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Aerospace parts plant coming to Cambridge
Waterloo Region Record
By Jeff Hicks
CAMBRIDGE — Forty new aerospace jobs are coming to Cambridge, by late this year or early 2016.
Markham-based Shimco, a precision parts supplier, has purchased 2.12 acres of industrial land in northern Cambridge where it plans to build a 20,000 square-foot facility in the Boxwood business campus.
City council approved the land sale for $604,200 on Tuesday night.
"Aerospace is one of the clusters that Cambridge has strength in and is looking to grow," said James Goodram, the city's economic development director, in an email.
"Shimco is also a great addition to the Boxwood Subdivision as an aerospace company as it dovetails nicely with Heroux-Devtek's recent plant opening."
In fact, it will be pretty close to Heroux-Devtek's 108,000-square-foot landing gear plant off Boxwood Drive.
"It's going right across the street from them," said Gary Dyke, Cambridge's chief administrative officer.
Shimco has future plans for a second phase that will add 15,000 square feet and 20 more jobs, Goodram said.
"This is exactly what we want to see out in that area," Coun. Pam Wolf said.
The city began selling industrial land in the Boxwood subdivision a year ago. So far, 30 of 110 shovel-ready acres have been sold.
Heroux-Devtek opened in February. FedEx will be opening their facility later this year. Cintas recently purchased more than seven acres.
"We hope to have additional land sales being presented for council consideration in the coming months," Goodram said.
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5657...cambridge/
Waterloo Region Record
By Jeff Hicks
CAMBRIDGE — Forty new aerospace jobs are coming to Cambridge, by late this year or early 2016.
Markham-based Shimco, a precision parts supplier, has purchased 2.12 acres of industrial land in northern Cambridge where it plans to build a 20,000 square-foot facility in the Boxwood business campus.
City council approved the land sale for $604,200 on Tuesday night.
"Aerospace is one of the clusters that Cambridge has strength in and is looking to grow," said James Goodram, the city's economic development director, in an email.
"Shimco is also a great addition to the Boxwood Subdivision as an aerospace company as it dovetails nicely with Heroux-Devtek's recent plant opening."
In fact, it will be pretty close to Heroux-Devtek's 108,000-square-foot landing gear plant off Boxwood Drive.
"It's going right across the street from them," said Gary Dyke, Cambridge's chief administrative officer.
Shimco has future plans for a second phase that will add 15,000 square feet and 20 more jobs, Goodram said.
"This is exactly what we want to see out in that area," Coun. Pam Wolf said.
The city began selling industrial land in the Boxwood subdivision a year ago. So far, 30 of 110 shovel-ready acres have been sold.
Heroux-Devtek opened in February. FedEx will be opening their facility later this year. Cintas recently purchased more than seven acres.
"We hope to have additional land sales being presented for council consideration in the coming months," Goodram said.
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5657...cambridge/