Regional industry leaders highlight the project’s role in strengthening advanced manufacturing while protecting open space on San Bruno Mountain.
The Quarry Innovation Center continues to gain support from organizations committed to strengthening the Bay Area’s advanced manufacturing economy while protecting the region’s natural resources.
The Association of Manufacturers Bay Area (AMBayArea) has released a letter expressing support for the proposed Quarry Innovation Center (QIC), recognizing the project’s potential to help meet growing demand for advanced manufacturing space in the region.
In communicating their support, AMBayArea noted that the Quarry Innovation Center would transform the long-operating Guadalupe Quarry site into a modern hub for advanced manufacturing while preserving a majority of the property as permanently protected open space.
AMBayArea Board Chair Krishna Rajagopal wrote:
“The QIC can serve as an important model of how industrial development like advanced manufacturing can benefit both local communities and natural ecosystems, like the one on San Bruno Mountain.”
For more than 130 years, the Guadalupe Quarry has supplied rock and aggregate materials used in the construction of critical infrastructure across the Bay Area, including railroads, bridges, and municipal facilities.
The proposed Quarry Innovation Center would build on that legacy of supporting the region’s infrastructure and economy by repurposing the already-disturbed quarry site into an approximately 892,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility.
The project would also permanently conserve and maintain 82 acres, approximately 57% of the quarry property, as protected open space. Without the project, mining operations on San Bruno Mountain could continue for decades.
By transitioning the quarry to a modern industrial campus designed for advanced manufacturing, the Quarry Innovation Center offers a path to:
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Support the Bay Area’s manufacturing economy
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Create new high-quality jobs
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Repurpose an already-disturbed industrial site
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Protect open space and provide support for federally-listed butterfly species on San Bruno Mountain
AMBayArea joins a growing coalition of regional and industry organizations that recognize the importance of expanding the Bay Area’s manufacturing capacity while balancing environmental stewardship.
We are grateful for their support and look forward to continuing to work with regional leaders, community members, and stakeholders as the project moves forward.