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 Forklift Masts Oxnard - Oxnard is the largest city in Ventura County. It was incorporated in 1903 and runs along the pacific coastline, only thirty five miles south of Santa Barbara and 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
The very fertile soil within the area is one of the most desirable things about Oxnard. The fertile soil in combination with the temperate weather gives a long harvest season, making the area of Oxnard really agriculturally rich. Farmers can often get double, even triple, the amount of crops harvested on the same piece of land per year.
Originally, the financial system used to be based on agricultural and oil almost exclusively. Then again, the economy in Oxnard has grown along with the city. It all started off by cattle grazing and farming sugar beets/beans. Intensive farming followed shortly after. A strange twist was the shift from intensive farming to working in the defence industry. Nowadays, the city is focusing on developing industrial, housing and commercial opportunities. Oxnard prides itself on keeping an even balance between honouring their agricultural background but still progressing further into the fields of technology and business.
Oxnard has experienced a population boom in the past fifty years. Even if this has provided challenges to the government, it has also been a blessing since it has created excellent opportunities for young entrepreneurs to start up businesses.
The top businesses in the city are in biotechnology, packaging and duplicating videocassettes, mortgage lending, education, health insurance, and telephone services and equipment. The governments (local, state, and federal) also employ a large percent of the residents. Because of its ideal location close to Highway 101, the city is attracting a lot of high-technology businesses. The Port of Hueneme, that sends, loads and unloads fruit and cars abroad, is very important to the financial system. Point Mugu and Port Hueneme are likewise home to a large portion of the US Navy.
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