Company to develop industrial site near GM plant

LORDSTOWN — Today was a good day for the village of Lordstown and for the Mahoning Valley.

A new industrial park will be developed on 173.5 acres of vacant industrial property adjacent to the General Motors plant with potential to employ up to 1,500.

“We are always looking for jobs,” Lordstown Mayor Arno Hill said. “If you put people to work, it helps the entire Valley.”

RACER, or Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust, announced that it reached an agreement with NorthPoint Development for the purchase and development of the property.

When complete, the development is expected to cover 1.5 million square feet, Chad Meyer, NorthPoint president and chief operating officer, has said.

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