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Jane Tienken (President) of TYCO General in front Rowell Building

Jane Tienken (President), of TYCO General will be featured on cover of The Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce Guide for 2010.

TYCO completed the renovation of the historic Rowell Building, shown in the background.

The project included both an interior renovation and an exterior face-lift.

Before the project ended, TYCO had even retrofitted the basement into a much needed parking garage with ground level entry ramp off the East alley.

TYCO continues to pursue more urban oriented projects like the Rowell Building.

Focusing its efforts for 2010 and beyond on redevelopment, restoration and infill projects – TYCO stays committed to its motto:  BUILDING A BETTER CALIFORNIA

By Richard Deaver

Rowell Building - Fresno

Cities both large and small are reevaluating how they manage growth to not only preserve natural resources, but also keep their downtowns alive. Many have already been successful in bringing about change in the way they plan for inevitable growth and bringing residents and retail stores back to their downtowns and others are still in the planning or implementation stages.

Fresno has been looking at this problem for a number of years and has tried more than once to alter the way we continue to grow away from the urban core. As Fresno’s population increases, so does the need for affordable housing as developers continue to expand the city’s boundaries to keep up with demand – some say at the cost of valuable agricultural land. A recent Wall Street Journal article (August 15, 2009) provides information on a troubling trend that underscores this problem, which states; “Of new housing today, 80% is built in suburbs – the direct legacy of federal policy that favored outlying areas rather than the rehabilitation of city centers”.

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