Spotsylvania, VA – May 28, 2013 — The premise of the Business Incentive Grant (BIG) program is to create quality employment opportunities and expand the tax base by offering new or expanding small businesses cash grants to partially defray the costs associated with start-up operations or expansion projects, thereby freeing business capital at a time when it is most urgently needed. This Economic Development Authority (EDA)/small business partnership benefits the Spotsylvania County through an increased tax base, expanded job opportunities, and increased payroll in the Spotsylvania community.

Applications for the next round of the Business Incentive Grant program are due on June 1, 2013. Visit http://americanhosting.us/SpotsyEDA/?page_id=23 to learn more about this program and apply, or call Economic Development directly at 507-7210 with questions.

The EDA has owned the 8,600-square-foot building since 2002. Some of the space is leased to an insurance company, a regional public safety non-profit, a marketing and Internet company and the county’s visitors center.

The EDA will consider all proposals, and is looking for uses that create jobs and generate property taxes. The property is assessed at about $1.3 million. Deadline for submissions is Friday, July 19, 2013 at 5:00pm.

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The EDA has owned the 8,600-square-foot building since 2002. Some of the space is leased to an insurance company, a regional public safety non-profit, a marketing and Internet company and the county’s visitors center. The Mason Enterprise Center business incubator there recently closed.

Spotsylvania’s Board of Supervisors last month voted to have the EDA look into selling the space at 4700 Southpoint Parkway. The EDA will consider all proposals, and is looking for uses that create jobs and property taxes. The property is assessed at about $1.3 million.

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Supervisors this week voted 5–2 to request that the EDA look into selling the roughly 8,500-square-foot space, which it purchased in 2001. The building currently houses the Spotsylvania Visitor Center, an insurance firm, a regional agency and office space for entrepreneurs.

The property is assessed at almost $1.3 million.

Supervisors Benjamin Pitts and Gary Skinner voted against selling the building.

EDA members, who are appointed by supervisors, discussed the issue in closed session at their monthly meeting Thursday. They then voted to publish a request for information to solicit interest from potential buyers.

“We’re just hoping to gather information from potential users of the building so that we can make a better decision on what to do with it later,” said EDA Chairman Hart Rutherford.

The EDA may look at other ways to use the space if nobody is interested in buying it, members said.

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As you consider your options for the future, and look for places where you can rely on political and business support for weapons related industries, we urge your strong consideration of our community in Virginia located midway between Richmond and Washington, DC.

Beretta USA has been a valued business member of our community since 2000 and enjoys a mutually beneficial relationship with us, and our enviable location.

Spotsylvania County is proud of its heritage and commitment to personal freedoms, less government, low taxes, and law-abiding citizenry.  You may already know us from the history books as the site of significant American military battles and courageous leadership, but we are also a modern thriving community that would compliment your employees’ and business’ needs.

You will find our elected leaders (several former military) quite favorably inclined to support gun research, manufacturing, distribution, repair, modification, testing, and related activities, particularly regarding national defense, public safety / security, and recreational purposes.  General information about our County can be found at  www.spotsylvania.org.

Click here to view a factsheet describing our Economic Development Authority, which is appointed by the Board of Supervisors and serves as the entry point for all projects seeking County support.

We have a specific property in mind for your use.  It is ideally located, favorably zoned, rail served, vacant, clean, and physically suited for industrial use, having been used by General Motors for many years.  See details at http://www.racertrust.org/files/fredericksburg-marketing-brochure.pdf. We also have industrial, commercial, retail, and undeveloped properties available to meet your more customized needs.   We are prepared to meet you any time, any place, to discuss your future with Spotsylvania County, VA.

Sincerely,

Tom Rumora, Director
Email- trumora@spotsylvania.va.us
(540) 507-7210

Spotsylvania County Department of Economic Development and Tourism | 9019 Old Battlefield Blvd, Suite 310 | Spotsylvania | VA | 22553

The Free Lance-Star recently reported that the General Services Administration had received about 35 submissions from localities and developers interested in hosting the FBI’s new headquarters. You can read that story here.

In addition to Spotsylvania, Stafford and Caroline counties have also thrown their names into the hat.

Spotsylvania’s new website notes the county’s low taxes—the current real-estate tax rate is 88 cents per $100 of assessed value—and “shovel ready sites of varying size.”

“We’re prepared to use every tool available to help the FBI and other government agencies relocate to Spotsylvania,” Board of Supervisors Chairman Paul Trampe is quoted as saying on the website.

The site includes another quote from EDA Chairman Hart Rutherford: “We’re committed to making your project a success with a streamlined process and incentives.”

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Freeland Engineering received $10,000 to expand its Courthouse Road facility. Sunny’s Eco-Wash, which is outside the Spotsylvania Towne Centre, got $2,500 for an expansion. Vista Eye Specialists received $20,000 to acquire equipment for its new office in the Westpark Corporate Center.

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Jani runs Vista Eye Specialists, which also has a Culpeper office that will be unaffected by the purchase. Jani will move his local office out of its current subleased location near Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg after the new office is ready, perhaps sometime in November.

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