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Yuba County highlights multimillion‑dollar industrial pipeline, projects could add hundreds of jobs
Summary
Ashley Petochnik, Yuba County business engagement manager, told the Board the county's industrial pipeline includes proposals totaling tens of millions in capital investment—most notably a $50 million manufacturing retool (Project Henderson) and a $30 million landfill‑gas expansion (G2 Energy)—with county modeling projecting hundreds of jobs and $40–50 million in annual economic activity.
Ashley Petochnik, business engagement manager in the county's Community Development and Strategic Affairs (CDSA), presented the county's 2025 quarterly economic development update, saying the industrial pipeline contains a mix of early prospects and likely locates that could bring sustained local investment and jobs.
Petochnik outlined six named projects in the pipeline. Project Henderson, a manufacturer of construction materials that purchased property on Feather River Boulevard, is proposed as a $50,000,000 capital investment and could create up to 150 jobs as it scales up. G2 Energy, which already operates in the county, is pursuing an expansion with WAGA Energy to convert excess landfill gas into renewable natural gas; that project was estimated at about $30,000,000 in capital investment. Other prospects included a biochar soil amendment firm (Project Soils, estimated Phase 1 capital $210,000 and roughly three jobs), a Bay‑Area clean‑energy firm converting organic waste to hydrogen (Project Cerulean, warm lead, ~15 jobs), equipment retail and redevelopment leads (Project Indigo, site redevelopment and manufacturing jobs), and a Peizer Fence expansion tied to the Mahindra tractor facility (30+ jobs).
"This is a really big project for Yuba County," Petochnik said of Project Henderson, adding that the project would phase up over time rather than produce all jobs on day one. She told the board the county measures impact beyond direct payroll: higher property values, supplier spending and induced household income. Using a basic model similar to Implan, Petochnik said the county's current pipeline could yield 200–400 new jobs across sectors and between $16 million and $20 million in direct wages annually, with a total ripple effect of $40–50 million per year.
Supervisors pressed for timing and obstacles; Petochnik said each project faces different hurdles and pointed to Yuba County's ongoing work to streamline permitting and entitlements as a competitive advantage that can shorten timelines. She called Project Henderson likely to open in spring 2026 and then scale up, while other projects remain at various stages from early inquiry to likely locates.
Petochnik also noted activity in planning and public works: completed safe‑routes and next‑quarter streets projects, several commercial permit reviews (including retail and service uses in Plumas Lake and Linda), and a 3‑D printed housing pilot in West Linda. She said CDSA will continue semi‑regular updates to the board as prospects advance and locates are announced.
The board did not take formal action on the pipeline during the presentation; members asked for copies of the report and acknowledged the county's outreach and permitting work as key to converting prospects into local investment.
The county expects to post the full presentation to the county website and to provide supervisors with copies after the meeting.
