M anufacturing companies have found Livermore to be an ideal location for their operations for many reasons. The city is centrally located and ideally situated near major freeways, making product distribution easy. Homes are affordable for their employees and enable workers to live and work in the same city. Livermore also offers some of the lower cost Tri-Valley development sites and compares favorably with many Bay Area and Central Valley locations. C ommercialization of technologies developed at the national laboratories represents an untapped potential for economic development opportunities.
Various efforts are underway to assist in generating such spin-off businesses.
The construction permit system will be capable of meeting each customer's unique needs, controlling costs to the customer and the city, and meeting or exceeding the customer's schedule.