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Kern County Tops National Market Rankings in 8 Sales Categories
Kern County shows rising national market prominence in eight major sales categories per Kern County Business. The county ranks 71st in total service station sales, with $133.4 million in 1977, and appears in top 100 for eating and drinking places, drug stores, food stores, furniture and home furnishing stores, supermarkets, apparel and accessories, and related sectors. The report highlights aviation expansion at Meadows Field, a $1.2 million Beechcraft complex, an aircraft repair facility, oil production of 169.4 million barrels valued at $1.2 billion, and Rankin Ranch's global guest ranch profile. Additional notes include July 1978 vehicle registrations, carbon black production by three plants, $113.5 million in manufacturing payroll (1976), Red Rock Canyon land acquisition, 1980 population projections, a four-field oil generation study, and lead California farming counties’ gross value.