Business View Magazine | December 2019

295 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2019 SHAFTER , CAL I FORNI A Business attraction is done through an exceptional business-friendly philosophy, rather than a dollar incentive. “We will get you doing business much faster in Shafter than anywhere else in Kern County,” says Meadows. “And how we do that, initially, is if you’re interested in coming to the city, we hold a consultation meeting that could include Wayne, the head of our building department, our chief engineer, public works, maybe IT, the City Manager, and we will spend an hour with the business, bring down the GIS map to explore locations. You get this consultative approach, and inside of an hour, we can send you away with a plan and a framework for how you can come to Shafter to do business.” “There’s no direct monetary incentive,” Meadows adds. “We charge the same fees as anyone else in Kern County, but we give you the assistance, the philosophy, the consultation, because we have so many experienced, talented individuals here to help you. That is unique. It’s definitely a big edge for us. Our willingness to meet with Shafter Planning Director, Wayne Clausen to West Coast Ports and 70+ Million Western U.S. Population