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Wendel. Experts in shovel ready sites
Giving state and local economic developers an edge in attracting business.
When one of the world’s largest internet communications companies came to the Town of Lockport, New York to build a data center, they needed to secure all local approvals and regulatory permits within two months to meet their aggressive construction and commissioning schedule. Armed with our expertise in shovel-ready site development, Wendel helped make that happen.
Communities, economic development agencies, and businesses often struggle with the barrier of time required to get a shovel in the ground. Moving through the permitting and approval process can be a daunting task. Global economic factors force companies to make market decisions faster than ever before, and shovel-ready sites offer tremendous benefits to businesses looking to start up, relocate or expand. Shovel-ready sites save time, lower costs, add predictability to decision making, and reduce risk, making the development process much simpler.
Shovel-ready sites also give local communities an edge for attracting economic development. Certified, pre-approved, shovel-ready sites provide local communities and property owners with a strong competitive advantage because they catch the eye of corporate site selectors.
Wendel has teamed for success in the selection of sites, responding to permitting requirements, and meeting the aggressive schedules for construction readiness and completion. By doing the upfront planning – taking properties through the environmental review process with a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), having the support of a Comprehensive Plan, and setting up the right zoning –
Development can be more readily achieved. Understanding your assets and eliminating roadblocks that can typically drag projects down in the process and details can increase the ability to foster economic development and make your project a reality.
Our local knowledge of, and participation in municipal comprehensive plans, zoning, site planning, permitting and SEQR, help us to inventory the readiness of a site and address gaps critical to obtaining necessary approvals. Our team implements a process that integrates all of the requirements needed to deliver certified, shovel-ready sites and assist with your project needs. Our shovel-ready services include assistance with:
Project Planning and Site Selection
Project Permitting and Environmental Review (SEQR/NEPA)
Project Design
Site Development and Construction
Commissioning Services
Let us give you the edge with shovel-ready certification. We can help accelerate your ability to be open for business.
