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…

By Kim Schaefer (Originally posted to the Bakersfield Californian on December 11, 2017) There’s a reason homeownership is still considered the “American Dream.” A home is the best means for building wealth and a pathway to strength and stability in…

Author Carolyn Lake explains in the Fall issue of Bakersfield Magazine how economic growth in Kern County is driven by talent attraction and retention.

Kern EDC’s promotional video “Kern County: Take a Closer Look” won the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) Award of Merit last week, in the category of Promotion, recognizing outstanding efforts and achievements in economic development advertising, marketing and…