Business full name

1. - How many years has your organization been in business?

2. - Does your business primarily manufacture products in the San Joaquin Valley? Yes
No
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2A. - What types of products are manufactured in your San Joaquin Valley facilities? (Check all that apply.)
Compressors
Conveyer belts
Fences
Filters
Irrigation equipment
Measurement instruments
Pipes and fittings for pipes
Sprinkler equipment
Storage equipment
Trenchers
Turbines
Valves
Water treatment devices
Other
No more/none of these
Do not manufacture in valley
Don't know
Prefer not to answer
3. - Does your business distribute products in the San Joaquin Valley? Yes
No
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3A. - What types of products are distributed in the San Joaquin Valley? (Check all that apply.)
Compressors
Conveyer belts
Fences
Filters
Irrigation equipment (other)
Measurement instruments
Pipes and fitting for pipes
Sprinkler equipment
Storage equipment
Trenches
Turbines
Valves
Water treatment devices
No more/none of these
Do not manufacture in valley
Don't know
Prefer not to answer

4. - Does your business provide any other services in the San Joaquin Valley, such as consulting?
Yes
No
Don't Know
Prefer not to answer

4A. - What types of services do you provide in the San Joaquin Valley?
Don't know
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5. - What was the total number of employees in your San Joaquin Valley facilities as of June 30, 2004?
Don't know
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6. - What was the total number of employees in your San Joaquin Valley facilities as of April 1, 2005?
Don't know
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7. - How have your business gross sale changed in the last twelve months? Increased
Decreased
Stayed the same
Don't know
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7A. - Approximately what was the increase in gross sales?
Don't know
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7AA. - What was the primary reason for this increase in sales? (Check only one.) Cut backs (facilities, employees)
Diversification of products and services
Economy improving - General
Economy improving - Agriculture and dairy
Economy improving - Construction industry
Economic cycles
International (global) factors
Marketing
Quality of products and services
Other
Don't know
Prefer not to answer

7B. - What was the percent decrease in gross sales?
Don't know
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7BB. - What was the primary reason for this decrease in sales? Economy
Marketing worse
International (global) factors
Imports decrease
Oil production decrease
Price drops (agricultural)
Other
Don't know
Prefer not to answer
8. - What percent of your total sales is exported from the San Joaquin Valley? 10% or less
11% to 20%
21% to 30%
31% to 40%
41% to 50%
above 50%
Don't know
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9. - How have your business' total export sales changed in the last twelve months? Increased
Decreased
Stayed the same
Don't know
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9A. - Approximately what was the percent increase in sales exported from the San Joaquin Valley?
Don't know
Prefer not to answer
9AA. - What was the primary reason for this increase in exports? Construction growth
Economy improving
International (global) factors
Marketing
Quality of products and services
Other
Don't know
Prefer not to answer


9B. - Approximately what was the percent decrease in sales exported from the San Joaquin Valley?
Don't know
Prefer not to answer

9BB. - What was the primary reason for this decrease?
Competition (market)
International (global) factors
Economy
Market worse
Plant closures
Factors unique to this business
Other
Don't know
Prefer not to answer
10. - Does your company have a written export plan? Yes
No
Don't know
Don't export at all
Note: A written export plan is a business plan that describes your export strategy.
11. - Does your company obtain independent certification of equipment being exported? Yes
No
Don't know
Prefer not to answer
Don't export at all
Note:  There are independent labs that test products.
12. - Do you use any of the services provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce? Yes
No
Don't know
Prefer not to answer
Don't export at all
Note:  These services are provided by the Department of Commerce to encourage exports and to help them increase their exports.
13. - Does your organization invest in research and development activities in your San Joaquin Valley operations?
Yes
No
Don't know
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13A. - How much was your estimated total research and development investment in the last year?
Don't know
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14. - In your opinion, what is the single greatest challenge your business faces locally?
Competition
Finding qualified workers
product offerings
government regulations
Other
No challenges (volunteered)?
Don't know
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15. - Which of the following support programs at California State University, Fresno have you been involved in? (Check all that apply)
Student internships (Summer)
Work experience programs for students
Job placement for students
Video conferences
Export training
Grant writing training
International shows
Other
None of the above
Don't know
Prefer not to answer

15A. - How beneficial were these programs to your company? Very beneficial
Somewhat beneficial
Not very beneficial
Not at all beneficial
Don't know
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15AA. - Do you have any suggestions for improving the programs currently offered to the water industry by Fresno State?
Don't know
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16. - Would you tell me your job title?
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17. - Do you have any comments that you would like to make about any topics we have covered?