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facilities have been developed
in the community, including
manufacturing and distributing
facilities, as well as retail store
fronts. Grover Beach is now
poised to become the commer-
cial cannabis centre of the Cen-
tral Coast.
Matthew credits the commu-
nity’s recent success, in part,
to the commitment the City
Council made into building a
public-private broadband fi-
ber-optic network. Around the
time Matthew came on board,
the Grover Beach City Council
had approved the first phase of
a 10-year agreement with Digi-
tal West Networks Inc. to bring
high-speed fiber-optic internet
connectivity to the community’s
commercial-industrial
areas.
That rollout has since made the
city a more appealing destina-
tion.
“We know that high-speed in-
ternet is essential for mod-
ern business,” Matthew says.
“That’s why we embarked on
a public-private partnership to
bring in the fastest internet ser-
vice available in our area. We
want to support future busi-
nesses, to help them meet their
business needs more effective-
ly.”
He also credits the city’s land
opportunity – Grover Beach has
the largest industrial acreage
anywhere within their part of
the county, for example, and
their land is not as expensive as
the land in other communities
around the area.
Grover Beach is also committed
to helping local business suc-
ceed, and to making it simple to
set up shop. Matthew believes
that attitude has gone a long
way in recent years.
“We have taken steps to expe-
dite our business development
review process,” he explains.
“We realize the importance that
businesses play in supporting
our economy, and we know
that time is money, so we are
helping businesses get through
the process as quickly and effi-
ciently as they can.”
APRIL 2019