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industrial uses, is located directly adjacent to
Highway 401 and less than an hour drive to a US
border crossing. It is located within the Bloomfield
Business Park with surrounding industries including
trucking and freight, computer systems design,
agribusiness, manufacturing, and warehousing.

By being an Ontario Investment Ready: Certified
Site, investors have access to up-front property
information, mapping and completed assessments
including environmental, heritage, archaeological
and species at risk reviews.

Mayor Randy Hope is very involved in supporting
the business community. “My main concern is
that business is able to operate in the community
without any bureaucratic impediments. We have
great relationships with both the Provincial and
Federal governments and assist local companies
in getting funding from these governments for
Kent can work directly with Economic Development thanks to a combination of right place, right cost, new investments. To get a clearer picture of the
Officers. They serve as Project Managers providing and right connections.” - Kim Cooper, Economic advantages in CK investors simply have to contact
a single point of contact within the Municipality Development Officer and Agriculture Specialist www.InvestCK.com” says Mayor Hope.
for the duration of the file. This unique approach for Chatham-Kent Economic Development
is available to both new investors and existing Continual innovation, specialization, and persistence
companies in the community. Access an Ontario Investment Ready: Certified Site have brought the business of farming light years
ahead in the production of top quality, abundant, and
“From an international perspective, Chatham-Kent In order to ensure that businesses can make safe food products. When you invest in Chatham-
has high-quality affordable land that is backed investments, set up quickly, and avoid any issues, Kent, you are joining an agriculture and business
by a stable government and features robust Chatham-Kent has established a 32-acre fully community that is connected, vibrant, and growing
infrastructure. Chatham-Kent is uniquely situated serviced greenfield property that is ready for for the future.
as an ideal location for agribusiness to be successful development. The site, which is zoned for multiple

When you choose Chatham-Kent, you choose to Agribusiness in Chatham-Kent
gain access to:

Affordable land ready for development There are over 2,200 farms

Abundant natural gas There are 590,346 acres of farm land

Stable supply of affordable quality fresh There are over 1,400 farms reporting
water farm capital value in excess of one Stuart McFadden

Access to high speed and fibre Internet million dollars each Director Economic Development

Serviced industrial land There are 13 million square feet of 315 King Street West Chatham, ON
N7M 5K8
A competitive and experienced workforce greenhouse area
Email: stuartm@chatham-kent.ca
Ready access to the US market There is a total of 10,198 businesses,
Phone: 519-351-7700 x2034
An established advanced-manufacturing of which 2,447 identify as agriculture,
Cell: 519-784-3502
supply-chain forestry, fishing and hunting
www.chatham-kent.ca
Key logistics options There are 32 manufacturing businesses
Competitive corporate tax rates dedicated to Food, Beverage and

Tobacco

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