Welcome to the Fastest growing region in California

Inland Southern California is a region with a growing innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem focused on developing sustainable solutions to address the world’s most complex problems. 
Inland Southern California is the ideal place to soft land and scale your business with access to everything California has to offer, at a lower cost, and with a personalized, welcoming approach to help your business thrive.

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Genesis Supreme RV CEO Pablo Carmona speaks to one of his employees during construction of a recreational trailer

Mt. San Jacinto College- Temecula Campus

Temecula Valley Entrepreneurs Exchange Building

Murrieta Innovation Center Foreign Investment Mixer

About the Region

Inland Southern California is poised to become an internationally recognized innovation hub.
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• Population 4.5+ million and one of the fastest growing in the USA
• Population substantially more racially diverse than the national average
• Workforce 2+ million
• Located 40-50 miles from the Long Beach and Los Angeles ports and with two of the busiest cargo airports Ontario and San Bernardino
• State-of-the-art accelerators and incubators (life sciences, genomics, healthcare, and others) that have propelled countless entrepreneurs and innovative technologies.
• 18 universities and colleges including UC Riverside, a major research university in the region, and the 1st UC campus to become a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI),  ranked no. 1 among public universities for social mobility. 
• Future home of the OASIS Park – a regional economic development strategy focused on innovation, sustainability, and social inclusion. Initiative has already received more than $65 million in federal and state funding.
• Home of the Southern California Headquarters of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) responsible for research and emissions regulation in the state.
• The Salton Sea, located 100 miles east of San Diego, holds lithium and other mineral deposits vital for a range of applications in zero emission vehicles, clean energy technologies, defense, semiconductors, rocket propellants, and permanent magnets.

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SelectUSA Success Stories

Inland Southern California has had the opportunity to welcome several businesses to the region who were previous SelectUSA participants. So, you don't have to just take our word when we say this is a great place to grow your business.

​Join the growing list of international companies who now call Inland Southern California home.

Located in Menifee, CA

Located in Temecula, CA

Located in Temecula, CA

Located in Murrieta, CA

Located in Murrieta, CA

Located in Riverside, CA

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Industries

We are ideally located and have the expertise to support the following industries:

• CleanTech and ClimateTech
  • Renewable Energy and Fuels
  • Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure
• Agriculture
• Healthcare
• Natural Resource Management
• BioTech
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Cybertechnology
• Microelectronics

Abbott Vascular - Temecula,CA

MilliporeSigma - Temecula, CA

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​Map of Region

• The region has access to 3 major US ports. Foreign Trade Zones in the region allow businesses  to take advantage of many zone benefits like duty duty deferral and elimination and more.
  • Port of Los Angeles 
  • Port of Long Beach
  • Port of San Diego
• Inland Southern California is surrounded by 5 international airports
  • Los Angeles International Airport
  • Ontario International Airport
  • San Bernardino International Airport
  • Palm Springs International Airport
  • San Diego International Airport
• The region boasts impressive logistic access including rail shipping with
  • BNSF
  • Southern California Railway 
  • Union Pacific 
  • Kansas City Southern Railway
  • Pacific Harbor Line
  • Metrolink
• 20+ universities and colleges including UC Riverside, Cal State San Marcos at Temecula, Mt. San Jacinto College

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READY TO LEARN MORE?

​The Inland SoCal Region has a talented team of economic development professionals ready to help you find the ideal location, incentives, workforce, and support to find the success you are looking for in the U.S. For specific information on locations around the region, please explore the links below:

Lake Elsinore

French Valley Airport

City of Temecula City Hall

Menifee

• THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COALITION
• CITY OF TEMECULA 
• CITY OF MENIFEE
• CITY OF WILDOMAR
• CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
• RIVERSIDE COUNTY
• RIVERSIDE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OFFICE
• RIVERSIDE COUNTY DATA PORTAL
• SAN BERNADINO COUNTY
• ​UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE

We're more than just business!

​​Additionally, our region is a welcoming, beautiful, and thriving area to live and enjoy life, both in and outdoors. 

​Inland Southern California Boasts:

Diverse climates and geography from mountain ski resorts to lakes, hot springs, amazing desert landscapes, and is close to the coast without the high costs. There are countless opportunities for hiking, biking, snowboarding, and bird and nature watching. Superb regional and ethnic food, and the Temecula Wine Country. Home of the renowned annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and numerous performing arts venues and events. Home of the Cheech Riverside Art Museum, which houses the largest collection of Chicano art in the world. There are long-established businesses, start-ups, and international companies that call our region home. 

We welcome you to Inland Southern California!