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A special blend of urban and rural communities provides unmatched opportunities. Recently discovered as one of the best alternatives to California´s congested metropolitan cities, Fresno county has become one of the state´s fastest growing regions. A recent Newsweek magazine article called Fresno County, "The most dynamic part of the state".
Fresno's key location in the center of the transporation network make it a natural hub for distribution of a myriad of goods and services. Numerous insurance and financial institutions have found the availability and affordability of office space and the pool of qualified workers to be an advantage for locating in Fresno. Regional medical facilities operate from the City of Fresno and provide state-of-the-art services equaling those available in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas. Fresno is also home to nationally recognized organizations such as: Quickie Designs, one of the country's largest wheelchair manufacturer; Pelco, a worldwide distributor of camera and surveillance equipment; Duncan Enterprises, the world's largest hobby ceramics manufacturer; and Nisshinbo Industries, a leading Japanese textile manufacturer. Fresno County is the regional home of several Federal and State governmental institutions. These include educational services, judicial and regulatory branches, and well as the Internal Revenue Service Western Processing Center. |
Fresno County is the nation´s number one farm county and averages over $3 billion each year in the production of more than 250 commercial corps, livestock and poultry. As our nation´s unofficial "Agribusiness Capital," Fresno is supported economically by businesses that grow, harvest, process, refine, package and ship agricultural products throughout the world.
