West Chester Township approved “more than $5 million in tax increment financing [TIF] funds to create the public infrastructure needed to facilitate development of a light industrial/office park with the potential to create 1,000 new jobs,” the Journal-News reports. NorthPoint Development will construct the 1.8-million-square-foot, $75-million West Chester Trade Center on more than 100 acres along Ohio 747, according to the article. Tenants “would likely deal in light assembly, warehouse storage, distribution or office space,” NorthPoint project manager Jeremy Michael said. The TIF funds will be used for infrastructure work including bridge and road improvements, signalized intersections, and water and sewer. For more, read the full article.
West Chester investing $5M for trade center that could bring 1,000 jobs
