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Los Angeles Relocation Guide - Antevia

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• Coolest Month:December• Highest Precipitation:February• Annual Precipitation:7.36 inchesEconomyThe most important industry for Palmdale is the aerospace industry. However in recenttimes, other manufacturing companies have relocated to Palmdale seeking moreaffordable land, close proximity to Palmdale Airport, and special tax breaks.The special tax breaks granted for companies that relocate to Palmdale is due to the cityhaving the Antelope Valley Enterprise Zone and the Palmdale Federal Foreign TradeZone. These are special zoning areas within the city that are given various state andfederal tax breaks and municipal grant incentives to relocate their business there. Thesezones were put in effect to help Palmdale and nearby Lancaster draw more jobs to thearea so that they would be less dependent on the <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> Basin area for employment,thus relieving pollution and traffic congestion, and stabilizing the local economy onseveral industries instead of just aerospace which is known for it’s “feast or famine”seasons.Palmdale refers to itself with the nickname the "aerospace capital of the United States",and has been the site of research, development, final assembly, flight testing and/orservicing/modifications of the Space Shuttle, X-15, B-2 Spirit & F-117 Nighthawk, F-35Joint Strike Fighter, SR-71 Blackbird, Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, and many other aircraftthat have been used in the United States Air Force, NASA and air forces and airlinesaround the world. USAF Plant 42, where the aforementioned aerospace projects occurred/ occur is home to major operations of the following aerospace companies: Boeing,Lockheed Martin and its famed Skunk Works, Northrop Grumman, and BAE Systems.The Boeing building (formerly North American Rockwell) at Plant 42 / PalmdaleRegional Airport is one of the largest buildings in the world. It was used in the TomHanks movie The Terminal to house the duplicate JFK terminal set since it was the onlybuilding in the Southland area large enough to house it.Major companies with a presence in Palmdale• Anderson Burrows• BAE Systems• Beazer Homes• Boeing• Delta Scientific• Empire Land• Forrest CityDevelopment

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