News & Events
Amazon announced Tuesday it will be expanding operations in Tracy.
Proactive Management of Incentives Deals
Sep 18 2020In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies need to determine if they are at risk of breach of incentives contracts and communicate with the incentive-granting authorities.
The last several years of corporate site selection have been influenced by many trends. Among these are corporate tax cuts, a red-hot industrial real estate market, the explosion of e-commerce, increasing trade protectionism, record economic growth and, in a stunning reversal, a global health pandemic and recession.
A Heightened Focus on Reshoring
Aug 28 2020The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the risks inherent in the global supply chain, particularly the worldwide reliance on China for medical supplies. The supply chain turbulence experienced during the pandemic undoubtedly will impact future business decisions, extending beyond medicine to other industries, including electronics, aerospace, automobiles, defense, consumer products, and technology.
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As corporate decision-makers develop their business strategies for the future, the markets they consider are rapidly changing. This dynamic trend was already in place before the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic as businesses sought to alleviate concentration risk. With the unprecedented impacts on the global economy of the curren...
Less than two weeks from the end of the application period, San Joaquin County still has about $11 million to give out in grants to local small businesses.
The county received $15 million in federal relief funding and set up a program to support small businesses and nonprofits that had bee...
Stars Casino in the city of Tracy reopened this weekend, becoming the first card room in California allowed to operate outdoors.
Tracy City Council Adopts Urgency Ordinance
Jul 30 2020The City of Tracy City Council adopted an urgency ordinance that authorizes the City Manager to extend the duration of temporary event permits, issue special event permits, and waive certain permit fees during the current public health emergency.
Tracy hospital returns to Top 100 list
Jul 21 2020Certain hospitals are better than others. That’s the argument put forth by Fortune magazine in introducing this year’s “100 Top Hospitals” — a group that includes Sutter Tracy Community Hospital.
Researchers analyzed 3,134 hospitals using publicly available data from Medicare. The Fortune/IBM Watson Health “100 Top Hospitals List” for 2020 was based o...
The dine-in experience will be getting served up outdoors in downtown Tracy.
In an effort to keep their businesses afloat, the Tracy City Center Association (TCCA) is shutting down a portion of 10th Street in downtown to bring in distinct dining areas for restaurants.
The plan is to barricade westbound 10th Street betwee...
Council approves new hotel on Clover Road
Jul 13 2020A new hotel is slated for the area at Tracy Boulevard and Interstate 205, following the Tracy City Council’s unanimous approval of a four-story, 87-room La Quinta Inn at 565 W. Clover Road.
The council approved a zoning amendment making the 1.9-acre parcel a planned unit development, which allows the hote...
Downtown Dining Moves Outdoors
Jul 10 2020Outdoor dining will expand right out onto 10th Street as downtown restaurants adapt to a new state mandate barring indoor dining as COVID-19 spreads more rapidly across the state.
The block of West 10th Street between B Street and Central Avenue has the densest grouping of restaurants in the downtown district...
Supply chains being spread thin or broken entirely by the coronavirus pandemic have brought new scrutiny to inland California's industrial market.
Along with other inland hub markets like the Inland Empire and the Pennsylvania I-78/81 corridor, the Central Valley may benefit from a surge in business inventories and re-shoring spurred by companies' reaction...
As a region bedeviled by long commutes and reliant on mass transit, the Bay Area may be among the quickest markets to take to suburban offices.
Over the last decade, the region has seen its share of super-commuters — people with commutes of 90 minutes or more in each direction — surge...
The City of Tracy Economic Development Team is pleased to announce the successful attraction of Energy Recovery, Inc. to the City of Tracy. Energy Recovery, Inc. is a global leader in pressure energy technology serving industrial fluid-flow markets worldwide with a primary focus in desalination.
I've been fortunate to have some great conversations with economic developers over the past few weeks, with many questions on the pandemic's impact on site location decisions for the food and beverage Industry. While nothing is certain, I've read and attached links to some important insights which I would lik...
It’s almost always good news when an industrial manufacturer needs to find a new plant site. It means business is growing, new markets are emerging, and financials are healthy. However, this is the point of time in the business cycle when decisions about next steps need to be made carefully...
The City of Tracy Economic Development Team is pleased to announce the release of approximately $435,447 for small businesses that are experiencing significant business interruptions due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Valley Link construction could add 22,000 jobs
May 21 2020An economic analysis of the construction phase of the Valley Link light rail system has projected that it has the potential of creating 22,000 jobs.
The Tri-Valley–San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority board reviewed the report at its May meeting in Livermore. The analysis was prepared by PGH Wong Engineering Inc...
State of the City: Commitment to Community
Feb 25 2020The Tracy Chamber of Commerce, along with the City of Tracy, are proud to present the Annual State of the City Event on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. - 12: 00 p.m. at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts in Downtown Tracy.
In an effort to stay up-to-date on Tracy residents’ retail preference and purchasing behavior, the City of Tracy has released the 2019 Retail Survey.
The City of Tracy’s annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) applications for projects beginning July 1, 2020 are now available.
Passenger rail service could increase 10-fold over Altamont Pass – enticing news for people who drive it daily from the Modesto area.
Rail planners are seeking funding for a 3.5-mile tunnel at the pass and other upgrades that would reduce travel times to Bay Area jobs. They envision 30 daily roun...
FONTANA, Calif. — At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion.
Esparza is a 46-year-old mechanic for Evolution Fresh, a subsidiary of Starbucks that makes juices and smoothies. He’s taking a class in industrial computing taught by a community colleg...
