The CAIP
is home to:
- Wire Rope Corporation of
America, the largest
manufacturer of wire rope and strand products in the United States. The company,
which also houses a 300,000-square-foot plant, has facilities throughout America and in
China. The Chillicothe plant, which includes the high carbon wire and strand
divisions, employs approximately 120 people.
- Hudson Valley Polymers (Alfa-Laval,
Inc.), a
Sweden-based company, is the largest manufacturer of animal husbandry products in the
world. The company relocated from New York to Chillicothe.
- Jefferson Smurfit
Corporation's distribution
center for corrugated containers. The company is the largest recycler in the world.
The
FEC Companies Energy Division, part of the electric cooperative system, provides
electricity for the park. The FEC Companies is managed locally and dedicated to
providing its customers with service and assistance needed to help them expand or locate
in the Chillicothe area. The utility enjoys a 99.9 percent reliability
factor. There is no franchise fee. Electric services may be provided directly to a
building at no cost to the company and with no facilities charge. Rates are as low
as two cents per kWh with no demand charge.
- The FEC Companies offer loan programs
of $400,000 zero-percent interest for ten years. The FEC Companies has available a
$750,000 link deposit to buy interest down. Customized incentive packages are available
for loans, training and moving expenses.
- The city of Chillicothe offers
revolving loan programs.
- Chillicothe Municipal Utilities can
provide link deposits to keep interest down.
- The Chillicothe Industrial
Development Corporation (CIDC) provides loans to businesses.
- Green Hills Rural Development offers
low-cost interest loans.
- The Chillicothe Industrial
Development Authority (IDA) offers revenue bonds.
