exporting industries in 2012 were pharmaceuticals, agriculture, semi-conductors, communications equipment, and computer equipment; the top services exporting industries were financial services, various royalties and management and consulting. The Metro Area ranked 24th nationally out of the top 100 metros on annualized real growth output growth rates from 2009-2012. Oxnard plays a major role in the region’s export economy. Another important area of competitive advantage for Oxnard and the regional economy is manufacturing. Brookings has been analyzing national trends in the geography of production. According to Brookings, more metropolitan areas specialize in manufacturing today than 30 years ago. Specialization of manufacturing has been increasing in Ventura County (Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura Metro Area) and the county is ranked 8th nationally for percentage of its manufacturing jobs classified as “very high-tech.” (Locating American Manufacturing: Trends in the Geography of Production, Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, www. brookings.edu/usmfg.) Oxnard has approximately 20 percent of the manufacturing jobs in the county (California EDD, 2012).
Naval Base Ventura County is the Top Employer
Relocating or Starting a Business in Oxnard Oxnard is a thriving regional retail, office and industrial hub, with many master-planned commercial centers and large industrial parks that provide businesses with a location that is highly accessible to highways and transportation facilities, the Port of Hueneme, military facilities, and local, regional, national and international markets. Oxnard is part of the Greater Los Angeles market area, which includes Ventura County and the sub-markets of Los Angeles County. As of January 2015, the city of Oxnard’s Planning Division showed the status of the following commercial projects being planned for and under construction, which total 1,066,903 square feet of space. These projects provide for a mix of uses, including high end office space, smaller flexible space offices, and a mix of retail and commercial projects. The majority of the projects are for office-related uses, but two projects are for redevelopment of an older shopping area.
Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) is a premier naval installation composed of three operating facilities - Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island. Strategically located in a non-encroached coastal area of Southern California, NBVC is a key element in the DoD infrastructure because of its superior geographical location. NBVC supports approximately 80 tenant commands with a base population of more than 19,000 personnel. Tenant commands encompass an extremely diverse set of specialties that support both Fleet and Fighter, including three warfare centers: Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division and Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center. NBVC is also home to deployable units, including the Pacific Seabees and the West Coast E-2C Hawkeyes. NBVC is the largest employer in Ventura County and has an economic impact of $1.9 billion.
Major Employers in Oxnard The Port of Hueneme
Oxnard Union High School District
Naval Base Ventura County
PTI
St. John’s Hospitals
Procter & Gamble Paper Products
City of Oxnard
Seminis
Oxnard School District
Waterway Plastics
Boskovich Farms, Inc.
Spatz Laboratories
Haas Automation
Gills Onions
Oxnard College
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