Business View Magazine | November 2019

264 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2019 our town, changing the climate of how we do business, giving us the ability to recruit businesses that are focused toward the downtown core where people come here for our restaurants, our concerts, our car shows, things of that nature. We have the Fillmore & Western Railway Company train that people can use to travel between Piru, Fillmore, and Ventura. We also work closely with the film industry. There’s a lot of film production here. ‘Destination Fillmore’ is really designed to transform our town into a landmark of Southern California. We’re actively pursuing the development of hotels and other accommodations to further embrace what’s going to be happening with our regional economic strategy.” Destination Fillmore appears to be working – it’s already drawn new industries to town. “We just brought in Rotocraft,” reveals Rowlands. “They’re a helicopter repair company. They employ about 80 people, year-round, with an additional 50 or more staff brought in seasonally for firefighting calls throughout California.” “We also approved and As Ventura County’s largest, family-owned homebuilding company, we are proud to continue our tradition of building homes for individuals and families of every shape and size throughout the region. www.williamshomes.com | sales@williamshomes.com | 661.222.9207 Building Quality for a Lifetime Williams Homes is a California Broker, License no. 01449126.