Applied Spectra — an international analytical instrumentation company with operations around the world — relocated its global corporate headquarters office to West Sacramento in 2019 and was recently awarded two small business innovation research grants totaling $1.3 million.

These grants are meant to further its innovative laser ablation technology that serves U.S. intelligence and helps expand U.S. industrial manufacturing.

"This federal funding will advance powerful instrumentation for nuclear isotopic analysis based on multiple sensor technologies packaged under a single laser ablation instrument platform," Jong H. Yoo, CEO and president of Applied Spectra, said.

West Sacramento was instrumental in assisting the company to locate in the region through their economic development services and streamlined permitting and occupancy program.

"Applied Spectra carries a strong reputation for its ability to develop innovative instrumentation for sustainable industries which perfectly aligns with West Sacramento's goals for economic development and climate action," Martha Guerrerro, West Sacramento's Mayor, emphasized. "The city is in an excellent position to gain from Applied Spectra's projected growth which could indicate a need for an expanded workforce resulting in career opportunities for West Sacramentans — particularly our youth."

The company currently employs 32 full-time staff at its facility and plans to expand its manufacturing capacity while continuing to build out its demo lab at the headquarters and other global operations locations.

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Roughly 84 acres along Cache Creek in Capay Valley is on the market for nearly $4 million with Whitewater Adventures — the owner's rafting business — included in the price, according to an article by the Sacramento Business Journal.

The business was established in 1984 and is headquartered in Sacramento. It has its own underground power and riparian rights, includes a large camping and staging area and has a transferable zoning allowance that allows for commercial rafting, according to the journal. Joe Burns is the listing agent and hopes to retire and move on from Whitewater Adventures after starting the business when he was younger.

The land has been appraised at $3.3 million and could be utilized for many purposes including camping sites, RV sites or for large events. While the business is included in the asking price of $3,995,000, it is a separate asset and could be purchased independently. However, the journal notes that the zoning allowance that permits rafting on the river is tied to the property itself and not the business.

Burns emphasized that the rafting business grosses $1.2 million in revenue despite only operating around 10 weekends a year.

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The Sacramento Business Journal also reported that a Yuba City trucking company has bought a new site in Woodland for relocation and expansion due to high trucking demand amid a global shipping backlog.

Royal Carrier LLC bought a 9.34-acre site at 88 Pioneer Ave. for $5 million, according to the journal.

"We're a trucking business that's growing at a rapid pace," Navjot Thandi, president of Royal Carrier, said in the article. "We needed a place we could have a terminal."

Although the company had a one-acre site in Woodland already, the company needed more space and more direct access to the Interstate 5 shipping corridor to better serve clients like Walmart, Crystal Geyser and Rite Aid.

"Those companies are busy, so we're busy," Thandi added.

The company purchased the land from Joe's Trucking, which appears to have previously operated out of the site, according to the journal.

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