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In article <laeD51Fv0.Jss@netcom.com>, lae@netcom.com says...
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>Spencer... wrote:
>: Dallas site looking for info on the Shingles Springs area..
>: Where exactly located, Size, any Colleges or large
>: companys located there.. Any info would be a BIG
>: help...
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>Please send your e-mail address.  I have a message waiting for you but 
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>Linda Emerson                                                    
lae@netcom.com
>Northern California, USA


Shingle Springs is located on Highway 50 outside Sacramento on the way to 
Placerville.  It gets its name from its original business activity: the
source of roof shingles for San Francisco way back when.

As for colleges, the nearest big one would be Cal State Sacramento, 
although U.C. Davis isn't much further away -- maybe another 15 miles 
west.  Shingle Springs is about 25 minutes east of Sacto.  American River 
College (a community college) also is in the area. 

As for companies, Intel has a big facility in nearby Folsom.  There are 
several aerospace firms nearby (Aerojet General among them).  Of course, 
probably the biggest employer would be the state, since it's near the 
Capitol.  Of course, HP has a big facility in Roseville, but that's a 
ways away.  You didn't say what kind of company in Dallas is looking, so 
I'm not sure what would be appropriate.  

Lots of land...lots of hills, a bit of snow (but not much), a few 
cougars, and not many good restaurants. There is, however, a general 
aviation airport in Shingle Springs that has homes with attached hangers. 
Just park your car under the wing of your Cessna downstairs.  In the 
morning, you pick your mode of transportation.

Generally speaking, it's a nice place.  I go up there several times a 
year.  If you have any other questions, just drop me a line.

Stephen Lawton
Technical Editor
Digital News & Review