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Sugar Foods pitches 105 jobs, $40M investment; asks Whiteland for 7-year personal property tax abatement
Summary
Sugar Foods representatives described plans to lease a 617,000‑square‑foot Gateway Drive facility, invest approximately $40 million and create about 105 jobs, and asked the Whiteland Town Council for a seven‑year personal property tax abatement on roughly $25 million in equipment.
Sugar Foods representatives told the Whiteland Town Council they plan to lease the vacant Gateway Drive building, invest roughly $40 million and create about 105 jobs if the company secures local incentives.
At a council meeting, Michael Harrison, representing Sugar Foods, described the proposal as a 20‑year lease of a 617,000‑square‑foot facility that would begin with light manufacturing (a fry line for crispy vegetables), packaging and distribution. Jessica (site selector) of Infensus Group said the company expects to invest about $40,000,000 in the site; roughly $15,000,000 would be tenant improvements and about $25,000,000 would be production and distribution equipment.
The company and its consultant sought a personal property tax abatement on the $25,000,000 of equipment using a standard seven‑year, declining schedule (100% in year one down to 14% in year seven). Jessica said the first round…
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