Several of the twin-engine Beechcraft aircraft representing the new spy plane mission arrived on-base in June, 2011. Ultimately the MC-12 Program is anticipated to create up to 1,000 new Air Force and civilian jobs.

Learn more about Beale Air Force Base by visiting www.beale.af.mil. 

Popeye's Opens in Marysville

New Business Focus

On June 20, the newest restaurant to downtown Marysville opened at 619 10th Street. Franchise owner Harsh Ghai premiered Popeye's, a Louisiana style eatery with a menu that offers spicy chicken, chicken sandwiches, chicken tenders, fried shrimp, and seafood.

About 20 new full and part-time employees will benefit from the new business opening, and the Yuba-Sutter EDC played a key role in helping finance the restaurant's expansion to Marysville. The original restaurant was established in 1972 and is now in over 1,900 locations nationwide, and is also in 26 foreign countries.

For more information on Popeye's new establishment in Marysville, email the owner at pop11147@gmail.com or visit www.popeyes.com online. 

CTU PreCast Installs Walls for Target

362,000 SF Woodland Warehouse Expansion

Yuba County-based CTU Precast was recently awarded a contract to expand a Target warehouse in Woodland. The local manufacturing firm is currently manufacturing the insulated precast and pre-stressed concrete wall panels, each weighing 24 tons and measuring 47 feet high. The company anticipates installing the concrete panels in mid-September, 2011.

Partner Rez Moulla Inspects Target Wall Panels

 

CTU Precast has been at its new location at 1260 Furneaux Road in the Yuba County industrial park since March 2010 with a team of precast professionals combining more than 60 years of experience. CTU represents a full-service company that expertly provides all phases of development support from design, production, and transportation to final installation and inspection. The firm operates under PCI (Precast/Pre-Stressed Concrete Institute) certified guidelines and produces structural and architectural precast concrete for buildings, parking garages, short to mid-span bridges, precast and pre-stressed concrete road pavement, and other custom precast products.

 

As sub-contrator, CTU Precast is working to expand an existing 1.5 million square-foot Target warehouse an additional 362,099 square feet. CTU is manufacturing the wall panels while the site and foundation work is being completed to expedite the construction schedule, and the installation of nearly 300 concrete wall panels will take two weeks to complete this phase of the Target warehouse expansion.

 

For more information about CTU Precast and its concrete products call 530.749.6501 or visit www.ctuprecast.com.

Loans for Businesses Available

Financial Assistance Offered 

$300,000 in potential business loans becomes available over the next few months thanks to a successful Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applied for and received by the Yuba-Sutter Economic Development Corporation (EDC).

If your business is located in unincorporated Yuba County, has good credit, sufficient collateral and will be creating jobs with the money you borrow, chances are the EDC Loan Program will be able to help finance your business activities. Eligible loan activities include building or land acquisition, working capital, wages, inventory, equipment, supplies, marketing or other ongoing business or start-up costs.

You can read about local businesses that have taken advantage of the Loan Program offered through the EDC in a recent Comstock's Magazine article. Yuba County partners with the EDC to facilitate and coordinate its lending portfolio program.

To fill out a loan application or for more information, select "Business Loans" online at www.ysedc.org or call Loan Officer Jackie Slade at 530.751.8555.

Summer Season of Recreation and Fun

County Features Music, National Forests, Lakes and Rivers

The Yuba County Sierra Mountain foothills showcase two national forests, Collins Lake, Bullard's Bar Reservoir, Lake Francis Resort, and numerous streams, rivers, tent, and recreational vehicle campgrounds, and numerous hunting, boating, and fishing destinations.  

Yuba County's valley areas have already featured a number of exciting events this year including the AMGEN 2011 cycling tour that raced through Beale Air Force Base and Wheatland in its first stage in May, air shows, fly-ins and open houses held at Beale and the Yuba County Airport, and the start of the 2011 concert season at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre.

With Tim McGraw having performed in June, additional upcoming artists for 2011 include Kid Rock on July 26, Toby Keith on August 4, Vans Warped Tour on August 11, Lil' Wayne on September 3, Def Leppard and Heart on September 11, Rascal Flatts on September 15, and Journey, Foreigner, and Night Ranger are featured on October 14. Nearly 1.7 million concert-goers have have visited the Amphitheatre since its opening in 2000; it is consistently rated as the best outdoor concert venue in the Sacramento Region. Stay up to date with upcoming entertainment events at www.sleeptrainamphitheatre.com.

Yuba County's Shad Pad Park at the confluence of the Yuba and Feather rivers offers off-road and motocross enthusiasts access to professionally designed dirt tracks, and Sycamore Ranch Park, the County's newest regional park, provides RV and tent sites in a beautiful 90-acre setting along the Yuba River. The Yuba County Recreation Program offers fun and athletic classes throughout the year and Summer months.

Summer activities in Yuba County include action-paced boat races in Marysville and Dobbins, fresh and tasty produce at local farmer's markets, and the Peach Festival in historic downtown Marysville. To discover how to take advantage of all the rich opportunities Yuba County offers during summertime months, explore www.visityubasutter.com.