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 Forklift Masts Santa Ana - Santa Ana, with a population of 327,780 and a total area of 27.2 square miles, is the county seat of Orange County. It is located just within the center of Orange County by the Santa Ana River. It is now the government and financial centre of the county, but it competes with Irvine for the lead in commercial expansion.
Downtown revival is among the main objectives of Santa Ana. The California State Fullerton's Grand Centre Art Center is based downtown. The city has built the Santa Ana Artists Village, which houses the Old County Courthouse and the Bower's Museum. Also located downtown are a few theaters, art galleries, the Ronald Regan Federal Building and Courthouse and the Santa Ana Civic Center.
The downtown area is a great mix between commercial and residential communities. There are historic homes within the area dating back to the late 1800's. The city is taking good care to maintain the cities historic monuments while the downtown area develops.
The economy in Santa Ana is largely dependent on technology. The city is in a position to steer the rest of Southern California into an information age. Santa Ana ranks third within California for the amount of office space available downtown, coming in behind Los Angeles and San Francisco. They ranked 13th for the largest number of companies established and have the fourteenth biggest consumer market in the nation.
At first the economy in Santa Ana was dominated by agricultural trades. However, aerospace industries (especially Huges and Northrop) became prominent soon after the end of World War II. As soon as the University of California was constructed in Irvine during the mid sixties, science based trades developed and prospered. Santa Ana is considered the top high-tech area in Southern California. Among the "Fast Fifty" companies, Santa Ana has 21 of them established in the city limits.
Among the reasons why Santa Ana's economy is really strong is that the city encourages small companies. Practically 1/4 of these small companies are owned by the minority. Due to the cities strong economic base, it is able to outperform many other cities in California during tough economic times.
Within the County of Orange, there have been several businesses which have been established, like for example St. John Dritts, Roxy, and Gotcha.
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