GMCIA Meeting
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 at 7:00 AM

Madera Manufacturer's, please attend the upcoming Greater Madera County Industrial Association (GMCIA) meeting on August 11th, 2010 at 7AM, located at the Madera Municipal Golf Course.

For more information, contact Shirley Driggs at 559-673-8496.

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Madera Fair
Thursday, September 9th-Sunday, September 12
Hours: Thurs-Fri. 5PM-11PM, Sat-Sun. 3PM-11PM

$8 General Admission
$4 Admission for children 6yrs and older & Seniors 62yrs and older
FREE Admission for children 5 and under and FREE PARKING
Concert entertainment includes; LeAnn Rimes, Collective Soul, Creedence Clearwater Revisited & Los Horoscopos de Durango.

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Featured Properties
Warehouse space available
Teco Hardware 880 S. Pine Street

• Teco Hardware 880 S. Pine Street
• Building sq. ft.: 15,000 sq. ft.
• Zoning: Industrial
• Status: Lease
• Price: $0.12/ sq. ft. plus $264/month for a common alley, $30/month for a 300 sq. ft. office and $55/month for unmetered utilities. No taxes or insurance are added to the lease price.
• Comments: Rental space can be divided or leased in one package.

For more detailed information including pictures please click here
or contact Julie at (559) 675-7768.

To view MCEDC's property database please click here

Property information was gathered from sources deemed reliable. MCEDC is not responsible for inaccuracies.

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"New Report" Madera County Industry Statistics – Second Quarter

Source: TK Consulting - Tammy Katuin, Independent Real Estate Marketing Consultant.

The vacancy rate for the Madera industrial market has declined for the first time since 2008. To read more click here for the full report.

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Madera County Unemployment Rate
June 2010 Unemployment Rate

• Madera County 14.8
• Central Valley (Avg.) 16.3
• California 12.2

For Madera County cities and Census Designated Places click here
*Central Valley counties include: San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings & Kern
Source: www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov

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LOCAL NEWS

Yosemite National Park to be Featured in
New iPhone Application
Yosemite National Park News-Press Release

Yosemite National Park announces the first mobile application is available for visitors to use on their iPhone. The application will feature the hike to Lower Yosemite Fall, offering multiple location in which visitors can stop and learn about the surrounding environment. The iPhone/ iTouch application features a Global Positioning System (GPS) map which highlights the visitors' location as they walk to Lower Yosemite Fall. Read more

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Record Number of Freshmen expected at UC Merced
Merced Sun Star

UC Merced this fall will host its highest number of freshmen and transfer students since the campus opened in 2005. Campus officials said 2,013 incoming students have accepted the university's offer to admission for the fall 2010 semester at 35 percent increase over the previous year. Read more

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New Madera County Courthouse anticipated
Sierra Star

Madera county judges and attorneys are looking forward to having a new $100 million courthouse to call home. "The funds for the new courthouse are coming from court user fees," Madera County Superior court Judge Charles Wieland said. The four-story, 123,000 square foot building will have 10 courtrooms. A basement will provide for limited parking and prisoner entry and storage. An above-ground parking structure will provide 260 spaces. The courthouse will respect the historic 100 year old courthouse across the street and pay homage to Yosemite Valley and serve as an anchor development in downtown Madera. "The new courthouse will be designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible," Wieland said, "using local Raymond granite and wood from Central Valley trees." Read more

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Visitors Bureau Optimistic
Sierra Star

Tourists are flocking to the region, if the number of visitors at the Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau is any indication. "We've seen a substantial increase in the number of visitors this year over the last year," said Dan Cunning, chief executive office of the bureau. "It's another sign that the economy is turning around and (that) people are our traveling once again." In the second week of June 2009, the bureau had 976 visitors, an average of nearly 200 people per day. The number increased 20% to 1,207 visitors, in the same week of 2010. Read more

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BUSINESS NEWS

Madera County Economic Development Commission's 2010 Industry Survey
Madera County Economic Development Commission, Press Release

Madera County Economic Development Commission recently completed its second countywide survey of local manufacturers. The survey provides a view of the local business climate as experienced by a cross-section of companies located in Madera, Chowchilla and the County of Madera. The purpose of the survey is to assist the Madera County EDC and Workforce Partners in planning and implementing business retention and attraction strategies. Forty four companies participated in a comprehensive interview conducted between the 4th Quarter of 2009 and 1st Quarter of 2010. Company size ranged from 3 employees to over 400 employees. Facility sizes were from 2,000 to over 800,000 square feet.

Please click here for a copy of the 2010 Industry Survey's Executive Summary

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Chukchansi Crossing breaking ground in August
The Business Journal

Coarsegold-based investor Mighty Oak Capital announced the groundbreaking on August 19 for a revolutionary fuel and retail center near Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino. Chukchansi Crossing will include restaurants, boutique retail and a cutting edge fuel and travel center featuring a wide selection of Native American products as well as low-price fuel. For more details please click here

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Madera Dealership announces reinstatement
The Business Journal

Madera Chevrolet announced that the dealership has been reinstated since the termination of its General Motors franchise agreement last June. Following its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year, GM targeted 1,454 dealers for closure. Madera Chevrolet is one of an initial 666 GM dealers nationally who have been reinstated since Congress approved legislation last December mandating arbitration for closed dealers. GM is now expected to wind up with around 5,000 dealers, down from 5,900 last year prior to its bankruptcy. Read more

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RESOURCES

Madera County Customer Service Nominations
Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau

The Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau, in partnership with the Chowchilla District Chamber of Commerce, Madera District Chamber of Commerce and Oakhurst Chamber of Commerce are partnering to recognize businesses and employees who go out of their way to make their customers smile. Please take this opportunity to nominate a Madera County business and/or employee that offered a high level of quality customer service during a business exchange. We would like to recognize service efforts and share their example. Click here for a nomination form.

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Resource links for financial aid and business advice
Source

• Fresno County SCORE
• U.S. Small Business Administration, Fresno office
• Madera County Tools for Business
• Cen Cal Business Finance Group

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