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Recent Local Business Expansions

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Expansions are underway by Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center via the Downtown Commons (DOCO).  It is hoped that these endeavors will be beneficial to local businesses with the opening of a variety of pop up shops.  This is a relatively new idea for the area and could result in something more permanent, should success ensue.

Meanwhile, the City Council is looking to expand the Sacramento Convention Center and renovate the Community Center Theater.  It is likely that locals will be hired to better ensure project on time completion.  In addition, with the agreement in place it is less likely that strikes will occur resulting in delays.  And of course you have the added benefit of enhanced construction careers for locals while establishing “lucrative business opportunities for local companies.”

Woodland based Amos Metz Rentals has just been sold to Sacramento based investors.  According to one of the former owners, Joe Metz:

 “Amos Metz has been in business since 1945 and is a staple in its marketplace. We are very pleased to have sold our business to Sacramento-based investors who know our business very well. We had several options after our long-time manager, Willie Truitt, retired and selling to this group was a natural fit for both parties. Willie, who owned a portion of the business, had a wonderful career in rental for over 40 years and we appreciate all of his hard work and efforts.”

Sacramento: Infused with Culture

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It seems a little disproportional that Sacramento is so rarely publicized given that it has the largest population out of the entire state of California.  But thankfully that could be changing with both filmmaking and concerts.

The movie Lady Bird was recently filmed in Sacramento. Taking home two Golden Globe Awards the story of a teenager in her last days of high school. Although in the past famous movies have been filmed in Sacramento (including Memoirs of a Geisha), Sacramento still has not had the attention it deserves. This is especially strange given that it can be used for pretty much any middle-American location.  With the filming of Lady Bird, $50,000 of business each day was generated for Sacramento.

With the concerts, Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center is thriving these days.  Having sold over 473,000 tickets, this made it the 15th busiest concert venue throughout America (and 35th in the world) in 2017. Those numbers have put it on the map – especially throughout America –  as Vivek Ranadive, owner and Chairman of the Sacramento Kings said: “The world’s biggest acts have a new stage to call home.  Golden 1 Center is a must-play for artists of every genre, creating an epicenter of entertainment for the city of Sacramento and Northern California.”

Sacramento to Host NCAA Teams

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Thanks to the new Golden 1 Center, Sacramento – for the first time in 10 yeas – is to be able to host eight NCAA teams.  As Sacramento Sports Commission Director Mike Sophia, the lack of hosting had nothing to do with the relationship between the NCAA and Sacramento.  It was merely a lack of appropriate place.  With the new Center, the problem has now been eliminated.

This of course, is great for the region’s economy too. Sophia believes an estimated $5 million will be spent on that one weekend.  In addition, there is the publicity which is huge since nationwide, there will be millions of TV viewers.  Sophia hopes that this will lead to people who see Sacramento thinking, “yeah I haven’t been there in a while.  I wanna go back.”

Sacramento’s March Madness should have an impact on even individuals who are not sports fan.  As Visit Sacramento’s COO Mike Testa argued:  “They should care for the economic impact. When folks stay in hotel rooms, they pay for a transient occupancy tax. That money goes into the city and county’s general fund. That fund pays for police, fire, improves our park, and improves our road.”

In addition to the NCAA, the C AL HOSA Health Conference is in town, adding to the March Madness, putting hotel room bookings at 7,500 for just one weekend.

Enhancing Transportation Modes

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sacramentoThe first line on the Downtown/Riverfront Streetcar Project is to commence construction thanks to a $30 million state grant the City of Sacramento just received. The goal is for residents to be able to move more freely and easily around the city.  It is hoped that the entire project will be working by 2021, connecting West Sacramento with Sacramento, stopping at Raley Field, the Bridge District, Golden 1 Center, and downtown Sacramento.

Since the state grant was given for this project, it seems there is full support for this system.  There are still more funds to be garnered but this latest grant mans that they are, as Kevin Johnson pointed out “one step closer to our vision of Sacramento 3.0; an interconnected, innovative, transit-accessible city where people live, work, eat and play.”  And as Steve Hansen (member of the Council) added it is part of a battle against “climate change by supporting infill development and supporting transit while also reducing congestion and connecting our city better with West Sacramento…[It] is a huge win for the Sacramento region that will keep moving us forward.”