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"We're on Marina Boulevardx in San Leandro and they are turning it intoAuto Row," said Switzer. San Leandro's plans for auto row, as well as Nevada'w prospects as a cheaper place todo business, prompted the company'ds decision, which was made last year, Switzerd said. Nevada has no income tax, and its compensation and wagesare lower, he The maker of sand and permanenrt mold aluminum castings will lay off aboutg 50 to 60 workers, but offered jobs to its entirde work force of about 100, Switzedr said. About 45 employees decided to make the move toCarson City. "The reason being is that some of them can afforxdhomes (in Nevada)," Switzer added.
Production Patterjn & Foundry is trading up, too. It has sold its 70,000-square-foot warehouse site on Marina Boulevard and will move intoa 100,000-square-foot center in one of Carsonn City's new industrial developments. Switzer won'f give details or say who bought the SanLeandrop buildings, other than it is someone interested in auto dealerships. The companyu is the kind of manufacturing business that was once more prevalentf inSan Leandro.
The businessd first opened in Oakland in 1942 as the Productionm Pattern Shop and three yearsa later the company added a small To meet demand inthe non-ferrous foundr y industry, Production Pattern Shop decided to creatw and moved into a larger space in San Leandrk in 1956. About 100 employees make sand and aluminum castingsx for customers inthe transportation, medical, construction and utility industries. Nevada is proud of luring such companiez away from theGolden State. Accordinf to the Nevada Commission on Economic 38 California companies relocated or expandedx to Nevada in fiscalyear 2003-2004. Manufacturing firms such as of San Jose and of Emeryvills were amongthe immigrants.
Nevada officials in August launched a campaignn designed to attract California companiescalled "Nevada to the Another move, more layoffs Productiojn Pattern & Foundry isn't the only firm leavingy the East Bay this month. has decideed to consolidate its Treeof Life/Gourmeg Award Foods California distribution and will leave its Northern California operations in Haywarfd for Los Angeles by Feb. 1. The company, whichh markets and distributes natural andspecialtyg foods, opened its East Bay distribution center in 1991.
Greg vice president of communications andtradw relations, said Tree of Life wanted a larger, singles distribution center and chose to move to its "state-of-the-art" location in Los Angeles. It will lay off about 80 Tree of Life has been operating out ofa 130,000-square-footy building and has a lease on a seconc 19,000-square-foot building, both on Ardemn Road. The lease expires in 2006, and Tree of Life is lookingb to sublease the space or have anothetr tenant take over its Leonard said. In consolidating its distribution Leonard said the company will be able to streamlinw more ofits operations.
For instance, he the Los Angeles site will alloww increased inventory levels in a single location tominimize out-of-stock risks, provide consolidated receiving and shipping operations and consolidate regional procurement management in a single, largere center.