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ECONOMIC VIEW
June 2016
Grow It! Make it! Ship It! @ San Joaquin USA  
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Developing Stockton Metropolitan Airport's air cargo services benefits local growers
By Harry Mavrogenes, Director
Stockton Metropolitan Airport
 (edited for this publication)  
   San Joaquin Valley, one of the top U.S. agricultural producing regions, is finding that its agricultural products are increasingly in high demand around the world. Outside of the U.S., Asia in particular is a strong market for the bountiful fruits, vegetables and nuts grown by local farmers.  The demand for the local award-winning wines is another area of export growth.
   The question is how to transport these goods to new and expanding markets. When people think of the San Joaquin Valley, recently recognized as among the top ten "logistics-friendly" locations in California, its transportation network, featuring a deep-water port, major interstate highways and rails, immediately come to mind.  An expanding means of distribution that is overlooked by the public however is air cargo services.
   Freshness is key to success in distributing agri-goods to Pacific Rim countries, and transporting produce so that it arrives in a timely manner has never been easier with air cargo. For San Joaquin Valley growers, whose agricultural exports to Asia have increased, air cargo is likely to become an increasingly integral part of their distribution network.
   There are multiple benefits to using air cargo. Transporting agri-goods by air is one of the most efficient ways to deliver the freshest produce. The demand for high-quality produce in Asian markets goes hand-in-hand with freshness. Trade practices have also made transporting goods by air a more viable practice.
  For Stockton Metropolitan Airport this is an exciting period of growth for its air cargo services. The airport recently became home to Air Transport International (ATI), a Wilmington-based air cargo charter airline. ATI's parent company,  Air Transport Services Group, signed an agreement with Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc., an affiliate of Amazon.com,  to operate an air cargo network serving Amazon customers in the U. S.  ATI is using approximately 16,000 square feet of warehouse space along with roughly 40,000 square feet of ramp space.
  Stockton Metropolitan airport also features  low landing fees, one of the longest runways  in the region and lots of space to park and service aircraft.
   Opportunities for trade go both ways, with manufacturers in Asia looking for new channels to export goods to the United States. Airport officials recently signed a Statement of Cooperation with Chengdu, Shuanglio (China) airport administrators. The document recognizes the mutual desire to work towards creating new international cargo, passenger and charter-service opportunities between the two airports.
   Stockton Metropolitan Airport is on the cusp of providing local farmers and producers a golden opportunity to connect their goods directly with the global economy.  Visit www.flystockton.com                    
 
 Investor 60th Anniversary !
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   Founded in 1956, Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Neudeck, Inc. (KSN) is proudly celebrating 60 years of "Integrity, Growth and Stability" in the civil engineering and surveying professions. With offices in Stockton and West Sacramento, KSN is ideally situated to serve our private sector and public agency clients throughout California's Central Valley and the Sierra Foothills.
   KSN's services are focused on supporting multi-discipline design teams on large scale, complex public works infrastructure and public facilities projects. KSN's areas of specialized areas of expertise include Design-Build, Flood Control, Water and Wastewater, Public Utilities, 3D High Definition Scanning and Modelling, and Right of Way Engineering.
   KSN's highly qualified staff of 40 engineers and surveyors have played a key role in the successful delivery of numerous large, high profile projects in northern California including CDCR's California Healthcare Facility Design-Build Project in Stockton ($900m), CDCR's Mule Creek Infill Project  Design-Build Project in Ione ($350m), San Jose - Santa Clara Wastewater Facility Digester and Thickener Project ($85m), State Route 99 Stockton-Manteca Widening Project ($92m), State Route 4 Crosstown Freeway Extension - Stockton ($140m) (pictured below), Knights Landing Ridge Cut Levee Improvement Project ($8m), Altamont Corridor (ACEForward) Project ($950m), and the new Veteran's Administration Facility in Stockton ($250m).
   KSN's principals recognize the importance of providing our staff with a quality, balanced family/work lifestyle. As a result, KSN has been ranked as one of the top twenty Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For by the Zweig Group, a nationwide management consulting firm to the design industry, in 7 of the past 8 years.
   Learn more about KSN by visiting www.ksninc.com, or its Facebook and LinkedIn pages for information on services and culture.
 
Investor News
Kevin Ramos: A shining example of resilience

BY DENNIS MCCOY | SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL
 
    When Kevin Ramos walked on stage last month to accept an award as NAIOP Sacramento's Man of the Year, his gait might have seemed a bit off.
   Nine months before, Ramos would have had a hard time walking to the stage at all. And a year ago, it was tenuous whether he'd even be around to go to work, much less accept an award from the commercial real estate development association.
    Now back in his role as chief investment officer of Buzz Oates, Ramos said he's looking forward after a harrowing battle with a bacterial infection cost him both legs below the knee, the tips of two fingers and months of recovery and rehabilitation time.
   "You have to have an open mind, that as long as you're making progress, that's good," Ramos said. "I always felt if you look a year out, you get back in the flow of things."
   The company was developing more than a million square feet of space last year when, on April 22, Ramos said he woke up with a 104-degree temperature. His wife said he looked purple and took him to the emergency room. That's the last thing Ramos remembers for two weeks.
   Somehow, Ramos had contracted a bacterial infection, with the doctor's best guess that it came from a dog bite. Because Ramos had his spleen removed in 2002, his body couldn't fight off the infection, and he went into septic shock. Doctors put his odds of surviving at 5 percent.
   They took several measures to constrict his veins and flush the infection more rapidly. While that proved successful, it also reduced blood flow to Ramos's extremities. That caused gangrene to set in, leading to his legs' amputation on May 15.  
   About a month later, on June 20, Ramos left the hospital. He used a wheelchair for four months, then started physical therapy. He began by standing, then walking with a walker, and then a cane. By late summer, he was working from home.
   He also was working on himself, learning about the differences in his life now that he was an amputee. 
   Ramos said he had a new insight when he filled out a form about his background to join an amputee support group. There were boxes for people to check if they had a job, family support and a network of friends and co-workers. Ramos was able to check every one. "It made me realize how much support I have," he said.
   Perhaps because of that, he said the mental barriers were easier for him than the physical ones. Today, he said he's 90 to 95 percent of where he used to be: He drives and walks his dogs to the American River. And he's hoping, by year's end, to get back to Alpine skiing.
 
Above at NAIOP May 11  event: L-R Sally Freedlander, Property Mgr.,Separovich | Domich Real Estate: 
 Kevin Ramos Chief Investment Officer, Buzz Oates Group of Co's; Scott Lee, CFO, Sisler & Sisler: Randy Sater, President, 
Scott Lee, CFO, Sisler & Sisler; Randy Sater 
 Stonebridge Properties
Photo by Tia Gemmell - Courtesy Comstock's
  Ramos said he appreciates his work, and his life, in a different way now. When NAIOP honored him as its Man of the Year, he said he had to overcome a natural tendency to stay out of the spotlight. But he said he came to appreciate that it was about being an example of resilience.
   "It was just a serious disruption in life. As different as it's been on the other side, it's still pretty dang good," Ramos said. "After all, you couldn't appreciate a good day without a bad day."
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Lean Simulation Workshop      

Friday, July 22, 2016 
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM 
                           ($195 / lunch provided) 
Manex 
2010 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 320 
San Ramon, CA 94583
      CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Lean manufacturing processes have revolutionized the way that many leading enterprises deliver products to their customers and manage their supplier relationships. A key ingredient to achieve sustained operational excellence is an organization immersed in Lean thinking.

Manex's Lean Simulation Workshop (LSW) combines classroom content with a hands-on simulation of a production facility, educating participants on using the Lean principles to enhance productivity. Designed for all levels of manufacturing personnel, the LSW teaches the fundamentals of Lean, while providing a necessary conduit from concept and methodology to implementation on a shop floor.

The Power of Lean 
  • 90% reduction in lead time (cycle time)
  • 50% increase in productivity
  • 80% reduction in work-in process
  • 80% improvement in quality
  • 75% reduction in space utilization
 
 
 
In This Issue

June Investor Anniversaries
The San Joaquin Partnership would like to recognize and thank our investors who are celebrating their anniversaries with us in June!
  
  
18 YEARS - 1998
  23 YEARS - 1993
Schwartz, Giannini, Lantsberger & Adamson
 
 12 YEARS - 2004
Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Neudeck

9 YEARS -  1996
Waste Management

7 YEARS - 2009
 Stockton Port Properties

2 YEARS - 2014
Verve Networks


 
2016
Project Wins

                 7                             
 Square Feet:
547,798
        
Jobs:

    510-764    
                 
 
CALENDAR
 
JUNE 



19-21 
Select USA
Washington DC

23 
San Joaquin Partnership Board of Directors
8:00 AM
Partnership Board Room

6:00 PM
Stockton Chamber Installation Dinner

JULY

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4 
 Independence Day!
Offices of the Partnership will be closed

19 
 San Joaquin Partnership/ Food 4 Less night at the Stockton Ports!

28 
San Joaquin Partnership Board of Directors
8:00 AM
 Partnership Board Room


  
STEM trains students for 21st century jobs
   San Joaquin County's 14 school districts serve 135,000 students at more than 200 schools. County Superintendent, James Mousalimas, offers insight into the region's top Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs.
   Tracy High School in Tracy Unified School District (TUSD) has a competitive Agricultural/Scientific Academy. Students can also take a three-level career technical education biotechnology course. Students at a space and engineering academy at TUSD's Merrill F. West High School take engineering coursework and have received honors in national robotics competitions.
   Students at Sierra High School in Manteca Unified School District (MUSD) are involved in a Can Sat Rocket program through a business and university partnership. The "be.tech" academies in many MUSD schools focus on video game development or industrial applications related to modern manufacturing.
   A.A. Stagg High School in Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) and McNair High School in Lodi Unified School District have award-winning Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement programs. Both districts have health career academies providing students with authentic, hands-on experiences through strong partnerships with hospitals and healthcare providers.
   Lincoln High School in Lincoln Unified School District has an Engineering and Construction Academy where students choose different career pathways, including construction technology and other specializations. The district's STEM charter school serves younger grades.
   The San Joaquin County Office of Education Engineering and Design Center will provide industry-standard training in 3D printing, laser cutting, and CNC milling. Biotech Summer Camps are available for students interested in computer programming, robotics, and biotechnology. In addition, the Durham Ferry Outdoor Education Center will be open for student field trips this fall. www.sjcoe.org
- Silicon Valley Business Journal

Coming up in future issues of Economic View!

  F & M Bank - Celebrating 100 years! A century of service, a vision for the future.  

  
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