Late last month, it was announced a Spingfield-based manufacturer was looking to set up shop in Clinton and a community economic development leader is confident things will work out.
Kwik-Wall has signed a contract to occupy the former RR Donnelly building on Clinton's east side. The contract, however, has a 30 opt-out for any reason. On the WHOW Morning Show Monday, DeWitt County Development Council Executive Director Curt Homann told Regional Radio, he is confident Executives at Kwik-Wall will not want to opt out of that agreement.
According to Homann, when the talks with Kwik-Wall first came up, he had to keep the conversations very low-key. He explains as the conversations progressed, finding a way to accommodate the size of the building and the cost associated with necessary updates became the priority.
Homann credits the small-town nature of the communications to have been the reason this company ultimately chose Clinton. He indicates he was very responsive to executives from Kwik-Wall in their pursuit of a new location.
Homann calls Kwik-Wall the exact type of manufacturing company a community like Clinton and DeWitt County wants to attract.
Homann had a lot more detail on how things came together with this manufacturer and more specific details on its plans for the renovation of its location. We'll have more with Homann on that in the days ahead on Regional Radio.
