Category Archives: Infrastructure

Downtown Sacramento Partnership Launches ReImagine Activation Micro-Grants

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The Downtown Sacramento Partnership recently announced a new ReImagine Activation Grant Program, offering micro-grants to downtown businesses and supporting organizations looking to utilize spaces safely and with social responsibility.

The program also hopes to support local artists – of all genres and platforms—in their efforts to increase the cultural offerings in downtown Sacramento.

Downtown small businesses already benefitting from the grants include: Brannan Manor Restaurant & Spirits, Kodaiko Ramen & Bar, Koja Kitchen Sac Town, Solomon’s Delicatessen, Tango by the River, and Visions of Eden, Inc.

New Dollar General in West Sacramento

New Dollar General in West Sacramento

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A 200,000 square feet Dollar General cold storage facility will open in West Sacramento.

The Greater Sacramento Economic Council announced the location of the facility on Channel Drive. The council also indicated that the new venue will generate 50 full-time jobs, $27 million in regional economic activity over three years, and revitalize the pandemic-hit economy over the next three years.  Specifically in West Sacramento, some $4 million are expected to come in as a result of the new facility each year.

“Dollar General’s supply chain network plays a critical role in ensuring the products customers need and want are delivered to our nearly 17,000 stores in a timely and consistent manner. The addition of these facilities continues to drive efficiency and service through our exceptional supply chain network.”

Mike Kindy, Dollar General’s executive vice president of global supply chain
New Dollar General in West Sacramento
The new West Sacramento Dollar General cold storage facility will stimulate the economy and preserve food supplies.

New Home of Cambria Solutions Brings in New Workers

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The Sacramento based technology firm Cambria Solutions has moved to its new location, at Eighth and K streets, after a transformational renovation. The new building is an innovative and inviting venue, which is being leveraged with potential hires looking to join a fun, driven, and top-notch firm.

Cambria is leveraging its newly renovated office space to attract employees

Cambria is a Latin-Welsh word meaning “the people.” Cambria Solutions is focused on bringing people closer to technology that can revolutionize their life. Recognizing that technology is only as good as what people to do it and with it, Cambria is focused on recruiting, training, and inspiring consumers to work with the most up-to-date solutions for business.

Sacramento’s Salvation Army Celebrated

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The Sacramento Salvation Army received the city’s highest honor, induction to the Centennial Hall of Fame, at the 125th Annual Dinner and Business Awards. Held on February 1, 2020, hundreds of community leaders, business owners and stakeholders, and people of import gathered to recognize the nonprofit’s work to curb homelessness and poverty in the Sacramento area for over 130 years.

Sacramento’s Salvation Army honored by the city

Sacramento Getting an Architectural Boost

Infrastructure

There is a currently a race happening in town.  A search is underway for the team to design a new structure at the Old Sacramento Waterfront. This 28 acre development was established in 1839 by John Sutter and today features a thriving business and entertainment district, the Pony Express terminus, establishment of the Transcontinental Railroad and more.

Today, the search is on for a piece of architecture that will excite tourists and make locals proud.  According to semi-retired architect Moshe Victor Keinig, this is only going to beautify an area that is already incredibly attractive.

“From an architectural point of view,” Keinig began, “there is hardly anything that can compare.  I’ve loved this area for years and find such a sense of Zen whenever I have the opportunity to visit.  I very much look forward to seeing what Noel Shamble of T. Y. Lin International comes up with for this.”

Nine concepts were initially chosen from the firm and that was reduced to three finalists.  Shamble gave details of both his Thru and Spring designs using the100+ year old I Street Bridge as a backdrop.

Sacramento Infrastructure Enhancements

Infrastructure
The Waterfront

Currently, Sacramento is in the final stages of selecting a company to redesign its waterfront in both look and feel in an attempt to change the entire feel of this area.  The ultimate goal is to transform it into a“national destination,” similar to the ones that can be seen in Kentucky, Louisville and Texas.

Meanwhile, over in Roseville’s Westfield Galleria a lot is happening with the arrival soon of a legal store,edible cookie dough store Dough by the Spoon, Peet’s Coffee (to replace the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant) and Indochino Inc. (a store selling $500 and less custom-made men’s suits).

And at the end of last month the first food hall in Sacramento opened with The Bank. The Bank is over 100 years old and features circular vault doors,elegant light fixtures, gilded ceilings and more to transform one back in time.  This 30,000 square foot building will soon be home to 10 food vendors, 3 bars, 68 self-service taps, 2 private lounges and 18 TV screens.

Commercial 5G Network

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On 1stOctober, in an unprecedented move, Verizon ignited “the world’s first commercial 5G network.”  And it happened in Sacramento.  According to Verizon’s Pacific Market president, Jonathan LeCompte:

“We were able to make Sacramento one of our first 5G cities because Mayor Darrell Steinberg and city leaders embraced innovation and developed a strategic vision for how 5G could be a platform for the larger Sacramento technology ecosystem. We believe this vision will pay off big for the city, attracting new investment, businesses and next generation services for residents.”

Other areas benefitting from this advancement are sections of: Houston, Indianapolis and LA.