra Medical Group (SMG) is a physician network with 15 primary • Mayflower Gardens Convalescent Hospital
care physicians in Lancaster and Palmdale. SMG contracts with community-based
primary care and specialists to provide services to its patients. Home Care and Hospice
Services: Primary care services for Family Practice, Internal Medicine and • Antelope Valley Home Care
Pediatrics. Other services include Laboratory, Radiology, EKG, and Urgent Care. • AV Home Care with Services
Specialty services are provided by contract community-based physicians. Call • Accredited Home Care Services
661/945-9411 for more information or go to www.sierramedicalgroup.com • Advantage Home Care
High Desert Medical Group, Heritage Health Care • GT Home Health Care Services
and California Desert Medical Group • Hoffmann Hospice
Since 1983 High Desert Medical Group, Heritage Health Care and California • Kaiser Permanente Home & Hospice Care
Desert Medical Group have been committed to providing the highest quality • Masters Medical Home Care
healthcare in the Antelope Valley. With facilities in Lancaster, Palmdale, Boron, • ProCare Hospice
Victorville and coming soon in Acton, we continue to grow to meet the medical • St. Jude Home Care
needs of our community. • Sun Alliance Hospice
High Desert Medical Group is located in Lancaster at 43839 N. 15th Street • Sun Plus Home Care
West, near Avenue K and the 14 Freeway. High Desert Medical Group offers a
wide range of general and specialized medical services. Our services include Adult Day Health Care Centers
Family Practice, Internal Medicine, a 24 Hour Urgent Care Center and an on- • AV Adult Day Health Care
site CVS Pharmacy. Our Lancaster facility also houses Primary Care Providers • Chateau La Petite
and specialty clinics, including Radiology, a Lab, and a full service Occupational • Lancaster Adult Day Health Care
Medicine Center. • Ultra Care Adult Day Health Care
Our Occupational Medicine Center is staffed with a Board-Certified Occupational
Medicine physician and highly trained staff to help accommodate the employers of Dialysis Centers
the Antelope Valley and surrounding areas. The goal of our Occupational Medicine • AV Dialysis Center on AVH campus
Center is to provide comprehensive and proactive medical services to injured • East Palmdale Dialysis
employees. Dr. Nathaniel Bautista, the Medical Director, is committed to returning • Fresenius Dialysis Center (Kaiser Permanente)
injured employees to their job in the safest, most cost-effective means possible • High Desert Hemodialysis
through light-duty work assignments and aggressive back to work programs. • Palmdale Regional Dialysis
Heritage Health Care is located in Palmdale, at 2260 Palmdale Boulevard.
Heritage Health Care offers services focusing on Internal Medicine and Family Chiropractic
Practice. Patients of Heritage Health Care may access the full range of services, There are approximately 92 Chiropractic Doctors in the
programs, specialist and 24 Hour Urgent Care offered by High Desert Medical Antelope Valley. Most are solo practitioners.
Group.
California Desert Medical Group is a group of physicians located throughout Dentists
There are approximately 210 Dentists in the Antelope Valley of which
the Antelope Valley, including California City, Tehachapi and Rosamond who
five are Oral & Maxillofacial surgeons and 13 are Orthodontists.
have joined together to form an Independent Physician Association (IPA). The
IPA physicians remain affiliated with HDMG while practicing in their own private
Ambulance
offices. Patients of California Desert Medical Group may also utilize the full range
• American Medical Response Paramedic and BLS
of services offered by High Desert Medical Group, including the 24 Hour Urgent
Care Center. • Antelope Ambulance BLS
In addition, we are affiliated with each of Antelope Valley’s local hospitals. Should Public Health
a patient require medical treatment not readily available locally, a physician might
• Antelope Valley Health Center
refer the patient to a recognized out-of the-area medical facility in Los Angeles or
Services: Family Medicine Primary Care, Family Planning Clinic,
neighboring cities.
Immunizations, OB/Gynecology - Prenatal, Pregnancy Test,
High Desert Medical Group and Heritage Health Care proudly accept: PPO, POS,
T.B./Chest Clinic, Walk-In Clinic.
EPO, Medicare, private insurance and Employer/State Sponsored Health Plans.
If you have questions regarding our physicians or services, our Patient Services
department is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To learn more about • LA County High Desert Hospital Complex
High Desert Medical Group, Heritage Health Care and California Desert Medical Services: While the hospital is closed, the facility provides a full
Group, please call 1-(800) 266-HDMG, or visit our website at spectrum of outpatient services.
ANTEL O P E VA L L E Y S C H O O L S
A Record of Continued Improvement
Antelope Valley schools continue to improve in student test scores innovation. (SELPA) which operates a unique facility, the Yellen Learning Center, a school
Many districts have created magnet schools and schools of choice with special for emotionally disturbed children. A variety of districts have implemented
emphases such as college preparatory science, technology, engineering, and magnet schools, schools of choice, and specialized or theme schools to better
math; and dual immersion. The Antelope Valley Superintendent’s Council serve the needs of the community and to offer parents more educational
reports that valley schools continue to meet and exceed performance choices for their children. Examples include the Antelope Valley Union High
targets. “Antelope Valley schools continue to do well on State testing. School District’s SOAR High School located on the campus of the Antelope
Additionally, many schools have an academic performance index above the Valley College, Lancaster School District’s Jack Northrop School which
800 mark, considered to be high performing by the State of California,” emphasizes STEM curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
indicated Superintendent’s Council President, Roger Gallizzi (Mr. Gallizzi curriculum, and Palmdale School District’s dual immersion school, Los Amigos,
is Superintendent of the Palmdale School District.) The Antelope Valley are a just a few examples. Westside School District boasts three California
Superintendent’s Council continues to act as a forum for collaboration and Distinguished Schools and strong math, science, and robotics programs. The
articulation between the elementary feeder districts and the Antelope Valley Valley is also home to charter schools including the Antelope Valley Learning
Union High School District. The Antelope Valley Superintendent’s Council Academy, Desert Sands, the Guidance Charter School, and the Antelope Valley
also exercises oversight of the Valley’s Special Education local planning area Youth Build Charter School of California.
800
2010 Growth API Scores
775 2009 Growth API Scores

2008 Growth API Scores
750 2007 Growth API Scores
725
700
675
650
657
660
673
670
686
673
687
699
677
687
703
710
710
714
711
714
656
696
708
717
676
700
723
726
742
745
747
757
779
792
810
829
625
600
Antelope Valley Eastside Lancaster Wilsona Keppel Palmdale Acton-Agua Westside
Union High Union Union Dulce Unified Union
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: 3,376 Schools: 4 661/724-1231
Students: 1,668 Schools: 4 Students: 339 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: 98 Schools: 1 Students: 2,781 Schools: 6
Students: 23,097 Schools: 12
Public Schools continued Private Schools
Lancaster Elementary School District (K-8) Antelope Valley Adventist Academy Immanuel Christian School
44711 N. Cedar Avenue Lancaster 661/942-6552 Ridgecrest 760/446-6114
Lancaster, CA 93534 2009 Enrollment: 87 Grade: K-8th 2009 Enrollment: 154 Grade: K-12th
661/948-4661 2010 Enrollment: 83 2010 Enrollment: 17
Students: 15,199 Schools: 20 Antelope Valley Christian Lancaster Baptist School
Palmdale School District (K-8) Lancaster 661/943-0044 Lancaster 661/946-4663
2009 Enrollment: 330 Grade: P-12th 2009 Enrollment: 450 Grade: K-12th
39149 10th Street East
2010 Enrollment: 320 2010 Enrollment: 416
Palmdale, CA 93550
661/947-7191 Bethel Christian Academy Paraclete High School
Students: 19,480 Schools: 24 Lancaster 661/943-2224 Lancaster 661/943-3255
2009 Enrollment: 425 Grade: P-12th 2009 Enrollment: 817 Grade: 9th-12th
Westside Union Elementary School 2010 Enrollment: 400 2010 Enrollment: 785
District (K-8)
41914 50th Street West Carden School of Tehachapi Pinecrest School
Quartz Hill, CA 93536 Tehachapi 661/822-9565 Lancaster/Palmdale 661/723-0399
2009 Enrollment: 134 Grade: K-8th 2009 Enrollment: 324 Grade: P-8th
661/722-0716
2010 Enrollment: 110 2010 Enrollment: 320
Desert Christian School Pearblossom Private School
Wilsona School District (K-8) Lancaster 661/948-5071 Pearblossom 661/944-0914
18050 East Avenue O 2009 Enrollment: 1,367 Grade: P-12th 2010 Enrollment: 70 Grade: K-12th
Palmdale, CA 93591 2010 Enrollment: 1,469
661/264-1111 Sacred Heart Catholic School
Desert Vineyard Christian School Lancaster 661/948-3613
Lancaster 661/948-3766 2009 Enrollment: 320 Grade: K-8th
2009 Enrollment: 130 Grade: P-6th 2010 Enrollment: 320
Kern County Districts Schools 2010 Enrollment: 190
St. Mary’s Catholic School
Mojave Unified School District (K-12) Grace Lutheran School Lancaster 661/273-5555
3500 Douglas Avenue Lancaster 661/948-1018 2009 Enrollment: 298 Grade: K-8th
2009 Enrollment: 120 Grade: P-8th 2010 Enrollment: 301
Mojave, CA 93501
2010 Enrollment: 110
661/824-4001 Westside Christian School
Students: 2,468 Schools: 6 Heritage Oak School Palmdale 661/947-7000
Tehachapi 661/823-0885 2009 Enrollment: 250 Grade: K-8th
Muroc Joint Unified School 2009 Enrollment: 71 Grade: K-12th 2010 Enrollment: 225
District (K-12) 2010 Enrollment: 175
Total 2009 Enrollment: 5,300
17100 Foothill Avenue High Desert Adventist Christian School Total 2010 Enrollment: 5,397
North Edwards, CA 93523 Ridgecrest 760/375-8673
661/258-4356 2009 Enrollment: 23 Grade: 1st-8th
Students: 2,062 Schools: 4 2010 Enrollment: 86
Southern Kern Unified (K-Adult)

3082 Glendower Street
Rosamond, CA 93560
661/256-5000
Sierra Sands Unified School District

113 W. Felspar Avenue
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
760/375-3363
Tehachapi Unified School District

400 S. Snyder Avenue
Tehachapi, CA 93561

COMM U N I T Y C O L L E G E S
Antelope Valley’s higher education institutions continue to add new academic programs ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE
and facilities to meet the demands of a fast-growing population. 3041 West Avenue K, Lancaster, CA 93536
661/722-6300 • www.avc.edu
The Valley’s oldest higher education institution, Antelope Valley College (AVC) recently
District Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,945 Square Miles
added a new program for training men and women as firefighters with municipal fire
Lancaster Campus Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Acres
departments. The college already has a program for training wildland firefighters.
Number of Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
AVC has acquired a site on 25th Street East in Palmdale to serve as its second Budget 2010-2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72.3 Million
college campus. Meanwhile, Antelope Valley College continues to offer programs to
residents through its main campus in Lancaster and a site in Palmdale at 1529 E. ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Palmdale Blvd. 16-week fall and spring semesters
5-week intersession
Work continues on the expansion and modernization of the Lancaster campus, to
Summer sessions
increase its capacity to serve more than 20,000 students. Construction projects due
to begin this year include an agriculture/landscaping complex, a theater, and complex STUDENTS/PROGRAMS
for an early college high school program, Students on the Academic Rise (SOAR) Fall 2010 Student Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,555
High School. Ongoing projects include upgrades to the campus infrastructure, safety Courses offered, Fall 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,852
requirements and expansion of physical education facilities, including a physical agility Associate Degree Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
course for the Sheriff’s Training Academy at Antelope Valley College. Certificate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
AVC’s Lancaster campus hosts California State University, Bakersfield-Antelope Valley, FACULTY/STAFF
which provides upper division and graduate degree programs. Total number of full-time faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Percentage holding Ph.D.s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23%
Community Services Programs Total Number of Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,221
Formerly known as Community Education, Community Services Programs at Antelope
CERRO COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Valley College offer recreational, cultural and occupational programs that are short-term
3000 College Heights Blvd., Ridgecrest, CA 93555
fee-based and not for credit. Examples are Antelope Valley Children’s Choir, notary public
760/384-6100 • www.cerrocoso.edu
exam preparation, ABC’s of travel, and work readiness, just to name a few.
Ridgecrest Campus Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Acres
Career and Technical Education Programs
Aeronautical and Aviation Technology, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Aircraft Students/programs
Fabrication, Auto Body, Automotive Technology, Business, Child and Family Education, Number of Degree Programs Offered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Clothing and Textiles, Computer Applications, Computer Information Science, Computer Number of Certificate Programs Offered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Graphics, Deaf Studies, Drafting/CAD, Instructional Aide, Electrical Technology, Fall 2010 Student Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,342
Electronics Technology, Engineering Technology, Family and Consumer Education, Fire Faculty/staff
Technology, Interior Design, Management, Marketing, Medical Assisting, Multimedia, Total Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Music, Nursing Science, Office Technology, Photography, Real Estate and Welding. Faculty holding Ph.D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Instructional Sites EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
• Ridgecrest • Kern River Valley 886/462-3728 • www.erau.edu
• Bishop • Mammoth
Centers located in Palmdale, Edwards Air Force Base, China Lake Naval Base,
• California City • Online
and Victorville (teaching site).
• Edwards Air Force Base (South Kern)
Bachelor’s Degree offered in Aviation Maintenance Management, Management
The Aero Institute of Technical Operations, and Professional Aeronautics. Master’s Degree
38256 Sierra Highway, Palmdale, CA 93550 programs include Aeronautical Science, Technical Management, and Aviation.
661/276-2376 • www.aeroi.org LANCASTER UNIVERSITY CENTER
The AERO Institute, located in the Palmdale Civic Center is a unique partnership 45356 Division Street, Lancaster, CA 93535
between NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, NASA Ames Research Center,
Developed by the City of Lancaster in 2004, the new 20,000 square-foot
and the City of Palmdale. The AERO Institute works in close association with the
University Center includes state-of the-art classrooms, well equipped labs,
NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program to further leverage
and complete administrative facilities. The University has expanded the
the public’s investment in Higher Education.
upper division and graduate level offerings of California State University,
The AERO Institute, developed for the study of aerospace engineering and Bakersfield and Fresno and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
design, hosts some of the most prestigious universities in the nation, including (MS-Aerospace Engineering only), including an engineering program designed
Purdue University College of Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, to produce “homegrown” engineers of the area’s aerospace industry. The
Pomona, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, University of $3.5 Million conversion of Challenger Hall was funded by the Lancaster
California, Los Angeles, California State University, Los Angeles, Embry-Riddle Redevelopment Agency.
Aeronautical University, Society of Flight Test Engineers, University of Southern
University of Antelope Valley
California Viterbi School of Engineering, and Pepperdine University Graziadio
1202 West Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93534
School of Business and Management. The Institutes unique and innovative
661/726-1-911 • www.uav.edu
approach to advanced level education offers a broad spectrum of opportunities
for student interaction with industry partners, increased cooperation with the In June 2009, the institution received approval from the United States
industry and the university faculty, and collaboration in the area of research and Department of Education and the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges
development in a setting for meaningful partnership. and Schools (ACICS) to offer Associates, Bachelors, and Masters degrees. In
addition, the university offers instruction in several medical vocational careers
The Aero Institute also offers teachers workshops and materials for
such as: Medical Assistant, Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Clinical
education in grades kindergarten through 12 and is home to NASA Aerospace
Assistant, vocational nursing, etc.
exploratorium, a hands-on science exhibit.
WEST COAST BAPTIST COLLEGE
Brandman University, Chapman University System
4020 East Lancaster Boulevard, Lancaster, CA 93535
Antelope Valley Campus
661/946-4663 • www.wcbc.edu
40015 Sierra Highway, Suite B-160, Palmdale, CA 93550
661/267-2001 • www.brandman.edu/antelopevalley West Coast Baptist College opened its doors in September of 1995. This
private seminary college offers Bachelor and Master Degree programs. There
Brandman University, Chapman University System, offers Bachelors, Masters,
are several departments available to its students such as the Department of
Multiple Credentials and
Bible, Bible Languages, Clerical and Secretarial Skills, Education, Evangelism,
Certificate programs which include a new addition of Autism Authorizations. Missions, Music, Practical Theology, Secondary Education, and Youth Ministries.
We offer our students the option of Blended programs that combine CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD
classroom and Web-based courses as well as fully online degree programs ANTELOPE VALLEY CAMPUS
here at Antelope Valley. 43909 30th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93536
Devry UNIVERSITY 661/952-5000 • www.csub.edu/AV
39115 Trade Center Drive, Suite 100, Palmdale, CA 93550 The campus is located on the North Campus of Antelope Valley College.
661/224-2923 • www.devry.edu
CSUB-AV’s expanding catalog offers Bachelor Degree programs in Business,
DeVry University is Education Working. Ninety-six of the Fortune 100 companies Child, Adolescent and Family Studies, Communications, Criminal Justice,
hire DeVry graduates. English, Environmental Resource Management (on-line through Extended
Our practical approach to education in career fields of Business and Technology University), Liberal Studies, Nursing (RN to BSN) and Sociology. Master’s
management make a DeVry degree one that employers value. Courses are Degrees are available in English, Public Administration, Social Work, Educational
offered on-site, on-line and a hybrid of the two. Administration, Educational Curriculum & Instruction, and Special Education.
Also offered are teaching credential programs: Elementary Education, Single
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
Subject and Special Education.
1202 West Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93534
661/940-6851 • www.phoenix.edu California State University, Fresno
Antelope Valley Engineering Program
University of Phoenix is the nation’s largest private university and is accredited
45356 Division Street, Lancaster, CA 93535 • 661/723-6429
by the Higher Learning Commission through the North Central Association. The
University of Phoenix Lancaster Learning Center offers several degree programs Located at the Lancaster University Center, Fresno State College of Engineering
as well as online programs for students pursuing their Associates, Bachelors, offers Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degree programs in Electrical
Masters or Doctoral Degrees. Programs range from business, criminal justice, and Mechanical Engineering. The programs are ABET accredited. Mechanical
human services, nursing, health care, education, communication, counseling and Electrical laboratories are well equipped and laboratory instruction is
and more (some programs are only offered online). Stop by, call or visit our provided by local faculty. Lectures are delivered in real time by faculty at the
website to learn more! main campus via state-of-the-art interactive television class rooms.
QUALI T Y O F L I F E
Antelope Valley air continues to be clean

The Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District strives to attain and
maintain a healthful environment and good air quality while supporting strong
and sustainable economic growth. That goal becomes an interesting challenge
because most of the Antelope Valley’s air pollution is not locally generated.
Wind -blown air pollution from the San Joaquin Valley and Los Angeles have a
direct influence on the Antelope Valley’s air quality. The AVAQMD is most likely to
experience elevated levels of ozone on days when an inversion layer settles over
the Los Angeles Basin or San Joaquin Valley and the afternoon winds blows the
pollution into the desert.
The Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District works in many ways to
reduce local air pollution by supporting alternative energy projects, replacing
gasoline and diesel powered vehicles with cleaner operating vehicles, and
assisting in the establishment and relocation of businesses and industry to the
AV to eliminate congestion and air pollution from commuters traveling to Los
Angeles for work. The AVAQMD also works with statewide organizations to insure
that the San Joaquin Valley and the Los Angeles Basin are actively addressing
their air pollution issues and eliminating programs to further reduce emissions.
UTILITIES WATER (major providers) Water Quality Report

www.palmdalewater.org
Electricity Antelope Valley East Kern
Southern California Edison Water Agency Water Sources
800/655-4555 • www.sce.com Amount produced in 2008 59% State water project
• 60,000 acre feet 41% Groundwater Wells
Natural Gas
(51,000 m&i; 9,000 ag)
The Gas Company Indian Wells Valley Water District
Sempra Energy Amount produced in 2007
Amount produced in 2010
800/427-2200 • www.socalgas.com • 77,000 acre feet
• 7,670 acre feet
(59,000 m&i; 18,000 ag)
Cable Television
State Water Project entitlement Amount produced in 2009
Time Warner Cable
• 141,400 acre feet • 8,084 acre feet
888/TW.CABLE • www.timewarner.com
Treatment Plant Capacity Amount produced in 2008
Telephone
• 93 million gallons per day • 8,776 acre feet
AT&T
(capable of serving 401,000 people)
800/750-2355 • www.sbc.com Amount produced in 2005
Palmdale Water District • 8,409 acre feet
Air Quality
Amount produced in 2010
Antelope Valley Air Quality Amount produced in 2007
• 18,044 acre feet billed
Management District • 9,076 acre feet
• 19,768 acre feet produced
661/723-8070 • www.avaqmd.ca.gov
State Water Project Delivered: Water Sources
Kern County Air Pollution 10,989 acre feet • 10 ground water pumps
Control District
2010 Customer Services Customers Served
661/862-5250 • www.kernair.org
• 25,992 connections serving • 11,778
Trash approximately 103,188 people
Water Quality Report
Waste Management
State Water Project “Table A” Amount www.iwvwd.com
661/947-7197
• 21,300 acre feet

Professional Sports
Lancaster JetHawks
(Houston Astros 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)
City of Palmdale Starlight Concert Series (Summer)
Antelope Valley Fair (August)
Tehachapi Mountain Festival (August)
Celebrate America (September)
Desert Empire Fair (September)
Palmdale Jazz & Wine Festival (September)
Celebrate America Event
Aerospace Walk of Honor (September)
Public Libraries Labor Day Balloon Festival (September)
12 Public Libraries California City Heritage Days (September)
Kern County Libraries: Streets of Lancaster (October)
www.kerncountylibrary.org Bark in the Park (October)
Los Angeles County Libraries Edwards Air Show (October)
www.colapublib.org
Mojave Gold Rush Days (October)
Palmdale Main Library Adult Fishing Derby (November)
www.cityofpalmdale.org/library Streets of Lancaster A Magical BLVD Christmas (December)
Community Theatres Lancaster Holiday Parade (December)
Lancaster Performing Arts Center Palmdale Holiday Parade (December)
780 seats • 661/723-5950 Metrolink Holiday Train (December)
Palmdale Playhouse Museums (partial)

330 seats • 661/267-5685
Antelope Valley Indian Museum
Blackbird Air Park Museum
Edwards Air Force Flight Test Museum
Antelope Valley Fair Kids Time Children’s Museum of
Major Recreational Facilities Shopping/Dining Antelope Valley
Six Golf courses 2008 Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery
Best of the West Softball Complex ■
Antelope Valley Mall, Palmdale 140 stores Tehachapi Railroad Museum
(6 Department stores) Western Hotel Museum
Big Eight Softball Complex, Lancaster
DryTown Water Park, Palmdale ■ 1
0 Kiosks
Movie Theatres
Lancaster Soccer Center ■ 14
Holiday Kiosks
Three Movie complexes
Mulligans Sports Center, Palmdale ■ 24
retail merchandising units
38 Stadium style screens
Palmdale Amphitheater (temporary carts) throughout the mall
12 Traditional screens
Pelona Vista Park, Palmdale ■ Est. 1,700 employees
DryTown Water Park Thursday Nights on the Square
GREAT E R A N T E L OP E VA L L E Y E C O N O M I C A LLIANCE MEMBERS
Officers Directors
June Burcham Tom Weil Bill Allen/Carrie Rogers
Kaiser Permanente City of California City Los Angeles Economic Development Corp.
Chairman of the Board
Mark Bozigian/Vern Lawson Rob Duchow
Brian Schmelpfening City of Lancaster The Gas Company.
Chase Bank
Steve Williams/Dave Walter Tom Barnes
Past Chair
City of Palmdale Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency
George B. Atkinson
Gary Parsons Dennis LaMoreaux
Atkinson and Associates
City of Ridgecrest Palmdale Water District
Vice-Chair
David James Mark Davey
Harvey Holloway
City of Tehachapi All Valley Federal Credit Union
Coldwell Banker Commercial Valley Realty
Vice-Chair Norm Hickling Chuck Hoey
County of Los Angeles, Antonovich Charles Hoey and Associates
Dr. Jackie Fisher
Antelope Valley College Dixie Eliopulos Richard Chapman
Treasurer Honorary Member Kern County EDC
Laurel Shockley Pete Amaya Cherie Bryant
Southern California Edison Union Bank Ex-Officio Director
Secretary
John Houghton
Rosamond Community Services District
General Membership City of California City Palmdale School District

Air Force Flight Test Center City of Lancaster Palmdale Water District
All Valley Federal Credit Union City of Palmdale Rio Tinto
Antelope Valley Bank City of Ridgecrest Rosamond Community Services District
Div. California Bank & Trust City of Tehachapi Sempra Generation
Antelope Valley College Coldwell Banker Commercial Valley Realty Southern California Edison
Antelope Valley Press County of Los Angeles, Antonovitch Strata Equity Group
Antelope Valley Transit Authority East Kern Airport District The Gas Company
Atkinson and Associates Element Power Time Warner
AV Air Quality Management District First Solar VINSA Insurance Assoicates
AV East Kern Water District Greater AV Association of Realtors Wal-Mart
Beautiful Earth Group Kaiser Permanente Walsh, Delaney, & Yep
Burkey, Cox, Evans Manning Kern County EDC Waste Management
Cal State Bakersfield - AV Campus Los Angeles EDC Wells Fargo Bank
Charles Hoey and Associates Lockheed Martin Western Pacific Roofing
Chase Bank Palmdale Regional Medical Center Union Bank
F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n o u r m e m b e r s , p l e a s e v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e w w w . a v e c o n o m y. o r g
THIS PUBLICATION WAS made possible WITH GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP OF
Roofing Corporation Since 1949

Johnny Zamrzla, President

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■ HOUSING June Burcham

Population by Origin Edwards Boron

Average Household Income $70,047 Whittier

Safety Range Antelope Valley USA-average

Major Economic Impact Areas AV Economic

Employees 1,800 Orange Riverside

Lancaster Palmdale Tehachapi

90,000 90,000 8,000

2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010

California City Ridgecrest antelope valley POPULATION forecast

ZIP CITY 2008 2009 2010

93501 Mojave 4,369 4,328 4,308

2 | GAVEA www.aveconomy.org Source: California Department of Finance.

Education 8,796 “Where the Future is Linked to the Past”

Average Family Household

Housing “The Right Environment for the Right Company”

Rural Communities of the Greater Antelope Valley

Source: City of Mojave, City of Rosamond, Claritas Inc., GAVEA, CA-DOF,

Economic Roundtable Report 2011 | 11

Los Angeles Basin

Source: Kosmont-Rose Institute, GAVEA

Hiring Average Number of Potential South Valley WorkSource Center,

Economic Roundtable Report 2011 | 13

In L.A. County, approximately 71% of the businesses have

2009 Reported Business Loans

Greater than $100,000 but less than $250,000

Greater than $250,000 but less than 1 Million

Loans to Firms with Revenues less than $1 Million

Source: City of Lancaster, City of Palmdale, SFVERC.

Manufacture your wind or solar energy equipment

Economic Roundtable Report 2011 | 15

On location filming contributes to the local economy generating substantial tax

Source: Antelope Valley Film Office, LA Agricultural Report.

ICON Aircraft located in Tehachapi, California.

Scaled Composites Lockheed Martin

Economic Roundtable Report 2011 | 17

Fairway Business Park Venture Commerce Center

Economic Roundtable Report 2011 | 19

July-June Commuter Ridership Local Ridership

Combined total ridership for 2009 2010

Most Popular Stations 2009/2010

Economic Roundtable Report 2011 | 21

Average Sales Price-2010 Average Price Per Square Foot-2010

■ Far from the typical

Source: First American Real Estate Solutions.

NUMBER OF UNITS SOLD AVERAGE PRICE PER SQ FT AVERAGE SALE PRICE

AVERAGE SALES PRICE 2006 - 2010

Source: First American Real Estate Solutions.

Economic Roundtable Report 2011 | 23

ANTELOPE VALLEY NEW HOME SALES

Source: Construction Industry Research Board, First American Title, GAVEA.

Palmdale Regional Medical Center

775 2009 Growth API Scores

Acton-Agua Dulce Eastside Union School District (K-8) Hughes-Elizabeth Lake

Southern Kern Unified (K-Adult)

Sierra Sands Unified School District

Tehachapi Unified School District

Economic Roundtable Report 2011 | 29

Antelope Valley air continues to be clean

UTILITIES WATER (major providers) Water Quality Report

Economic Roundtable Report 2011 | 31

Select Community Events

■ Far from the typical