Business Overview
Solano is quickly emerging as a location of choice for industries seeking to scale outside of San Francisco, Oakland, and Silicon Valley while staying in proximity to Bay Area clients and vendors. Operating costs are 15-20% less, and industrial space is as much to 40% less, with plenty of space ready to go.
Currently, more people commute out of the county than in, meaning there is a built-in supply of labor ready to be tapped, as well as a large regional labor force in this Bay Area location.
Business Activity
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Leading Employers
Based on our research, industry clusters to watch, due to their high location quotient and supply chain, include Advanced Manufacturing, Biotech & Biomedical, Food & Beverage, and Logistics. Another area to watch is defense related business, as Travis AFB is our largest single employer. Each cluster is profiled in Key Industries.
| Major Employers - Food & Beverage | |
|---|---|
| Employer | Industry Sector |
| Jelly Belly Candy Company | Candy Manufacturer |
| Mariani Packing Company | Crop Packaging Manufacturer |
| Anheuser-Busch | Brewery |
| Superior Farms Company | Meat Packing Manufacturers |
| Guittard Chocolate | Chocolate Manufacturers |
| Valley Fine Food Inc. | Frozen Food Manufacturers |
| Major Employers - Manufacturing | |
|---|---|
| Employer | Industry Sector |
| Valero Refining Company – California | Petroleum Refinery |
| Meyer Cookware | Cookware Manufacturing |
| M & G DuraVent | Pellet Stove Manufacturing |
| UTC Aerospace Systems | Aerospace Components Manufacturing |
| Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. | Granite Products Manufacturing |
| Petrochem Insulation | Insulation Manufacturing |
| Major Employers – Life Sciences | |
|---|---|
| Employer | Industry Sector |
| Genentech | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Analytical Instruments Manufacturing |
| Novici Biotech | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | Pharmaceutical Instruments Manufacturing |
| Muri Genics | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing |
| HemoStat Lab | Blood Products Production |
| Major Employers - Non-Traded Sector | |
|---|---|
| Employer | Industry Sector |
| Kaiser Permanente | Healthcare |
| NorthBay Health | Healthcare |
| Sutter Health | Healthcare |
| Paradise Valley Estates | Senior Living Community |
| Travis Credit Union | Credit Union Services |
| Touro University | Education |