Antelope Valley Profile

The Antelope Valley’s Population is Projected to be One Million by 2020

According to Wikipedia, June 19, 2014, the Antelope Valley is located in northern Los Angeles County, and the southeast portion of Kern County. The principal communities are Lancaster, Palmdale, Rosamond, Mojave, California City, and Edwards Air Force Base.
The Antelope Valley is home to over 475,000 people, and the population is expected to reach 1,000,000 by the year 2020. Major retail has followed the population influx, centered on Palmdale’s Antelope Valley Mall. The Antelope Valley is home to Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and BAE Systems, among other aerospace-related companies. Notable projects assembled and/or designed there include the Space Shuttle orbiters, B-1 Lancer bomber, B-2 Spirit bomber, F-117 Nighthawk fighter, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, a passenger jet aircraft. This region also houses the newly dedicated Mojave Air & Space Port.

• Antelope Valley Transit Authority Receives Leadership Award

  

  As mentioned in the Antelope Valley Times, February 12, 2019, the Antelope Valley Transit Authority was awarded the Leadership Appreciation Award by the California Air Resources Board for “exemplary

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• High-Speed Rail Route to L.A. Coming Into View

  

  According to Los Angeles Magazine, October 24, 2016, construction of the state’s bullet train is in full swing around Fresno and the Central Valley. The California High-Speed Rail Authority

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• Antelope Valley Transit Authority Receives Millions for Electric Buses

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, August 19, 2016, the Antelope Valley Transit Authority has been selected to receive $6.84 million from the California State Transportation Agency. The monetary

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• Antelope Valley Transit Authority to Receive Sustainability Award for Excellence

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, April 7, 2016, the Antelope Valley Transit Authority was selected to receive the 2016 Sustainability Award for Excellence in Green Region Initiative by the Southern

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• Antelope Valley Transit Authority Contracts with BYD for 85 Electric Buses

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, February 22, 2016, the Antelope Valley Transit Authority’s board of directors voted to award BYD a contract to manufacture up to 85 electric buses,

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• Antelope Valley Hospital’s Cancer Center Earns National Accreditation

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, January 18, 2016, the cancer program at Antelope Valley Hospital has earned a three-year accreditation as a National Comprehensive Community Cancer Center from the Commission

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• Antelope Valley Hospital Recognized as Top Performer

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, January 11, 2016, Antelope Valley Hospital (AVH) has been recognized as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor

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• Antelope Valley Jobs Boon Expected in Wake of Air Force Bomber Contract

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, October 27, 2015, the U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a contract, one of the largest in Air Force history worth up to

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• Metro, Caltrans to Hold High Desert Corridor Webinar

  

  According to the Victorville Daily Press, February 16, 2014, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the state Department of Transportation will host a webinar this month to

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• Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Makes History with 1st Rocket-Powered Flight in Antelope Valley

  

  According to Space.com, April 29, 2013, the Antelope Valley continues its thrust as a major location for aeronautics with now Virgin Galactic, but also with the Stealth Bomber, and

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