Projects
Projects
2012
Replace the Fuel Station / Convenience Store purchased by Williams Oil from Ulysses Motors
Several years were spent working with Williams Oil Co. to replace the existing station / restaurant. NEPEDA developed a Marketing Packet and worked with several regional retail and production companies to develop a new fuel station / convenience store.
Value: $500K
2015
Hydroponics for NEPEDA
Growing vegetables hydroponically to add to agricultural projects as well as contribute to retail
Replace the ACE Hardware and General Store closed upon death of owner
NEPEDA developed a Marketing Packet and worked with several Hardware Jobbers and regional hardware / building supply businesses to build a new relocated Hardware and General Store.
Value $500K
2016
Herbert Cooper Company
Worked with Executor and facilitated the sale of this Dept. of Defense Company employing 25 employees after both partners passed away
Value $300K
2017
Major Expansion and update of the Carpenter's Shop to meet increased market demands
Facilitated attractive financing for a Major Expansion and update of the Carpenter's Shop to meet increased market demands. Coordinated with local, Potter County, Commonwealth of PA and Federal Agencies to assist a successful production facility of high quality precision machined wood products. These products are distributed to custom wood product manufacturers, retailers and the local retail market.
Value: $600K
Buyout of existing mulch processing / resale & trucking firm and merging into a new debarking of hardwood logs that ends up as another division of an existing business
Value: $2.5mm
2018
Existing Flower and Gift Shop acquisition (less building)
Value: $75K
A& K Manufacturing
Steel Rolling Mill addition of used truck and trailer for deliveries of materials
Value: $45-50K
Genesee Natural Food Store
Business, property and inventory including business name-looking for business training in all areas including contracts, purchasing, advertising, payrolls, bookkeeping, insurances and incorporation guidance. Possible future help w/ signage, expansion etc.
Local Entrepreneurial Trucking Company
Presently looking for training and guidance in the soft end of the business.
Gun bluing and painting business
Didn’t want to borrow $. Need guidance in soft end of the business. Renting Cass Appliance Building for shop and store front.
Major regional road and bridge construction co.
Adding new location in S. Tier of NY or Northern PA for bridge construction. Took over bridge contracts from A L Blades. (Lyman Run Road and 4 others)
Genesee Environmental Center
Environmental Attractions and "Park like" setting--centered towards tourism
Blight Removal
Removal and resale of a significantly blighted property as the pilot project for Blight Removal and Redevelopment
Facilitated the blight removal of a significant blight property in the business district of a NEPEDA Served municipality and resale to a tax producing property
Long-standing Grocery & Meat Market
When the owner wanted to sell this long-standing and much needed Grocery and Meat Market due to perceived competition from a new Dollar General, NEPEDA and the County attempted to assist in the sale of the business as an operating business. .
Major Local multi-facet Trucking Company
Purchase of trucking company, mulch producing and wholesale sales and debarking of international shipped hardwood logs
Coordinated local, county, Commonwealth and Federal agencies for the assistance of a purchase of an existing trucking and mulch producing company and existing saw mill to debark hardwood logs destined for international containerized shipments.
Value: $2.5mm
Restart and expansion of existing dining and entertainment business
Worked with the current owner to revitalize an abandoned but previously very successful restaurant and entertainment business
2019
Efforts in the NEPEDA Served Area of Northeastern Potter County
Passing the LERTA Tax Abatement Statute for investments in economically depressed areas
NEPEDA spent 18 months working the Potter County, the seven municipalities and School District in the NEPEDA Served Area in facilitating the enactment of the Tax Abatement Ordinances for development / redevelopment and blight removal / remediation efforts. Additional ordinances by the County include the Demolition Ordinance & enactment of a Blight Fund / fee for funding blight removal.
Local Area & Potter County Dairy Farmers
Market and product conversion for the fledgling Dairy Farmers.
Interviewed & facilitated the conversion of products & marketing for the non-mega Dairy Farms in a dying small dairy market to a new product, marketing, production & sales market. Coordinated with the SBA, Potter County & PA Dept. of Agriculture.
2020
Local Entrepreneurial Precision Machine Shop
Precision programmable machine shop. Intermediary for sub-contract machining of precision machined components for a major rotating machinery manufacturer and local state-of-the-art machine shop
Harrison Valley Community Center
Convert multi-room Township building into income producing small business rental units.
Conversion of abandoned Elementary School taken over by the Township to multi-rental units for small businesses. NEPEDA's involvement was to ask for a Business Plan and referred to other municipalities that had previously done the same in their area.