Business View Magazine | September 2019

230 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2019 BVM: And the infrastructure projects? Gillison: “The first is our Fiber Master Plan Project. Rancho Cucamonga took a look at other communities around the country that have done underground, high-speed fiber projects. One of the key takeaways was that with the 21st century economy moving into an information and technology age, the ability for businesses of all kinds – high tech manufacturing, medical services, you name it – to be able to have reliable, cost- effective, high-speed internet service through fiber optic cables, wound up being a huge stimulus to local economies. It helped modernize and revolutionize those cities that have done this in terms of their economic development. “So, we took a look and realized that we had a lot of pieces of what could be a high-speed fiber network, but we had never put in the effort into joining them all into a complete system and a series of redundant loops. So, we embarked on that project, teaming up with a private sector partner that’s bringing expertise and the customer interface, and, at the end of it, when we’re done, we will have over 60 miles of fiber optic cable throughout the City that will be capable of both upload and download speeds of up to 1 Gigabit. Our focus is, initially, on all our non-residential areas – commercial, office, industrial. And that was actually where our service from the private sector was most deficient. With those high speed fiber connections, we’re already seeing some advanced manufacturing and other businesses locating in town. “We’re also working on an office corridor, and part of the key to that corridor is having access to this high speed fiber for corporate headquarters, because, again, businesses, these days, are built around access to information in the cloud and having that high speed. And now, we’re going to be able to deliver that service to our businesses. “Beyond the economic development side, it also lets us tie together our traffic infrastructure. We’ve got hundreds of traffic signals throughout the City, and other traffic control devices, and having them all linked via a high-speed fiber network will let us Evolution Fresh® exists to help people thrive and to make every day better than yesterday. We do this by sharing the best of mother nature through our deliciously pure, nutrient-dense and organic fruit and vegetable juices. Established in Southern California in 1995, we set down our roots in the heart of Rancho Cucamonga seven years ago and built our state-of- the-art manufacturing facility. From this one location we produce the highest quality, cold-pressed juice—harvest to bottle is typically less than four days— and distribute throughout all of North America. In partnership with the city and our dedicated employees we’ve continued to grow at scale while maintaining our small-brand craftmanship and quality. ...... For more information, please visit our website www.evolutionfresh.com