Bangor economic development update: central kitchen RFP, Foreign-Trade Zone users and sale of 110 Hildreth

Nicholas Hernandez, the city’s economic development officer, updated the Bangor City Council on major projects Tuesday, saying the central kitchen request for proposals closes Oct. 29 and that staff have shepherded local firms through the Foreign‑Trade Zone 58 application process.

Hernandez said the Foreign‑Trade Zone work has translated into concrete savings for at least one local company: after accounting for an upfront investment in compliance, “we're saving $300,000,” he said, describing a scenario in which a business might invest about $100,000 to realize larger tariff and cash‑flow benefits.

The central kitchen project is moving from procurement into operational planning, Hernandez said, and the city is simultaneously designing the operations model so the facility is…