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InterWest is a regional insurance agency consisting of Northern and Central California's most prestigious independent insurance firms. With more than $300 million in premiums purchased on behalf of our customers every year, and representing over 75 insurance companies, we have a unique ability to offer a full range of business and personal insurance products. InterWest Insurance Services, Inc. also offers a number of customized insurance and business management services. We have a partnership in the future growth and financial care of our clients.

For nearly 30 years, JTS Communities, Inc. has consistently offered distinctive, high-quality homes in the Northern California area. With over 10,000 families already residing in JTS homes, JTS focuses on providing a selection of exceptional new homes in family neighborhoods at affordable prices. Quality craftsmanship, innovative designs, and tasteful touches are a part of every JTS home. Employing more than 400 individuals in the Sacramento area, JTS employees are continuously “working together to achieve excellence.” With an unrelenting desire to create beauty, value, and quality in home design and construction, JTS stands poised and ready to build homes into the 21st century, working as a team to exceed every homebuyer’s expectation.

Union Pacific Corporation is one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, is the largest railroad in North America, covering 23 states across the western two-thirds of the United States. The Union Pacific Foundation believes that the quality of life in the communities in which its employees live and work is an integral part of its own success. To this end, the Foundation's activities are concentrated in geographic areas where there is a significant Union Pacific presence. In 2002, the foundation will distribute nationally about $7.5 million to more than 600 institutions primarily served by the Union Pacific Railroad.