“There are many reasons why we are always looking for more opportunities to invest in Ventura: Our experience is that it has been a good place to work with government. We don’t have the stress or traffic problems of the big city and we certainly don’t have the bad air. From a health and fitness standpoint, It’s a great environment and we are able to find the labor force that we need. Brighton is really happy with our investments here.”

-Mike Schaefer, Senior Vice President

Founded: 1987
Hotels Located in Ventura, Oxnard and Port Hueneme
Business Focus: A privately held real estate company that focuses on the development and management of hotel properties.
www.brightonmgt.com

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“Ventura County offers an outdoor lifestyle that I think is unmatched in California as well as business amenities for people who want to start companies. In southern California you want to be in the coastal zone, and for being in that zone, this is the lowest cost for both doing business and living, including lower heating and cooling expenses. We have the benefit of an uncongested rural feeling while being adjacent to one of the one of largest industrial economies in the world.”

-Bill Pratt, VP Operations, Director of Creative Design

Founded: 1987
Located in Camarillo, Ventura County since:
Business Focus: Design and manufacture of implantables and instruments for orthopedics and neurosurgery.
www.kinamed.com

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“At Simi Valley Hospital we find we have long term employees due in large part to the high quality of life residents enjoy here. We have access to the amenities offered from of being close to Los Angeles but with the comfort of a suburb with hidden jewels like fantastic parks and recreation, a high quality educational system and a low crime rate. We have a saying that we are ‘friends and neighbors treating friends and neighbors.’”

-Michelle Foster, Director, Marketing & Communications

Founded: 1965
Located in Simi Valley, Ventura County since: 1965
Business Focus: As a faith-based hospital founded on the health and wellness principles of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
www.simivalleyhospital.com

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