A 495-unit apartment complex proposed at what is now an outlets-center parking lot has jumped to the front of Tejon Ranch Co.'s line of housing projects.
Pending a vote Tuesday by the Kern County Board of Supervisors, the project is expected to house people working at the company's nearby retail and distribution-center developments — and help recruit new employers to the area.
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