McClellan Air Force Base closed in 2001; 25 years later, the 3,000-acre Sacramento site has drawn about $600 million in investment, with 10 million sq ft of buildings and a public-use airport

• Peacekeeper Gate at McClellan Air Force Base in 1995 (Image Credit: Wikipedia)When McClellan Air Force Base closed in July 2001, the decision threatened thousands of jobs and raised concerns about the economic future of the surrounding Sacramento community.
• A quarter-century later, the former military installation has become McClellan Park, a business and industrial hub with around $600 million in investment, 10 million square feet of buildings and a public-use airport.