Huge facility is up for ED/GE grant
Anadvisorycommitteeweighing applications for Montgomery County Economic Development/Government Equity (ED/GE) funds is recommending that county commissioners approve roughly $1.5 million for business moves that supporters say would create 1,350 local jobs, most from a single huge project.
Montgomery County commissioners may vote on the recommendations Tuesday.
The projects recommended for funding are:
■ An unidentified company in Union was recommended for $500,000, to extend Douglas Way Road for construction of a huge 997,391 square-foot office and distribution facility. Applicants say 1,200 new jobs would result in three years, as part of the effort dubbed “Project Sea Horse.”
■ Mikesells Inc. is in line for $100,000 to renovate their existing facility and return a production line to Dayton. That move would create 10 new jobs while protecting 62 current jobs, according to the city of Dayton.
■ The cities of Vandalia and Clayton are recommended for $375,000 to help build a 250,000 square-foot, roundthe-clock manufacturing facility. A national food manufac
turer wants to move to the region, creating 100 jobs, supporters say.
■ Another unnamed company, referred to as “Project Quarantine,” was recommended for $150,000 to build a 115,000 square-foot warehouse and Midwest headquarters in Vandalia. The project would relocate 38 jobs and create another 20, according to backers.
■ And $370,000 was recommended for Ram Precision, a Washington Twp. manufacturer, in a project applicants say would create 20 jobs and result in a 40,000 square-foot addition.