Business View Magazine | August 2019

256 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE AUGUST 2019 is somewhat flexible that might be able to accommodate the needs of a smaller cadre of workers - the ones and twos and threes from certain companies, and let them find a reasonably decent co-work space close to home. That starts raising the bar for the worker who only comes in two days a week. That’s okay. We’re going to find ways to demonstrate that. We need to find ways to build that type of space so we can offer that to the people that are not Tesla.” “One recent example of Manteca’s development appeal is the 29-acre Great Wolf Lodge project, the largest hotel ever built in the Central Valley, scheduled to open in June 2020. The resort includes a 500 room hotel, a 100,000 square-foot indoor water park, 12,000 square feet of meeting rooms, a large indoor Family Entertainment Center, and a restaurant/food court, all open year round. Expected to bring in nearly 500,000 visitors, annually, the resort will generate significant new general fund tax revenues which will help pay for roads, police and fire services, city parks, recreational amenities, and other community benefits. Additionally, the project is creating approximately 1,300 construction jobs in addition to an estimated 500 permanent resort jobs when open, offering both full and part-time positions and many youth employment opportunities. “Demographics, central location, and available land were primary factors in site selection for the $180 million Great Wolf Lodge. However, their