The recent sale of two properties in the Westview Industrial Park, plus plans for a new Dayton Metro Library building, all point to “improving economic conditions in the community” according to city officials, the Dayton Daily News reports. Dayton City Commissioners “approved selling about five acres of land in the industrial park to the Detroit Salt Company LLC, which plans to build a new road salt distribution facility,” according to the article. Also in the industrial park, Phoenix Investors, based in Wisconsin, “has closed on the sale of the McCall property and plans a major overhaul,” investing millions of dollars “rehabbing the facility to attract a new tenant.” Keith Klein, senior development specialist for the city, said these property sales “represent steps in the right direction to revitalizing the area and sparking new investment,” according to the Daily News article. The Dayton Metro Library also plans to invest about $10 million in a new 24,000-square-foot facility near U.S. 35 and Abbey Street to replace the Westwood and Madden Hills branches. For more, read the full article.
