New Regional Centers (CA, FL, IN, NY, NC)

The USCIS list of approved Regional Centers, updated as of 8/4/2010, includes the following new centers added this summer:

California Green Regional Center (www.cagreenrc.com)
Geographic Scope: California Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Kern & Riverside
Industries: Utility, Agriculture, Food Processing, Office & Residential Building, Scientific Research & Education, Hospitality, Retail, Food Service, and Entertainment  & Recreational

Northern California Regional Center, LLC (www.eb5northerncalifornia.com)
Geographic Scope: California counties of Colusa, Butte, Glenn, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sutter, Tehama, Yuba and Yolo
Industries: Dairy Cattle and Milk Production

Velocity Regional Center (www.v-regionalcenter.com)
Geographic Scope: California Counties of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Fresno, Kings, Kern, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial

Mirzam Investor Green Card Regional Center
Geographic Scope: South and Central Florida- the Florida counties of Citrus, Hernando, Sumter, Lake, Orange, Brevard, Indian River, Osceola, Polk, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee, Desoto, Highlands, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Glades, Hendry, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe.
Industries: Aquaculture-Shellfish Farming NAICS Code 112512

Midwest Center for Foreign Investment, LLC
Geographic Scope: Indiana: Counties of Jefferson, Nelson, Oldham, Hardin, Bullitt, Shelby, Meade, Henry, Trimble, Caroll, Spencer, Marion, Breckinridge, Larue, Grayson, & Washington; Indiana: Counties Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington, Jefferson, Scott, & Crawford
Industries: Agriculture., Bioscience, Green Energy, Manufacturing & Warehousing, Health Care, Retirement Communities, Medical Banking, e-Health, Data Centers for Regional Health Information Organizations, and Health Information Exchanges, Advanced Technology and Scientific Development, Leisure, Recreation, Hospitality Tourism and Service Industries, Construction, Retail, Commercial, Residential and Office Development

New York Immigration Fund, LLC
Geographic Scope:  New York counties of the Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond and New York
Industries:  Capital loans & investments; building renovation; real estate development (mixed use); hospitality; industrial space; conference space; U.S. Customs Bonded warehouse services; nursing homes; assisted living facilities; health services & medical technology; manufacturing; and technology

Atlantic Regional Center for Foreign Investment, LLC (ARCFi)
Geographic Scope: North Carolina from Interstate 77 East (72 counties)
Industries: biotech pharmaceutical life sciences; advanced/applied materials; industrial shipping/transportation; and mixed-use development utilizing sustainable methods of traditional industries (manufacturing and real estate)