Posted April 20, 201114 yr You are going to hear a lot more about the Ohio Commerce Center in the coming months and years.... Lordstown Wins $34M Distribution Center April 20, 2011 6:42 a.m. By Dan O'Brien LORDSTOWN, Ohio -- After nearly three years of searching, a major supplier for McDonald's Corp. has settled on a site at the Ohio Commerce Center to build a $34 million distribution center, officials say. Mark Zigmont, a planner for the Trumbull County Planning Commission, confirmed Tuesday that Anderson-Dubose Inc. has submitted an application for an enterprise zone agreement requesting tax incentives of 75% over 10 years to help the project. "They liked the Commerce Center because of the rail access," Zigmont said. READ MORE AT: http://business-journal.com/lordstown-wins-m-distribution-center-p19004-1.htm "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 20, 201114 yr You are going to hear a lot more about the Ohio Commerce Center in the coming months and years.... Lordstown Wins $34M Distribution Center And the need for the Ravenna connection increases?
April 21, 201114 yr And the need for the Ravenna connection increases? Now why didn't I think of that!?! ;) "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 3, 201113 yr Happy Meals and Shale Drilling Spinoffs Aug. 3, 2011 7:14 a.m. By George Nelson LORDSTOWN, Ohio -- The owners of Ohio Commerce Park -- where ground was broken Tuesday for construction of the $28 million Anderson-Dubose warehouse that will serve McDonald's -- are exploring ways to capitalize on the rich Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas deposits in the region. "We're in the process of looking at" different companies involved in shale activity," said Spiro Bakeris, co-owner of the industrial park. "Nothing's been signed or anything but we're examining that and looking at which options we want to go." Gov. John Kasich alluded to the potential, highlighted by Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s announcement last week that the "discovery of a major new liquids-rich play in the Utica Shale," concentrated in eastern Ohio, that could add as much as $20 billion to the company's value. READ MORE AT: http://business-journal.com/happy-meals-and-shale-drilling-spinoffs-p19707-1.htm "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 1, 201113 yr Here's an interesting video of an important piece of what the Ohio Commerce Center would like to do if it won a $3 million Job Ready Sites Grant. The rest would go toward on-site rail infrastructure improvements to accommodate new users to the 1.4-million-square-foot Ohio Commerce Center...... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 19, 201213 yr On Thursday, I stopped in to have lunch with some friends at the Ohio Commerce Center. While there, I saw that the center's owners, George and Spiro Bakeris (which also own LTEX Corp. -- the largest refurbisher and lessor of used locomotives in the nation) have some newly renovated offices for the commerce center, including a terrific new meeting table that has to be seen to be believed. So I took some pictures of it...... One drawback of the conference table is that if you're not careful, you'll end up crunching your knees against a railroad tie -- which I did! But if you don't like meeting in their new offices, you can always join George and Spiro Bakeris in their "other" meeting room at the Ohio Commerce Center...... Let's go inside and take a look...... I'm sure it's also a great place to have a party, which they might do if the state approves the Ohio Commerce Center's $3 million Job Ready Sites grant application to fix up track at the center. They will find that out next month. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 20, 201213 yr Soon to be site of All Aboard Ohio board meetings? :-D Good idea! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 19, 201213 yr And some big news will be reported soon on a rail project I was involved in in the Youngstown-Warren area. Stay tuned! Here it is. Details will be released soon by the property owner... $2M Awarded for Ohio Commerce Center Improvements Published: 11:40 am The Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber has been approved for a $2 million grant for improvements at the Ohio Commerce Center in Lordstown. The money is part of $10 million being awarded to various job-ready sites in the state by the Ohio Department of Development. The grants are contingent upon final approval by the state controlling board on May 7. ...The $2 million will be used along with local matching funds to prepare 266 acres of industrial and manufacturing space, including street resurfacing, railroad crossings and railroad line improvements at the site. READ MORE AT: http://www.wkbn.com/content/news/local/story/2M-Awarded-for-Ohio-Commerce-Center-Improvements/ZK8GDDWflEuqIiH9FqFTaQ.cspx "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 21, 201213 yr Thirty applicants sought $61 million. Seven split $10 million. Here's a better article...... State OK’s $2 million grant for Ohio Commerce Center in Lordstown April 19, 2012 By metro monthly Leave a Comment The Ohio Department of Development announcement today that it has approved a $2 million Job Ready Site grant for the Ohio Commerce Center in Lordstown, according to Regional Chamber officials. ...Sarah Boyarko, vice president of Economic Development Retention and Expansion for the Chamber, praised the work of the Chamber’s partners in landing the grant including Ohio Commerce Center owners George and Spiro Bakeris, Commerce Center property brokers Chuck Joseph and Dan Crouse and ms consultants. Lordstown Village officials provided ongoing support. ...The grant will used to prepare 266 acres of industrial and manufacturing space for development at the center. The project includes street resurfacing and railroad crossings and railroad line improvements including modification of the state Route 45 bridge, headroom track extension, drop and swap rail improvements and onsite track improvements. READ MORE AT: http://metromonthly.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/state-oks-2-million-grant-for-ohio-commerce-center-in-lordstown/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 15, 201311 yr A nearly complete train track at the Ohio Commerce Center is a key part of a $70 million fuel depot. Published: Tue, October 15, 2013 @ 12:05 a.m. Company at Ohio Commerce Center prepares for oil, gas industry By Ed Runyan [email protected] LORDSTOWN A nearly complete 12,000-foot loop train track at the Ohio Commerce Center in Lordstown is among the key components of what Halcon Resources Corp. says eventually may be a $70 million fuel depot. Savage, a multinational, privately owned company, hopes to be a major player in the development of those facilities at the 480-acre Commerce Center on Tod Avenue one mile north of Salt Springs Road. Already, Savage and the center have completed the installation of a $60,000 truck scale on the five acres Savage now leases. READ MORE AT: http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/oct/15/new-train-loop-in-lordstown-spurs-econom/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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