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Valencia Corporate Telecommuting Center

This telecenter was opened in September 1993 and is operated by The Newhall Land and Farming Company. It occupies one-third of a 30,000 square foot facility adjacent to Interstate 5, one-half block north of the Magic Mountain Parkway exit. The center is located in a refurbished building in the 9,000,000 square foot Valencia Industrial Center. Services in the Industrial Center or in the immediate vicinity include restaurants, a Federal Express office, and day care facilities. Tenants at this center rent unfurnished carpeted space by the square foot, then install cubicles or private offices to fit their needs. Rental rates are dependent upon length of lease: $1.25 per month per square foot with a lease of 12 months or more; $1.50 per month per square foot with a lease of six to 12 months; and $1.75 per month per square foot with a month-to-month lease. The center also provides cabling for voice and data networking services, use of conference rooms, and, on request, voice mail, ISDN, videoconferencing, furniture, and workstations.

Marketing is directed to major corporations that have been identified in the region. Activities include direct mailings, telephone contacts, and facility tours for corporate representatives (normally human resources representatives or transportation planners) who are responsible for telecommuting employees. CB/Langdon Rieder Corporation is providing corporate tenant support and marketing.

In addition to The Newhall Land and Farming Company and CB/Langdon Rieder Corporation, sponsors of the center include Pacific Bell, which provides communications equipment and wiring, and COMSUL Ltd., which provides technology management and communications consulting.

Although this center had as many as 30 telecommuters from six employers after the Northridge earthquake, the number dropped substantially approximately six months ago, when one-year leases expired. The site administrator indicated that telecommuters were enthusiastic about their working environment; however, employers were reluctant to continue with the arrangement.

The center currently leases space to one employer who has a total of approximately 20 employees using the facility. An average of 10 of those employees work at the center each day. Santa Clarita Telebusiness Center leases its space from the Valencia Corporate Telecommuting Center and is located in this facility. This relationship has helped generate some joint press coverage, but in general the two centers have chosen to direct their marketing efforts toward different audiences.

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