Acutec and Alliance Make Deal
This week, an agreement that will likely provide great benefit to the community was finalized between Acutec Precision Manufacturing and the Economic Progress Alliance.
Acutec and the Alliance have entered into a ten year lease agreement to expand Acutec’s presence at the Crawford Business Park from 30,000 to 80,000 square feet. For our part, we have agreed to substantially upgrade the existing facility to provide for about 60,000 s.f. of climate controlled, flexible manufacturing space; office space and associated facilities such as shipping and receiving. With a plan to absorb the new production space over time, Acutec hopes to more than double its 230 employees in the coming years. As a major supplier to the aerospace industry, producing more than 2,000 various parts for the world’s largest aerospace companies, Acutec’s prospects for future growth are very strong.
The Economic Progress Alliance plans to invest about $2.5 million to make major improvements at the Crawford Business Park this year. About $1.5 million will be invested to convert the former Andover Industries painting facility into a high quality flexible manufacturing environment for occupancy by Acutec. Upon completion of this project, occupancy at the Crawford Business Park will near 100%.
Many thanks to Rob Smith, President of Acutec Precision Manufacturing for his commitment to grow in Crawford County.
Until next time...
Mark Turner
News and Developments . . .
We learned this week that Andy Walker will be departing from the Meadville Redevelopment Authority to become the director of the Northwest Regional Office of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. On behalf of the staff and directors of the Economic Progress Alliance, we wish Andy well in his new position and thank him for his commitment to the economic development of Meadville and the region
While we will miss our regular contact with Andy in the practice of economic development, we are most pleased that he will remain in Meadville and that the community will continue to benefit by his professionalism and hard work on our behalf.
Congratulations Andy!
A report recently released by Plastics News, an international information source for the plastics industry, ranked 620 injection mold North American companies based on sales of products in the most recent year of publication. Included in this list are three Crawford County companies, all ranked above 56% of those companies listed: C&J Industries, Multi-Plastics and Tech Molded Plastics.
C&J Industries in Meadville is a total plastics contract manufacturer and product design company specializing in manufacturing complex, high-precision injection molded components and assemblies to complete turnkey medical devices and components. Multi-Plastics in Saegertown is a full-service injection molder of precision plastic components and assemblies, primarily serving the electronics and consumer industries. Tech Tool & Molded Plastics in Meadville, a full-service injection molder serving the medical, automotive, consumer, electronics and aeronautics industries, specializes in precision, high volume production molds and production quality prototypes, custom molded plastics and integrated assembly.
Glancing through the entire list, in addition to these Crawford County companies, there are numerous injection molders throughout the neighboring counties of northwest Pennsylvania as well as adjacent northeast Ohio, making a large and effective industry cluster in our region contributing to stability and growth in a global economy.
July is National Ice Cream Month. Pennsylvania dairy processors make 80 million gallons of hard and soft ice cream and sherbet each year - enough to fill 134 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Meadville's First Annual 50's Block Party, "Up With Downtown," will be held Saturday, August 2, 2008 at a number of downtown locations.
Stroll up and down town from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. as downtown merchants get into the swing of things with everything from live music to tasty treats. Relive the experience of Johnnie's Drive-In from 4-7 p.m. with local personalities serving as carhops for your drive-in dining at the Market House. In the evening, twist to the sounds of The 4 Jays at an old fashioned 50's dance @ the bank or enjoy the performance of the contemporary High Scholl Musical at the Academy Theatre.
Up With Downtown is a Make It Meadville event. Make It Meadville is a volunteer effort to establish a Main Street Program. For further information about all the events going on in downtown Meadville, visit makeitmeadville.com.
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Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County
764 Bessemer Street, Suite 101
Meadville PA 16335
814-333-2299
07/29/2008