Merced County voted to expand the Merced County Regional Enterprise Zone. An additional 1,877 acres of county land were added to the enterprise zone, which has kept 3,130 jobs in Merced County and created 692 new jobs, according to Mark Hendrickson, the county’s director of economic development. The enterprise zone designation comes from the state Department of Housing and Community Development and provides tax incentives for businesses in the zone.

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