Antelope Valley
Lancaster & Palmdale Profile

• Ground Broken for Fitness Court at Pelona Vista Park in Palmdale

  

  As stated in an article in the Antelope Valley Times, March 19, 2019, city of Palmdale elected officials, along with representatives from Antelope Valley Hospital and Kaiser Permanente gathered

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• Ribbon Cutting Held for Veteran Preferred Apartments in Palmdale

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, October 15, 2018, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the opening of a new affordable veteran preferred apartment complex located at

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• Lancaster’s Fox Airfield Gets Over $10.5 Million for Infrastructure

  

  As mentioned in the Antelope Valley Times, July 16, 2018, Lancaster’s Fox Airfield and three other airports in Los Angeles County were collectively granted more than $35 million for

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• Palmdale Named 25th Best City for Living the American Dream in 2018

  

  As mentioned in the Antelope Valley Press, May 7, 2018, the city of Palmdale was ranked the 25th Best City for Living the American Dream, according to a study

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• NASA’s X-Plane to Be Built in Palmdale

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, April 4, 2018, NASA awarded a $247.5 million contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company of Palmdale to build an X-plane that will be

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• Palmdale Wins B.E.S.T. Project of the Year Award

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, December 23, 2017, Palmdale won the B.E.S.T. (Building Excellence/Shaping Tomorrow) Project of the Year Award, from the American Public Works Association (APWA) Southern

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• Lancaster Receives $1.3 Million Caltrans Grant

  

  As stated in an article in the Antelope Valley Times, January 20, 2017, Los Angeles County received a chunk of more than $127 million in state and federal funds

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• High-Speed Rail Route to L.A. Coming into View, With Stop in Palmdale

  

  As mentioned in 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

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• Palmdales’s Rancho Vista Overlay Project to Begin Summer 2017

  

  As mentioned in the Antelope Valley Times, September 29, 2016, the city of Palmdale’s road resurfacing project on Rancho Vista Blvd., from 30th St. West to Ave. N-8, is

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• Community Meeting Held for Palmdale High Speed Rail Area Plan

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, April 11, 2016, the city of Palmdale hosted a community meeting to provide information and receive input from residents about a future High Speed

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• Palmdale Begins Construction to Widen Avenue S

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, March 16, 2016, the city of Palmdale has begun the $11.1 million Avenue S Widening Phase II project. It will provide three lanes in each

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• CA High-Speed Rail: Palmdale to Burbank Project Section Update

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, December 4, 2015, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is keeping stakeholders and community members informed of its progress in delivering the nation’s first high-speed rail

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• Meetings Set for the Bakersfield to Palmdale Section for the High-Speed Rail

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, September 21, 2015, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is advancing the highspeed rail program in Southern California, and will be closing the passenger rail

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• The Oasis Wellness Village Coming to Palmdale

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, July 1, 2015, a first of its kind wellness village real estate development called The Oasis is coming to Palmdale. With groundbreaking expected in

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• Lancaster Recognized as ‘Most Business Friendly City’

  

  According to The Antelope Valley Times, November 15, 2013, the City of Lancaster was named “Most Business-Friendly City” at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation’s 18th annual Eddy

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• $1 Billion Bond Offering Completed for Warren Buffett’s World’s Largest Solar Project in Lancaster

  

  According to SustainableBusiness.com, June 28, 2013, Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy utility has just completed a $1 billion bond offering, the largest single bond financing for a solar project to date.

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• Lancaster Welcomes BYD

  

  According to the Antelope Valley Times, May 1, 2013, China-based BYD and the City of Lancaster held a press conference to announce the arrival of two BYD manufacturing facilities

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