Business View Civil Municipal - Sept 2023

107 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 9 SHAF TER , CAL I F. of this commendable environmentally conscious movement. Shafter is aware and isn’t doing anything special, as Meadows points out, “We’re just looking to be smart about the things that we do,” he observes. Making it work As with most such cities, there are a number of entities coming together to make Shafter work. According to KGET News-17, the Bakersfield- based NBC affiliate, the list is long for companies making things happen in Shafter which includes Amazon Soft Goods Fulfillment Center, Ross Dress for Less, Fed-Ex Ground Hub Facility, Target Distribution Center, Richland School District, Walmart Fresh & Frozen Distribution Center, Kern High School District, Williams Sonoma, The Garlic Company, Bidart Brothers, Bakersfield College, Performance Food Group, California Paper, Cemex, GAF Roofing, Smuckers, Scelzi Manufacturing, American Tire Distributors, State Farm Insurance and the Hillman Group.

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