New development of cold storage facility to bring 90 jobs to area
Berkshire Refrigerated Warehousing, LLC announced plans to build a 200,000-square-foot refrigerated warehousing facility in the Northeast Ohio Region, creating 90 new jobs. The Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) approved the project for tax credit assistance at its meeting today.
The new facility is the company’s first in Ohio. It will benefit businesses in the food service industry by providing a cold storage solution to ensure perishable products are maintained in a reliable environment. The Village of Sheffield site will service customers in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania markets.
“We are excited that our project has become a reality,” said Berkshire Refrigerated Warehousing, LLC President Ted E. Grzywacz. “After months of research, we chose the Village of Sheffield because of its strategic location and the assistance of the Village, County, and State in helping us to ensure a successful venture. The location afforded us with all of the necessary components to provide quality and efficient service to our customers.”
Along with the Lorain County Commissioners, the Village of Sheffield, JobsOhio, and ODOD, Team NEO worked collaboratively with Berkshire Refrigerated Warehousing, LLC leadership to build the case for building the facility in the Northeast Ohio Region versus other states where they currently have operations.
“This will be an asset for the Village and would bring 90 needed jobs,” said Mayor John D. Hunter, “high paying and with benefits!” It will be a great fit for the area of North Abbe Road and for Sheffield Village.”
“On behalf of the Lorain County Board of Commissioners, we are excited to welcome Berkshire Refrigerated Warehousing, LLC to Lorain County,” said Lorain County Community Development Director Rob Duncan. “Their commitment affirms our position as a logistics hub not only for Northeast Ohio, but for all of North America; positioned within a day truck drive of the largest population centers of the United States and Canada.”
“The food industry is thriving in the Northeast Ohio Region, with 21 Fortune 1000 food companies located here,” added Team NEO Chief Executive Officer Bill Koehler. “Berkshire Refrigerated Warehousing, LLC will help ensure the industry continues to thrive, providing a competitive advantage for more food service businesses to locate here. Along with our local partners, ODOD and JobsOhio, we welcome Berkshire Refrigerated Warehouse’s expansion in the Northeast Ohio Region and are committed to working with company leaders to ensure their success and growth of their business in Ohio.”
About Berkshire Refrigerated Warehousing, LLC
Berkshire Refrigerated Warehousing has seventy years of experience in the cold storage and transportation industries. Founded in 1952 the company currently operates 200,000 square feet of refrigerated/frozen space and 90,000 square feet dry storage space in the Chicagoland area in addition to its fleet of refrigerated trucks. The company is a full service 3PL providing storage, repackaging, export, import, certification and blast freezing services. Its customers cover the entire country. Its fleet primarily service the Midwest and East coast with brokerage services throughout the United States.
About Team NEO
Team NEO is a private, nonprofit economic development organization accelerating business growth and job creation throughout the 18 counties of the Northeast Ohio Region. As the designated JobsOhio Network Partner, we align and amplify local economic development efforts in the region’s 18-counties; we conduct research and data analysis to inform local conversations and influence solutions; we market the Northeast Ohio Region; and we work to increase access to jobs, education and training for the region’s 4.3 million people. We do this to build a more vibrant regional economy; one that is more talented, equitable, competitive, innovative, resilient and prosperous. For more information, visit teamneo.org.
About JobsOhio
JobsOhio is a private nonprofit economic development corporation designed to drive job creation and new capital investment in Ohio through business attraction, retention and expansion. The organization also works to seed talent production in its targeted industries and to attract talent to Ohio through Find Your Ohio. JobsOhio works with six regional partners across Ohio: Dayton Development Coalition, Ohio Southeast Economic Development, One Columbus, REDI Cincinnati, Regional Growth Partnership and Team NEO. Learn more at www.jobsohio.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.