I think the jobs we had with Russell were always taken for granted. The entire community thought it would never happen. We'd had a relationship with Russell for about 100 years. We always thought Russell would be our support beam.

We've gotten 11 companies with a total of close to 800 jobs (since 1998). That doesn't include expansions, either. We're making progress. We've got the parks, and I think we're as prepared as a small community like ours can be.

All of the jobs are very, very important to the community.

It's the Beacon Council's mission to bring these players to the county. New banking jobs are enriching the community.

These individuals and their jobs represent important contributions to the emerging economic recovery and its community fabric.

We are very excited to be a growing part of the California community. We are creating new jobs and helping working families to save money, and that's worth celebrating with Californians who have continued to be a part of that effort.