Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 7

147 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 7 RANCHO CUCAMONGA , CAL I FORNI A The concept is also part of Rancho Cucamonga’s efforts to attract more corporate-based jobs. The city’s workforce is primarily made up of college-educated, white-collar workers, which has traditionally meant that residents were commuting out of the city and into Los Angeles County or Orange County for work. Gillison admits that has been a challenge for Rancho Cucamonga for the past decade, and they have been ramping up their efforts to entice new business to the area. That focus has paid off well. The city has been able to attract Sumitomo Rubber, which has located its corporate headquarters down the street from Rancho Cucamonga’s city hall. They also recently welcomed an investment company, which had such a strong response that they have decided to relocate their West Coast office to the city from Palm Desert. “We are seeing more interest in those corporate-type offices locating here and that’s fantastic for us,” Gillison says. “It offers more opportunities for our residents not to have to spend more time commuting.” For those that do commute, Rancho Cucamonga is part of a major project that will see the Brightline West high-speed rail project pass through the city. The rail line has been approved to run from Las Vegas to Victor Valley, including a stop at Rancho Cucamonga’s Metrolink Station. Gillison announces, “That’s going to be huge. They are talking about numbers as high as 10 million people a year that would ride that train. It’s almost like having a small airport, so it will really open up a lot of back and forth travel.” Outside of the city’s new foray into the corporate world, Rancho Cucamonga is also home to a great mix of employers and industries. The southeastern section of the city includes a large and growing industrial sector that has seen a lot of transformation in recent years. “It has what was an old area of heavy industries,” Gillison