Jul 1, 2021
The Defiance County Commissioners have approved an enterprise zone tax abatement agreement for an agri-business seeking to locate between Hicksville and Sherwood. EnviroKure Ohio LLC chose Defiance County, and will be investing nearly 22-million dollars into the venture. Construction will begin on Rosedale Road in the Hicksville School District sometime this month, with hopes of operations getting underway the first or second quarter of 2022.Defiance County Economic Development Director Erika Willitzer reports the new company is hoping to hire up to 30 employees after production gets going, and have listed some jobs paying 20 to 22-dollars per hour. The enterprise zone tax abatement is for 75% for a ten-year period. EnviroKure is looking to construct a facility in the neighborhood of 20,000 square feet; and will be working with Hillendale Farms, which is also located east of Hicksville.
Head east out of New Haven on U.S. 24 and about 45 minutes later youâll be in Defiance County, Ohio.
The northwest Ohio community is part of Greater Fort Wayne Business Weeklyâs coverage area, so this month we are profiling the community. Following is an emailed interview with Erika Willitzer of Defiance County Economic Development, edited for brevity.
Whatâs new and exciting in the county? Are there any new businesses worth mentioning?
⢠Defiance County is home to Hillandale Farms, located just outside Mark Center, Ohio. They are one of the nationâs leading suppliers of shell eggs to retailers and distributors throughout the U.S. They announced plans to do a $26 million expansion project in 2018, and that became a reality in 2019-2020.
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