Agracel, Inc. Celebrates the Completion of 50,000 Square Foot Facility in Mercer County

CELINA, OH— Agracel, Inc. has completed the development of a 50,000 square foot speculative industrial facility at the SiteOhio Authenticated Growing Acres Industrial Park in Celina, Ohio. The SiteOhio Authenticated designation makes it among Ohio’s top sites for commercial development. Agracel, Inc. celebrated the project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 21, attended by local government officials and community partners.

“The demand for speculative development is high due to the void of industrial buildings and the high concentration of manufacturing in the area,” said Agracel, Inc. Regional Director Jason Kester. “We partnered with Bruns General Contracting of Tipp City, Ohio and they were instrumental in bringing this project to fruition. We are excited about the prospects the shell building will bring to the area. Available product drives traffic with brokers and manufacturers alike.”

Located in Mercer County, Growing Acres Industrial Park has access to an abundant labor force market of over 200,000 within a 45-mile radius. The 50,000-square-foot building is expandable up to 300,000 square feet and will target advanced manufacturing, automotive, aerospace and defense, food processing, and logistics and distribution companies as end users.

“This building was the first large speculative industrial facility built in Mercer County in decades,” said Mercer County Economic Development Director Jared Ebbing. “The Ribbon Cutting was a great milestone, and now we’re focused on filling this wonderful space with a great company as we continue working to attract more businesses to the Dayton Region.”

This project was made possible due to the close partnership between Agracel, Mercer County, JobsOhio, and the Dayton Development Coalition. The project also received support from the Ohio Department of Development Rural Industrial Park Loan Program (RIPL).

“The new industrial facility at the Growing Acres Industrial Park is the result of close collaboration with Agracel, Mercer County and the Dayton Development Coalition,” said JobsOhio President and CEO J.P. Nauseef. “This speculative building further closes an inventory gap while providing a highly attractive site for future investment and job creation with access to Route 29 and talent in Mercer County.”

JobsOhio approved an Ohio Site Inventory Program (OSIP) grant. OSIP offers grants and low-interest loans to support speculative site and building development projects with no identified end user. The primary goal of OSIP is to fill gaps in Ohio’s real estate inventory with real estate targeting near-term section wins to ensure Ohio is more competitive for reactive site selection projects.

“We’re excited to see this new speculative industrial building completed and ready for occupancy,” said Julie Sullivan, Dayton Development Coalition Executive Vice President of Regional Development. “Move-in-ready facilities like this are vital to maintain the Dayton Region’s competitive edge on a national scale.”

Representative Angela King, Mercer County Director of Community and Economic Development Jared Ebbing, and JobsOhio Vice President of Sites & Infrastructure Terry Slaybaugh participated in the ribbon-cutting program. The event showcased the new building and allowed participants to tour the facility.