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General Motors (Assembly) General Motors Status
Type: Assembly Plant Renovation and Expansion Agreements Drafted Complete
Capital Investment: $1.4 billion City Council Action‐Tax Abatement Complete
Size: 1,200,000 sq. ft. expansion Agreement/Fee Waivers
Employees: 4,000+ retained Building Permit Issued Complete
Deal: To assist GM, the City offered an incentive package Under Construction Complete
including tax abatements to real and business personal Project Complete (CO Issued) Complete
property and fee waivers.

Southwest Restaurant Equipment Status
Update: The new equipment has been installed and are
Agreements Drafted Complete
currently ramping up the operation to produce the next
generation of vehicles. City Council Action‐Tax Abatement Complete
Agreement/Fee Waivers
Southwest Restaurant Equipment, Inc. (SWR) Agreements Fully Executed Complete
Building Permit Issued Complete
Southwest Restaurant Equipment, Inc. (SWR)
Type: Warehouse, Retail Center and Class A Office space Project Complete (CO Issued)
Address: 2909 E. Arkansas Lane
Capital Investment: $10 million Kroger Marketplace Status Date/Target
Size: 55,000 sq. ft. 60,000 SF CH 380 Agreement 100% Apr. 2016
Employees: 20 Executed
Deal: In 2016, the City provided an abatement associated Construction Complete 97% Nov. 2018
with the $10 million real property improvements for the Certificate of Occupancy 100% June 2018
new facility. Issued

Update: The project is now in the interior finish‐out stage
and pending permits to commence this activity. This is the
last leg of the project that will introduce high‐end finishes
to create 20K sf of Class A office space. The anticipated
completion for the total 60K square‐foot building is late
December 2018. In addition, construction has begun on
necessary improvements to the median and adjacent
deceleration lane, which will enhance access to both
phases I & II. Estimated completion for the improvements
is mid‐to‐late November.

Kroger Marketplace
Type: Upscale Grocery Store
Capital Investment: $2.6 million
Size: 123,000 sq. ft.
Deal: The City provided a Chapter 380 program agreement
to cover costs related to the Sublett Road and U.S.
Highway 287 roadway improvements.
Amendments: In 2017, the agreement was amended to
provide and extension of the time to complete roadway
improvements, construction of the project, deadline to
obtain COO and deadline to increase taxable value.

Update: The terms of Kroger’s 380 agreement dictated
that Kroger must complete its building and some
surrounding roadwork in June. Kroger was issued a CO for
the building and had a soft opening on July 4th. Kroger has
not completed the roadwork. The OED sent a letter of
default on July 2nd and Kroger has since demonstrated

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