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The Tri-Valley continues to be an attractive location for a diverse array of businesses. The Contra Costa Times reports that x-ray systems maker Xradia announced it will move all its employees from Concord to Pleasanton. They are not the only ones moving into the area.
That’s far from the only deal in less than a year when looking at Pleasanton as well as the other cities in the Tri-Valley region. Relocations into the Tri-Valley by companies that are moving from other parts of the Bay Area will bring nearly 600 jobs to the region once the corporate shifts are complete.
“It’s getting to be like Silicon Valley East here,” said Sheryl Hall, a public relations specialist with Callidus Software, which shifted its headquarters and other facilities to Pleasanton from San Jose. “You have a nice tech flavor here.” The Callidus relocation brought 120 jobs to the region.
“There are a lot of compelling reasons for companies to move to the Tri-Valley and Pleasanton,” said Pamela Ott, Pleasanton’s economic development director. “You have the infrastructure, the highways, transit, a great location, and low rents.”
And it’s more than high-tech companies that are moving in. A financial giant has joined the ranks. Patelco Credit Union recently announced that it intends to move its headquarters from San Francisco to Pleasanton. Over the summer, lighting company Bridgelux moved its headquarters and manufacturing operations, along with 150 workers, to Livermore, departing Sunnyvale.
“Companies are coming here from the South Bay, the Peninsula and San Francisco,” said Linda Maurer, Dublin’s economic development director. “And it’s more than one specific type of user. It’s an array of companies.”
With other major employers such as Oracle, Sybase, Kaiser Permanente, AT & T, Chevron, Safeway, and Robert Half, along with an impressive array of Bio-tech and smaller technology companies, the cities of Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon and the rest of the Tri-Valley have become very attractive to area companies in search of affordable housing and excellent quality of life in order to make their companies more attractive to potential employees. Let’s hope the trend continues.
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