Success Stories

Westgate Mall

Industry:	commercial retail
Our Solution:	National Amusements is looking to building a 12 screen movie theatre. There was a need to re-look at the existing TIF and amend it as an over 20 million dollar investment will be made to make way for the movie theatre.
Current Status:	Demolition on the project begins sometime in August/September

Paradise Carribean Restaurant

Industry:	food
Our Solution:	Nadine and Mark, owned Jamaican restaurants in Randolph, but saw Brockton as a place to expand. The corner of West Elm and Warren Ave was once the site of an old multi family that had a fire. The property was vacant for many years and weeds overgrown. With Paradise coming to downtown, it has added to an already existing cluster of small restaurants.
Current Status:	Business is great and Nadine and Mark are already looking for a second location in Brockton.

Eli Baking Company

Industry:	Food
Our Solution:	Eli Baking Company currently leases space on West Chestnut Street but also has locations in Boston and Maine. They consolidated and now occupy the old Universal Products building. In addition to maintaining employees, they have added an additional 15
Current Status:	The process to retrofit the building to meet their needs took some time, but Eli Baking Company has made Brockton their home.

T.F. Kinnealey Foods

Industry:	Food
Our Solution:	T.F. Kinnealey Foods was looking for an affordable location to move from Boston. After looking at Taunton, Peter Neville of Concord Foods suggested taking a look at Brockton. They puchased a location at 1100 Pearl Street
Current Status:	Kinnealey is expected to retain most of their employees from Boston but add an additional 10 employees.

Uno Foods Inc.

Our Solution:	Uno Foods was ready to leave Brockton and Massachusetts. Brockton 21st worked with the city and State to keep them here. We brokered a relationship with the MBTA for the potential expansion on their existing site on Spark Street. Proposed 8 million dollars in private investment expected with over 100 jobs created and 100 jobs retained.
Current Status:	Expansion pending

Vaughan Company

Our Solution:	A Quincy based business purchased and rehabilitated an old factory into industrial and office space. 1.5 million dollar investment creating 6 new jobs. Vaughan Co. is exploring more investment here in Brockton.
Current Status:	Project well underway. Business moving in

Woodward's Auto

Our Solution:	located on Montello Street. Brockton 21st assisted in Guiding their expansion and TIF request through various City Hall departments. $500,000 in private investment retained 36 jobs and adding 5 new positions. We also assisted and encouraged new businesses to move to and expand in Brockton:
Current Status:	Project completed

Custom Blends/Cindy's Kitchen

Our Solution:	Worked closely to find potential sites for relocation. Over two million dollars invested in property and equipment resulting in 15 – 20 new positions. The company has innovative plans for Employee Housing.
Current Status:	Rehabbed building. Moving in 2007

Crescent Realty Trust

Our Solution:	Provided guidance and testimony on a TIF for the investment and rehabilitation of a building which created more jobs in downtown on Crescent Street. 5 jobs created, 34 jobs retained, $350,000 in private investment.
Current Status:	Project completed

Paul Clark Volkswagen

Industry:	Car Dealership - Showroom
Our Solution:	Guided the company through a Tax Increment Financing incentive as they expanded their business to a new larger location on Liberty Street. 15 jobs created, 38 jobs retained, $3,000,000 in private investment.
Current Status:	Currently at new location and have exceeded expectations for new job creation.

Mather Enterprises

Our Solution:	Rehabilitation of a contaminated downtown location into a convenience store, café and gas station. 1.5 million dollars invested and 10 jobs created.
Current Status:	Completed and Cafe well underway

Copeland Toyota

Industry:	Automotive
Our Solution:	Copeland Toyota was looking to expand into a high visibility area. Brockton 21st Century Corp. provided guidance through City Hall and TIF process.
Current Status:	Currently at new location and have exceeded expectations for new job creation.

Awards

City of Champions - 2007 The City of Brockton was recently awarded the designation of City of Champions by the State Legislature.