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For
immediate release, Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Yuba County
Economic Profile Available Online
PG & E Grant Underwrites Effort
Yuba County recently launched an
Economic and Demographic Profile section as part of its economic
development website located at
www.yubacounty.org. “With businesses emphasizing the need to
research community backgrounds on the Internet, it was only a
matter of time for us to ensure Yuba County is well represented
online 24 hours a day,” commented Mary Hansen, Director of the
Yuba-Sutter Enterprise Zone.
“Yuba County is a professional
and friendly place to conduct business,” stated Bill Simmons,
Chairman of the county board. “However, we can better illustrate
this by providing the demographics and background information
people need to make business and relocation decisions quickly.”
 Yuba County’s new Economic and
Demographic Profile was underwritten by a local Economic
Development PG & E Grant Program and assembled by the Center for
Economic Development, California State University Chico. The
2004 online Profile includes sections covering Demographics,
Housing and Real Estate, Income and Sales, Labor Force,
Education, Quality of Life, Transportation and Utilities, and
Accommodations and Facilities. Each section is available for
viewing or printing as a Microsoft Word, HTML, or PDF document.
“We greatly appreciate the
assistance provided by PG & E to make this project possible and
we will strive to keep the information fresh and current,” said
John Fleming, Economic Development Coordinator. “In a
fast-growth area, as Yuba County is becoming, the data is only
as good as our effort to keep interested developers and
businesses up to speed on the most current demographics. The
2000 Census couldn’t have predicted the phenomenal construction
and permitting activity the County is currently experiencing.”
Fleming stated that next steps
will include conducting a sales tax demand study to illustrate
that some areas of the County are lacking in providing adequate
retail and commercial development services. This report is
expected to support the development of new retail centers to
serve the East Linda and Plumas Lake Specific Plan areas.
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