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Advance Kern: Board of Supervisors Approves Amazon Incentive Agreement

Posted in Blog Entry, News | Posted on November 16, 2018 by Sophia Gligoervic

On November 6, the Kern County Board of Supervisors approved a $3-million tax rebate package for a new Amazon fulfillment center near Meadows Field Airport. The company is the second Fortune 500 firm to take advantage of the Advance Kern…

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Kern County is the 2nd Most Affordable Housing Market In California

Posted in Blog Entry, News | Posted on September 7, 2018 | Lasted updated on September 14, 2018 by Sophia Gligoervic

Kern County has been named the second most affordable housing market in California according to the California Association of Realtors. Placing just after Fresno, Kern County has an affordability rate of 53 percent, a median house price of $244,000, an…

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Ross Stores, Inc. Leases 1,003,071 Square Feet of Industrial Space in the Wonderful Industrial Park

Posted in Blog Entry, News | Posted on September 5, 2018 by Sophia Gligoervic

More exciting news for Kern County! Wonderful Real Estate has announced that Ross Distribution Center in Shafter will be expanding its presence at the Wonderful Industrial Park (WIP) in Shafter. The company has owned and operated a 1.7 million square…

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Kern County Entices L’Oréal to Tejon Ranch Commerce Center

Posted in Blog Entry, Press Releases | Posted on August 23, 2018 by Sophia Gligoervic

L’Oréal USA, the world’s leading beauty company, recently announced its plans to relocate its Valencia, CA distribution center to the Tejon Ranch Commerce Center in Kern County, making it the first business to take advantage of the County’s new Advance…

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These Kern County Jobs Pay More Than the U.S. Average!

Posted in Blog Entry, News | Posted on August 16, 2018 | Lasted updated on August 17, 2018 by Sophia Gligoervic

Thinking of moving to Kern County? Workers in 29 different occupations earn more in the Bakersfield area compared to the national average, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics analysis of the latest official pay data for the nation’s 107 largest markets….

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