Last Updated: February 3, 2012 02:09pm ET

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GlobeSt.com’s Natalie Dolce is speaking with Mary Jane Olhasso, economic development director for San Bernardino County. Olhasso will chat about the importance of manufacturing in job creation, business attraction to the area and how the County is getting involved.

Also on the agenda, Olhasso will highlight a major upcoming event in the County of San Bernardino. On February 29th, the 2012 State of the County will take place. Officials will also share more on how the County is facilitating the implementation of the County-wide Vision and the public-private collaboration taking place to maximize our region's resources, plus there will be a lot of valuable business networking. This year, the State of the County will be held in the Million Air facilities at San Bernardino International Airport County.

 

Mary Jane Olhasso, economic
development director
for San Bernardino County.

AGENDA

3:00 PM NAIOP Panel: Redevelopment: What Now?

4:30 PM Registration Opens

5:30 PM Program

6:00 PM Networking Forum

*Heavy hors d'oeuvres provided, cash bar

ABOUT THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO

San Bernardino County is the largest county in the nation. It is bigger than some states and provides unrivaled access to local and global markets and has a diverse workforce of nearly one million people. The County of San Bernardino offers an affordable quality of life.

The region is well known for its unparalleled infrastructure including most major Southern California freeways, two of the busiest rail lines in the country, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and several Southern California airports. Rich in valuable human capital, San Bernardino County is where residents can experience an abundance of opportunity and successful businesses are able to be built and sustained.

Catch up on San Bernadino news before the event:

San Bernardino Attracts High Tech Companies

SAN BERNARDINO, CA-The San Bernardino County is attracting companies that want to take advantage of R&D infrastructure, says Michael Gallo, president of Kelly Space & Technology Inc.

Forecast: Industrial Is Hot, Office Lukewarm in SoCal

LOS ANGELES-The industrial market in Southern California had a strong year in 2011 and will gain further traction in the next 12 months.

Hillwood Names John Schaefer as Development Director

SAN BERNARDINO, CA-Hillwood Investment Properties has named John Schaefer as development director, responsible for overseeing the entitlement and development of large scale industrial projects in the Inland Empire.

LAST WEEK'S POLL

Penner, Mirante, D'Arcy . . . High-Level Resignations Mean . . .

GlobeSt.com Viewers See More C-Suite Turnover
NEW YORK CITY-Nearly two-thirds of respondents to a GlobeSt.com poll said recent high-level resignations either portend more to come or prove that the industry needs to work on succession planning.