Beard Land Improvement Company has an integral role in the multitude of businesses located within the Beard Industrial District, including several Fortune 500 companies, which employ thousands of area residents. Many of the industries are food related and most sites are rail served by our sister company, Modesto and Empire Traction Company, which offers a great advantage to rail customers by interchanging daily with both BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. In addition, our location in Modesto affords us proximity to Highway 99 and Interstate 5.