The City of Carlsbad is easily accessed by Interstate 5 and Highway 78. Travel time to either Orange County or downtown San Diego is approximately 35 minutes, with Los Angeles and Tijuana, Mexico only one hour away. Coastal temperatures range from an average of 58 degrees in January to a pleasant 73 degrees in July.  A diverse business culture and spectacular setting, the thriving "village by the sea" is home to nearly 105,000 residents and attracts thousands of tourists year round. Money magazine has named the city one of the most desirable places to live in America.

Capitalize on the great location to attract and retain the best employees. Artful planning, coupled with the dynamic business community, was instrumental in developing strategically placed traffic corridors to accommodate both residents and commuters.  The nearby colleges and universities produce a rich pool of well-educated students for the city's workforce talent. 

A full range of services normally associated with a municipality including police, fire, parks and recreation, library, planning and zoning, building and engineering, various maintenance services and administration. The city incoporates seven miles of beach and coastline, and more than 150 acres of developed parkland offering year-around recreation. The City of Carlsbad is served by four school districts and several major nearby colleges and universities.

The City of Carlsbad enjoys a strong local economy, much of which comes from industrial development. The Carlsbad General Plan designates approximately 2,500 acres in the central corridor for planned industrial use and embraces manufacturing companies of all types.

Light manufacturing, research and development, communications and corporate headquarters, as well as other types of high technology and biotechnology industries are encouraged and permitted in the corridor. Most available lots are graded with street improvements and utilities already in place.  The importance of collaborative networks, the synergy between academic research and commercial applications, and the development of large industrial parks contribute toward the concentration of firms.

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