BOOSTER HAILS REGION'S VITALITY CHAMBER TALK CITES LIVABILITY, ECONOMIC CLOUT.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer PALMDALE - Portland, Ore., was named by Money magazine to be the best place to live in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , but Palmdale has a higher median income, lower cost of living and much lower crime rate, an economic development official says. David Myers told business people at a Palmdale Chamber of Commerce luncheon that they should tell their political leaders what kind of community they want the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley to be, and promote the area to people with whom they do business. ``What is our message? We have a real nice place to live here, folks,'' said Myers, a former Palmdale councilman and now north county regional manager for the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Economic Development Corp. Myers, who described himself as ``an unabashed booster'' of the Antelope Valley, said he expects the area to benefit from Southern California's economic vitality. Los Angeles County is the No. 1 manufacturing center in the United States, producing more than Dallas-Fort Worth, Seattle and Atlanta combined; is the third-strongest high-technology region, after San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. and Boston; and its ports at Long Beach and San Pedro together form the third-busiest harbor in the world. After capturing the Michaels and Rite Aid Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) is a United States retailer and pharmacy chain, operating over 5,000 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains. distribution warehouses, Lancaster is negotiating for other similar facilities to capitalize on trade coming up the ``Alameda corridor'' of rail and trucking routes now under construction into downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or , Myers said. ``We're going to see a tremendous amount of world trade come through the Antelope Valley,'' Myers said. But Myers also said there are potential problems in store for California and the Antelope Valley. Inflation is creeping up and the growth in the gross domestic product appears to be slowing. The state's electrical grid is having a hard time keeping up with demand, natural gas prices are expected to rise 40 percent and gasoline prices will jump in 2003 with the deadline for the removal of the MTBE MTBE Methyl-tert-butyl-ether Surgery An aliphatic ether that rapidly dissolves cholesterol stones in vivo, introduced under local anesthesia via a percutaneous transhepatic cholecystectomy catheter, as a non-invasive method for treating gallstones; after injection, additive, Myers said. The 2003 gasoline price hike, Myers said, ``will make last spring's run-up look small.'' |
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