eaders in the manufacturing of coronary and endovascular products, mechanical ventilators, respiratory care products, imaging, and diagnostic products to name a few, have all found being located in Riverside County holds advantages to their company and most importantly, to their bottom line.
   Biotech and medical design & manufacturing companies that have made their home in Riverside County include: Abbot Vascular; Alliance Environmental; Opto 22; Chemicon, International; Boston Scientific; Rama Corp.; Viasys Healthcare, Inc.; Biotron Dianostic, Inc.; Luxfer; Tellus Medical Products, Inc.; PCI; Ziehm Imaging; FFF Enterprises; Steris Isomedix Services; Medical Extrution Technologies, Inc.; Nutrilite, Winslowe Environmental, Inc.
   Benson Hougland, vice president of Opto 22, a Riverside County-based manufacturer of computer-based hardware and software for industrial automation, data acquisition, and remote monitoring applications, relocated to Riverside County in 1991. He says:
   "Moving Opto 22 from Huntington Beach in Orange County to Temecula in Riverside County was a key corporate decision that has helped us fuel our growth. With access to a skilled workforce, strong new business partners, lower overall business operating costs, and a higher standard of living for Opto 22's employees, relocating to Riverside county has been an important factor leading to the success we've enjoyed over the past 16 years."
   Neal Brophy, director, global agribusiness, Nutrilite, a leading global brand of vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements, has been located in Riverside County since 1987.
   "We have been producing botanical-based nutritional ingredients and functional feeds at our Lakeview Facility since 1954. The location has helped in attracting talented people with the technical knowledge and skills to support our diverse human capital needs in organic farming, agricultural R&D, product development and manufacturing. Today, we have over 200 employees developing, manufacturing, and shipping products worldwide in support of Nutrilite's $2.5 Billion sales," he says.
   These companies realize what Riverside County has to offer right now.
   • Low-cost industrial land.
   • Centrally located in the heart of Inland Southern California, located within minutes of the L.A., Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego county markets and ports.
   • With a large and highly skilled labor force Riverside County is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation.

   For more information on the many benefits available in Riverside County visit us at www.rivcoeda.org.