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October 04, 2023

5 Reasons why your advanced manufacturing business belongs in Morgan Hill

By Matthew Mahood

Choosing the right location for an advanced manufacturing business is a crucial decision that can significantly impact a company’s success and sustainability. Morgan Hill, California, emerges as a compelling choice for entrepreneurs and business owners looking to establish, relocate or expand their manufacturing operations. Here are five reasons why Morgan Hill stands out as an ideal destination for your advanced manufacturing business - focusing on its strategic location, skilled workforce, business-friendly environment, quality of life and infrastructure/connectivity.

Read the full article HERE.

October 03, 2022

2022 Structures Award Received by Butterfield 5

By Brittney Sherman

Each year, the Silicon Valley Business Journal presents its Structures Awards, honoring the best commercial real estate projects, deals, and people in the region. On Thursday, September 29, the Silicon Valley Business Journal awarded Morgan Hill’s Butterfield 5 Technology Park the 2022 Structures Award for best Industrial Project.

Read the full article HERE.

Have questions? Contact City of Morgan Hill Economic Development Director Matt Mahood at Matt.Mahood@morganhill.ca.gov

August 22, 2022

Morgan Hill Carves the Path for Advanced Manufacturing

By Brittney Sherman

On August 4, the Silicon Valley Business Journal published an article outlining Morgan Hill’s dedication to attract additional advanced manufacturing to the City. With the completion of the Butterfield 5 Technology Park featuring (5) buildings totaling 410,000 sq.ft., and the recent purchase and entrance of the prior 258,211 sq.ft. Shoe Palace Headquarters to the market, Morgan Hill is carving a clear path for industrial development.

“The city has about 6.8 million existing square feet of industrial, R&D and warehouse space, according to the latest quarterly report from brokerage firm Colliers. That’s about 2% of the entire industrial stock of Silicon Valley — in a city that’s just under thirteen square miles in size. With strong demand for industrial space in the region, real estate investors are being drawn to Morgan Hill, and the city government is augmenting its healthy retail sector with additional industrial employers………..”

Read the full article in the Silicon Valley Business Journal HERE!

Have questions? Contact City of Morgan Hill Economic Development Director Matt Mahood at Matt.Mahood@morganhill.ca.gov

August 04, 2022

Industrial development booms in Morgan Hill

By Brittney Sherman

Morgan Hill's booming industrial development is generating a lot of attention and excitement. Watch the KPIX/CBS News Report that aired earlier this evening, highlighting the Butterfield 5 Tech Park and featuring our very own City of Economic Development Director Matt Mahood!

Learn more about Morgan Hill's ongoing industrial, housing, and tourism development at the August 11 Silicon Valley Business Journal "Meet Morgan Hill" virtual event. Register to attend for free HERE!

Have questions? Contact City of Morgan Hill Economic Development Director Matt Mahood at Matt.Mahood@morganhill.ca.gov

June 18, 2020

Urban Land Institute conducts a Technical Assistance Panel in Morgan Hill

Established in 1936, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) is a non-profit education and research institute with over 45,000 members across the globe-2,200 in the Bay Area. The mission of ULI is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating sustainable thriving communities worldwide. ULI has had a long history of providing unbiased, pragmatic solutions and best practice advice on land use and sustainable development.

One feature of ULI is its Technical Assistance Panels (TAP). ULI’s Technical Assistance Panels have helped sponsors identify strategic, practical solutions for the most challenging issues facing today’s communities through cultivating a multi-disciplinary team of local experts from ULI’s membership, who, together, collaborate to address a challenge.