Editing Rancho Cucamonga, California (section)

==Economy==
[[File:HavenPark, Rancho Cucamonga.JPG|thumb|An example of the office parks along Haven Avenue]]

While most of the city's land area is devoted to residential areas, Rancho Cucamonga, like its neighbors [[Ontario, California|Ontario]] and [[Fontana, California|Fontana]], is a major center for the [[logistics]] industry in Southern California. This is due to its proximity to two [[interstate highways]] and [[Ontario International Airport]], and the space afforded by the large tracts of former agricultural land in the southern section of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citivu.com/rc/city/tlanes.html |title=Region Occupies Pivotal Position on Commercial Lanes |publisher=Citivu.com |access-date=December 11, 2011}}</ref>

In the area around Milliken Avenue, between Archibald and Etiwanda Avenues, Foothill Boulevard, and Fourth Street, about seven square miles of land are primarily occupied by numerous massive distribution centers, and even more, smaller manufacturing companies. This area is ringed by office parks, mostly along Haven Avenue, and shopping strips, such as the Terra Vista Town Center (part of a nearly two-square-mile master-planned community in the center of the city), and malls, such as [[Victoria Gardens (Rancho Cucamonga)|Victoria Gardens]], and the [[Ontario Mills]], across Fourth Street in [[Ontario, California|Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofrc.us/govt/documents/Exhibit3-1LANDUSE.pdf |title=Land use |publisher= City of Rancho Cucamonga| website=cityofrc.us |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007113055/http://www.cityofrc.us/govt/documents/Exhibit3-1LANDUSE.pdf |access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=October 7, 2011 }}</ref>

The city is also home to a [[Commercial Metals Company|CMC Steel]] (formerly Gerdau, formerly TAMCO Steel) [[minimill]], the only producer of [[Steel#Long steel|long steel]] in California. This mill recycles ferrous scrap, such as junked cars and appliances, to produce [[rebar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tamcosteel.com/compinfo.html |title=Company Information |publisher=Tamco Steel |access-date=December 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011211122322/http://www.tamcosteel.com/compinfo.html |archive-date=December 11, 2001  }}</ref><ref name="Gerdau">{{cite web |title=Gerdau Announces Agreement to Acquire TAMCO |url=https://www.gerdau.com/en/media-center/news/gerdau-announces-agreement-to-acquire-tamco |publisher=[[Gerdau]] |access-date=November 29, 2018 |date=2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmc.com/en/global/locations/north-america/company/cmc%20rebar|title=Locations | publisher= Commercial Metals Company |website= cmc.com|access-date=January 29, 2019}}</ref>

The city hosts [[LoanMart Field]] (formerly known as The Epicenter), a minor-league baseball stadium, home of the [[Rancho Cucamonga Quakes]]. The Quakes' mascot, Tremor, is a "Rallysaurus."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?ymd=20150519&content_id=125344710&sid=t526&vkey=team2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911072218/http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?ymd=20150519&content_id=125344710&sid=t526&vkey=team2|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2016|title=Tremor Bio|website=Rancho Cucamonga Quakes|language=en|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref>

===Victoria Gardens===
[[File:Victoria Gardens American Apparel.JPG|thumb|An example of the architecture and urban design of Victoria Gardens]]
[[File:Victoria Gardens Cultural Center and Library.JPG|thumb|The Victoria Gardens Cultural Center]]
[[File:Central Park, Rancho Cucamonga, California.jpg|thumb|Central Park]]
[[Victoria Gardens (Rancho Cucamonga)|Victoria Gardens]] is a [[Lifestyle center (retail)|lifestyle center]] near the eastern end of the city, at the intersection of Foothill and Day Creek Boulevards. Since the city had never developed a traditional commercial [[downtown]] like neighboring cities Ontario and [[Upland, California|Upland]] had, efforts were made in the design of Victoria Gardens to bring elements of more traditional and urban town design to what had historically been a suburban city. While retaining many characteristics of traditional [[shopping mall]]s, such as large anchor stores, a food court, and vast parking lots and garages, the smaller stores are arranged as city blocks in a grid of two-lane streets, featuring lush landscaping and metered "teaser parking" in front of the stores, which open onto the sidewalk. There are two "[[Main Street]]s", which run from west to east across the center. Running from north to south between them is a pedestrian axis leading from one of the [[Macy's]] anchor stores, through a "town square" between a pair of mixed-use office buildings, to the [[Victoria Gardens Cultural Center]], which contains the Lewis Playhouse (a 570-seat [[producing house|theater]]) and a branch of the city library. The east side of the development has Southern California's first [[Bass Pro Shops]] Outdoor World superstore; the {{Convert|180000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility includes a Tracker Boat Center and the Islamorada Fish Company restaurant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stores.basspro.com |title= All Bass Pro Shops Locations| website= basspro.com| access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> There are restaurants throughout the center, both well-known chains and unique eateries. The center also features a 12-screen movie theater.

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the principal employers in the city are:<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Rancho Cucamonga Annual Comprehensive financial report for fiscal year ended june 30, 2023 |url=https://www.cityofrc.us/sites/default/files/2024-01/City%20of%20Rancho%20Cucamonga%20ACFR%20Final%201-26-24.pdf |publisher=City of Rancho Cucamonga |access-date=9 July 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank
! Employer
! # of employees
!% of total employment
|-
|1
|[[Inland Empire Health Plan]]
|3,511
|3.70%
|-
|2
|[[Etiwanda School District]]
|1,854
|1.95%
|-
|3
|[[Chaffey College|Chaffey Community College]]
|1,619
|1.70%
|-

|4
|[[Frito Lay]]
|950
|1.00%
|-
|5
|[[Majestic Terminal Services, Inc]]
|684
|0.72%
|-
|6
|City of Rancho Cucamonga
|662
|0.70%
|-
|7
|[[Amphastar Pharmaceuticals]]
|641
|0.67%
|-
|8
|[[Central School District (California)|Central School District]]
|591
|0.62%
|-
|9
|[[National Community Renaissance]] of California
|550
|0.58%
|-
|10
|[[Reyes Holdings|Reyes Coca Cola Bottling]]
|453
|0.48%
|}