German electronic components manufacturer Weidmüller Group plans to add 24,000 square feet to its Chesterfield County facility. (Image courtesy of Weidmüller Group)
Chesterfield supervisors to consider two grant performance agreements
A pair of manufacturers expanding their Chesterfield-based operations could get approval for tax breaks from the county this week.
The Board of Supervisors is slated to vote on whether to approve two grant performance agreements at its meeting on Wednesday.
Weidmüller Group is planning to invest $16.4 million to expand its local facility at 821 Southlake Blvd. The company is adding a 24,000-square-foot addition to what is currently a 92,000-square-foot facility.
The German electronic components manufacturer is also anticipated to create more than 100 jobs at its Chesterfield plant.
Due to that project, county staff recommends the board approve a grant which would dole out annual payments once a certificate of occupancy is issued for the expansion.
The grant would be equal to 100 percent of the marginal increase in real estate taxes for three back-to-back years and equal to the total of the marginal increase in machinery and tools taxes paid by the company for five consecutive years, per a county memo.
The company held a ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion last week.
Also teed up for a performance grant is New Jersey-based Church & Dwight Co., which recently announced a $27 million expansion project at its current local manufacturing facility at 1851 Touchstone Drive.
If approved, the grant would be the equivalent of the total marginal increase to real estate taxes on the property related to the project to a maximum of $24,000, according to a county memo. Church & Dwight would be required to make or exceed a $27 million investment at the facility by Sept. 30, 2025 in order to get the grant.
The project is expected to create more than 50 new jobs at the facility.
The household and personal products maker is upfitting an existing area of the Chesterfield facility for a new assembly line for a laundry product, according to a governor’s office news release that announced the project in early May.
Full meeting agenda here.
25-home subdivision up for a board vote in Hanover
The Hanover Board of Supervisors on Wednesday is slated to vote on final approval of a 25-lot subdivision in the Rockville area.
An LLC tied to homebuilder Ricky Corker filed the rezoning application for the project, which would be located on a 162-acre site near the intersection of Howards Mill and Stone Horse Creek roads.
The homes would be priced in the $900,000 to the $1 million range, according to zoning application materials.
The LLC tied to Corker acquired the project site for $1.5 million in June 2022, per Hanover land records.
Full agenda here.
TOD rezonings in Manchester on City Council agenda
TForce Freight is preparing to list its Richmond headquarters at 1000 Semmes Ave. for sale. (BizSense file photo)
The Richmond City Council meets Monday. Full agendas can be found here.
Business on the regular meeting agenda includes a request from TForce Freight to rezone properties it owns at 1000 and 1100 Semmes Ave., 411 W. 12th St. and 1100 McDonough St. from Riverfront, Mixed-Use Business and Multifamily Urban Residential districts to TOD-1 Transit Oriented Nodal District.
The properties include TForce’s headquarters in Manchester and nearby parking lots or green areas. TForce told employees last fall it is preparing to list the HQ at 1000 Semmes Ave. for sale.
RRHA moves HQ downtown
The RRHA’s former headquarters on Chamberlayne Parkway. (Photo courtesy RRHA)
The Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority has relocated its administrative offices from 901 and 918 Chamberlayne Parkway in Gilpin Court to 600 E. Broad St. downtown.
RRHA’s new headquarters occupy the fourth and fifth floors of the 600 E. Broad St. building and is meant to offer a neutral location for all RRHA public housing community residents with access on a bus line and within walking distance of City Hall.
The location also offers an in-house computer training center for new resident and landlord orientation. RRHA will continue to see customers by appointment, and walk-ins will be welcome on specific days. There is also space for public in-person attendance at Board of Commissioners and sub-committee meetings.
The RRHA said the move will also give Gilpin Court residents better maintenance response times, as additional maintenance hours used previously for 901 and 918 Chamberlayne Parkway buildings can be redirected to respond more efficiently to resident service requests. No firm plans have been made regarding future use of the 901 and 918 buildings but options are being evaluated.
German electronic components manufacturer Weidmüller Group plans to add 24,000 square feet to its Chesterfield County facility. (Image courtesy of Weidmüller Group)
Chesterfield supervisors to consider two grant performance agreements
A pair of manufacturers expanding their Chesterfield-based operations could get approval for tax breaks from the county this week.
The Board of Supervisors is slated to vote on whether to approve two grant performance agreements at its meeting on Wednesday.
Weidmüller Group is planning to invest $16.4 million to expand its local facility at 821 Southlake Blvd. The company is adding a 24,000-square-foot addition to what is currently a 92,000-square-foot facility.
The German electronic components manufacturer is also anticipated to create more than 100 jobs at its Chesterfield plant.
Due to that project, county staff recommends the board approve a grant which would dole out annual payments once a certificate of occupancy is issued for the expansion.
The grant would be equal to 100 percent of the marginal increase in real estate taxes for three back-to-back years and equal to the total of the marginal increase in machinery and tools taxes paid by the company for five consecutive years, per a county memo.
The company held a ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion last week.
Also teed up for a performance grant is New Jersey-based Church & Dwight Co., which recently announced a $27 million expansion project at its current local manufacturing facility at 1851 Touchstone Drive.
If approved, the grant would be the equivalent of the total marginal increase to real estate taxes on the property related to the project to a maximum of $24,000, according to a county memo. Church & Dwight would be required to make or exceed a $27 million investment at the facility by Sept. 30, 2025 in order to get the grant.
The project is expected to create more than 50 new jobs at the facility.
The household and personal products maker is upfitting an existing area of the Chesterfield facility for a new assembly line for a laundry product, according to a governor’s office news release that announced the project in early May.
Full meeting agenda here.
25-home subdivision up for a board vote in Hanover
The Hanover Board of Supervisors on Wednesday is slated to vote on final approval of a 25-lot subdivision in the Rockville area.
An LLC tied to homebuilder Ricky Corker filed the rezoning application for the project, which would be located on a 162-acre site near the intersection of Howards Mill and Stone Horse Creek roads.
The homes would be priced in the $900,000 to the $1 million range, according to zoning application materials.
The LLC tied to Corker acquired the project site for $1.5 million in June 2022, per Hanover land records.
Full agenda here.
TOD rezonings in Manchester on City Council agenda
TForce Freight is preparing to list its Richmond headquarters at 1000 Semmes Ave. for sale. (BizSense file photo)
The Richmond City Council meets Monday. Full agendas can be found here.
Business on the regular meeting agenda includes a request from TForce Freight to rezone properties it owns at 1000 and 1100 Semmes Ave., 411 W. 12th St. and 1100 McDonough St. from Riverfront, Mixed-Use Business and Multifamily Urban Residential districts to TOD-1 Transit Oriented Nodal District.
The properties include TForce’s headquarters in Manchester and nearby parking lots or green areas. TForce told employees last fall it is preparing to list the HQ at 1000 Semmes Ave. for sale.
RRHA moves HQ downtown
The RRHA’s former headquarters on Chamberlayne Parkway. (Photo courtesy RRHA)
The Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority has relocated its administrative offices from 901 and 918 Chamberlayne Parkway in Gilpin Court to 600 E. Broad St. downtown.
RRHA’s new headquarters occupy the fourth and fifth floors of the 600 E. Broad St. building and is meant to offer a neutral location for all RRHA public housing community residents with access on a bus line and within walking distance of City Hall.
The location also offers an in-house computer training center for new resident and landlord orientation. RRHA will continue to see customers by appointment, and walk-ins will be welcome on specific days. There is also space for public in-person attendance at Board of Commissioners and sub-committee meetings.
The RRHA said the move will also give Gilpin Court residents better maintenance response times, as additional maintenance hours used previously for 901 and 918 Chamberlayne Parkway buildings can be redirected to respond more efficiently to resident service requests. No firm plans have been made regarding future use of the 901 and 918 buildings but options are being evaluated.