August 2019 | Vol. 13 | Issue 8
Madera County E-Biz
News about local business is always welcome!
Madera County EDC assists with business recruitment, expansion and retention with a particular focus on new job creation. We provide free and confidential assistance to businesses looking to expand or relocate to Madera County.

Please contact us if you need the following:
  • Business/Project Assistance
  • Business Advice 
  • Business Incentive Information
  • Small Business Gap Financing
  • Industrial & Commercial Site Selection
  • Site Tours
  • Demographics
  • Quarterly Industrial Vacancy Reports
  • Information on Workforce Programs
  • General Information or Questions about Madera County

Madera County EDC (559) 675-7768
2425 West Cleveland Ave., Ste. 101, Madera CA 93637
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SAVE THE DATE
2019 Madera District Fair
September 5-8
5:00pm- 11:00pm
FREE PARKING
The fair begins Thursday Sept. 5 th, general admission is $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and children 6 to 12 yrs. Children under 5 are free. Free concerts with paid fair admission. This year's concert lineup includes: Loverboy, Trace Adkins, Commodores, Voz de Mando and La Original Banda el Limon. For more information and an Exhibitor’s Handbook please visit www.maderafair.com.
Chowchilla Classic Car & Custom Bike Show
September 21 2019  
10:00 am – 3:00 pm 
Veterans Memorial Park
600 Robertson Blvd, Chowchilla CA 93610

2019 Oakhurst Fall Festival

Friday, October 11, 2019 from 3pm to 8pm
Saturday, October 12, 2019 from 10am to 8pm
Sunday, October 13, 2019 from 10am to 4pm
FOOD, RIDES, RETAIL VENDORS & ENTERTAINMENT
Pomegranate Fruit & Nut Festival
November 2, 2019
10am – 5PM
Madera Fairgrounds

LOCAL STATS
Featured Properties
For Sale - Commercial Building
Total Size: 4,800 SF
Price: $528,000
Zoning: Commercial
Parcel Number: 032-564-014
Lot Size: 0.50+/- acre
Clear Height: 18’

For lease - Large Industrial Space, Chowchilla, CA
CORRECTION: PHOTOS OF THIS FACILITY HAVE BEEN UPDATED, THE PREVIOUS PHOTOS WERE A DIFFERENT BUSINESS NEAR THE SITE.

Address: 1200 Airport Drive, Chowchilla, CA 93610
Lot Size: 16 acres
Building Size: 89,560 SF (5,830 SF of two-story improved office space
Lease Price: $20,000 per month + NNN
Other Structures: 9,000 SF canopy enclosed on 2 sides
High Dock: 2 loading doors
Grade Level Doors: 12 grade-level loading doors
Overhead Cranes: 4 five-ton & 4 three-ton
Other: On-site truck scale
For a listing of available Madera County industrial and commercial properties please click here.  
Madera County Industry Statistics – 4th Quarter 2018
Madera County Unemployment Rate
June 2019
  • Madera County  7%
  • Central Valley* (Avg.) 7.5%
  • California  4.1%
 
*Central Valley counties include: San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings & Kern
LOCAL NEWS
Madera Highway 99 Widening Project
City of Madera
This project will construct 11.7 new lane miles and rehabilitate 23.4 existing lane miles. The project is located in the City of Madera between Avenue 12 and Avenue 17 in Madera County. Construction is expected to end in the summer of 2020.
New apartment complex coming to Madera for veterans
ABC Channel 30
For years a lot in Downtown Madera has been vacant. But in a matter of months, it will be a new housing development for veterans in the city.
Mayor Andy Medellin says the lot will be one of two three-story apartment buildings for vets in Madera.
BUSINESS NEWS
Law aims to encourage investors to put money into small businesses
ABC Channel 30
 Ahwahnee Hotel to Return: Yosemite Settles Trademark Fight
GV Wire
The Ahwahnee Hotel is coming back. Under a settlement of a drawn-out trademark dispute the names of several Yosemite National Park landmarks will be restored.
 Property Manager Says One of Three Oakhurst Hotels Will Open In September
Sierra News Online
While officials from Madera County and Cal Trans continue to work out the details of a formal plan to connect the town’s three new hotels to the main sewer line beneath Highway 41, negotiations are currently taking place that could allow one of the hotels to open later this year using the existing sewer system infrastructure.
 Yosemite Drug Sets Opening Date in Coarsegold’s Historic Village
Sierra News Online
Coarsegold is about to have its own local drugstore again.
Yosemite Drug, a new, family-run pharmacy will open next month in the  Coarsegold Historic Village  across from Wild Fig Kitchen, according to the owners of the new business. 
RESOURCES
City of Chowchilla’s Incentives
City of Madera’s Incentives
Madera County Incentives
Madera County’s business assistance programs 
Expanded Subsidized Employment Program 
Madera County Department of Social Services 
The Madera County Department of Social Services has launched a new subsidized employment program. This program reimburses employers for the wages of newly-hired employees at varying levels during the first six months of employment.
Energy Watch - MCEDC, Lois Leonard (559) 675-7768 
Dislocated Worker Program
Workforce Investment Board / Corporation at (559) 662-4500
Central California Incentives
The State of California and local jurisdictions have several programs and business friendly policies for companies interested in expanding or establishing a California operation.
Resource Links for Financial Aid and Business Advice
CONTACT
Madera County EDC
2425 West Cleveland Ave., Ste. 101
Madera CA 93637
(559) 675-7768

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Bobby Kahn, Executive Director
Madera County EDC