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Mayor Still Optimistic That A New Industry Will Locate In Century Soon
April 2, 2010
There has been a delay in the announcement of a new industry for Century, but the town’s mayor says he remains hopeful that the company will formally announce their venture soon.
“I am still optimistic that this is going to happen,” Century Mayor Freddie McCall said Thursday afternoon. “They hit a couple of snags in their paperwork, but they said just yesterday that they are confident that it will happen.”
At a town council meeting on March 15, McCall announced that there was “something on the horizon” for the old Alger-Sullivan lumberyard location on Front Street. He said he expected to have an announcement about the facility “very soon” at that meeting.
But over two weeks later, there has still been no announcement, but McCall said he is not worried.
“It may be a couple of weeks still, but I feel like we will be moving ahead,” he said Thursday.
McCall has declined to release any details about the new industry.
The 38 acre property was last sold in early 2006 to DMT Holdings, LLC in Navarre, according to the Escambia County Property Appraiser’s online records. The facility includes five buildings totaling just over 300,000 square feet, according to the property appraiser. The buildings on the property range in age from 11 to 54 years,with the largest 160,150 square foot building constructed in 1972.
Pictured above: A portion of the old Alger-Sullivan Lumberyard in Century as seen in February. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Mayor Still Optimistic That A New Industry Will Locate In Century Soon”
one of the reasons Century has had trouble getting industry to come in is that there is such a need to know everyone’s business. If it comes, it comes. I have brought three businesses to Century that did not “stick” because of this. I am working on two at this moment, but anything about them is “secrete”. Sorry.
Mr. Green, The need for secrecy is paramount in importance. Having been a business broker and commercial realtor for more than 30 years, I can assure you that no one who has hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars at risk wants their business “on the street”.
It takes time to put a deal together. I does not need to be in the paper or spoken of politically. Politics and business DO NOT MIX.
I have done dozens of deals on at least three continents, with many cultures and ethnic groups – and no one wants people talking about it until it is really and actually done.
I’m happy to keep reading it, but I would like to know why anyone feels the need for secrecy.
Anyone remember the year that this facility was last used in any form of industry?
!! : – ) Now we have hope.