Editing Shafter, California (section)

==Economy==

Historically, much of Shafter's economy has been based on agriculture and ag-related industry. Local crops include almonds, pistachios, cotton, grapes and alfalfa as well as some carrots, potatoes and other vegetables. Cotton and potatoes have a special historical significance for the town of Shafter as leading industries in different periods of the town's development.

Shafter has become a hub for a variety of economic endeavors including; manufacturing, logistics, and energy.<ref>{{cite web|last1=KGET 17 News NBC|title=17 News Special Report: City of the Future|url=http://www.kerngoldenempire.com/specialreports/story/d/story/17-news-special-report-city-of-the-future/15870/0zHJVFHlLE-_9O9ZNliZhQ|website=KGET 17 News|access-date=October 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Plevin |first=Rebecca |date=May 8, 2024 |title=California's wealthiest farm family plans mega-warehouse complex that would reshape Kern economy |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-08/resnick-wonderful-mega-warehouse-kern-county |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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! Company !! Year Established in Shafter
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| Amazon Fulfillment Center || 2022
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| Ross Dress for Less || 2015
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| FedEx Ground || 2015
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| Target || 2002
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| Richland School District || 1914
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| Baker Hughes || 2012
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| City of Shafter || 1913
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| Kern High School District || 1928 (Shafter High Founded)
|-
| MI Swaco/Schulmberger || 2012
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| Williams-Sonoma|| 2008
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| The Garlic Company|| 1986
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| Global Fabricators || 2005
|-
| Bidart Brothers || 1993
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| Performance Food Group || 2005
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| California Paper  || 2013
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| Cemex || 2008
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| GAF || 1993
|-
| Weatherford || 2012
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| American Tire Distributors || 2007
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| State Farm || 2001
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| The Hillman Group || 2000
|-
| GMC Roofing || 2002
|-
| Grimmway Enterprises || 
|-
| JD Rush|| 
|-
|Richland Chevrolet Co.
|1947
|}
[[File:Paramount Logistics Park.JPG|thumb|left|Logistics hub located in Shafter, California]]

===Rail Facility===
The City of Shafter's Rail Facility has more than {{convert|10,000 |feet}} of track owned by the City of Shafter and operated by the Public Works Department. It connects the [[BNSF Railway]] to tenants in the Paramount Logistics Park. This is the only rail served industrial park in the San Joaquin Valley.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://issuu.com/kernbusiness/docs/kbj_dec | title=Kern Business Journal December 2012| date=December 10, 2012}}</ref> The Paramount Logistics Park (PLP) (formerly the International Trade and Transportation Center (ITTC)) was built to facilitate Central Valley access to ports in [[Port of Long Beach|Long Beach]] and [[Port of Los Angeles|Los Angeles]]. [[Ross Stores|Ross Dress for Less]] announced its plans to move into the PLP in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/business/x738927583/Ross-buys-property-for-center-expected-to-bring-1-500-jobs |title=Ross buys property for center expected to bring 1,500 jobs - BakersfieldCalifornian.com |access-date=October 2, 2014 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006081855/http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/business/x738927583/Ross-buys-property-for-center-expected-to-bring-1-500-jobs |url-status=dead }}</ref>

American Tire Distributors signed a 20-year lease with Roll Real Estate to lease over 1 million square feet of distribution space. The tire and wheel distributor has begun working out of a portion of the space as of Summer 2014, while the rest continues to be built out.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tire-plant-20140327-story.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517030805/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/26/business/la-fi-tire-plant-20140327 | url-status=live | archive-date=May 17, 2014 |title = American Tire Distributors to rent huge warehouse near Bakersfield| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date = March 26, 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Shafter Rail Facility.JPG|thumb|Shafter Rail Facility constructed to connect BNSF line to Paramount Logistics Park.]]

===Modified Community Correctional Facility===
The City of Shafter reopened the Shafter Modified Community Correctional Facility in 2013 after a two-year closure. Profits from the facility directly benefit public safety initiatives and the Shafter Education Partnership, focused on early literacy and college readiness.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x196574722/Shafter-state-close-to-deal-to-reopen-correctional-facility |title=Shafter, state close to deal to reopen correctional facility - BakersfieldCalifornian.com |access-date=October 2, 2014 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006123245/http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x196574722/Shafter-state-close-to-deal-to-reopen-correctional-facility |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Fiber-Optic Network===
In 2006 the City of Shafter began construction on a 25-mile fiber-optic backbone ring. The city currently operates a 10&nbsp;Gbit/s Ethernet network over the Shafter Connect network with near-zero unscheduled downtime since the network inception in 2007. The installed infrastructure will support 40&nbsp;Gbit/s and faster speeds as technology standardizes. The network currently serves several areas of the city including:
* Shafter Core – Downtown municipal, educational and law enforcement facilities
* Minter Field Airport and Industrial Park development near [[California State Route 99|Highway 99]] and Lerdo Highway
* Paramount Logistics Park at 7th Standard Road and Zachary Avenue
* Future Residential/Commercial developments along 7th Standard Road between Calloway Drive and Zerker Road

The City of Shafter is the only municipality in the Central Valley that offers fiber-optic connections.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.shafterconnect.com |title = Shafter Connect}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.muninetworks.org/communitymap |title = Community Network Map}}</ref> 
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[[File:Richland Junior High.jpg|thumb|Richland Junior High]]