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Century Holds Surplus Auction To Prep Building For Hopeful Future Tenant
October 26, 2014
The Town of Century earned a little cash today while cleaning up an available industrial building in the name of economic development.
Most of the items sold were items left behind by the prior tenant of the former Helicopter Technology building in the town’s industrial park. The town was anxious to get rid of the items to get the building “show ready” in the hopes of landing a new industry.
The items were grouped into several lots – couches and chairs, a marble slab, office desks and chairs, plastic tanks, shelving and wooden tables. About 20 lots sold by sealed bid for $1,075.10 total. A group of industrial shelving sold for $450, while other groups sold for much less like assorted furniture sold for $100 and a lot of mostly outdated computer of office equipment sold for $35. All of the items were recently declared surplus property by the Century Town Council.
The town purchased the industrial building at public auction for less than $1 out of pocket back in August 2009, following the town’s foreclosure judgment against the now defunct Helicopter Technology company. The surplus sale is being held to clean out the building and increase its marketability as the town seeks a new tenant and new jobs.
Century – Heart and Soul: This was part of our continuing series on NorthEscambia.com featuring Century.
Pictured above and below: Some of the item lots sold Saturday morning by sealed by at the former Helicopter Technology building in the Century Industrial Park. Pictured inset: The sealed bids are opened and tabulated. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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3 Responses to “Century Holds Surplus Auction To Prep Building For Hopeful Future Tenant”
Actually, those chairs remind me of “Marty Crane’s” chair on the show “Frasier” from back when TV shows were good.
There actually is a national trend of manufacturing making a comeback after the recession in the USA and the South East is seeing the benefit. Some of the Northern plants are relocating. The non union labor force is a draw as there can be more flexibility with the workers and some what lower wages. The cost of living is also lower here.
Some manufacturers in the North are reopening plants that stood idle for decades that had outsourced to China. The cost of manufacturing in China has risen over the yeas.
I hope the new people in charge of economic development incentives here in Century will continue to contact and actively pursue this dream and vision. I believe it is very plausible and possible.
Starting a business is daunting but a major manufacturing company relocating or branching out could easily happen here.
Had to LOL at those striped chairs. Maybe they can sell those to an Austin Powers fan.