The following is a statement from Erie Mayor Joe Schember on the announcement of the sale of the 14-acre former Lord Corp. site on the southwest corner of West 12th Street and Greengarden Road to Erie-based Finish Thompson, Inc., a manufacturer of chemical pumps and recycling systems:
“Since 2018, my team and I have been working hard to bring more people and jobs to Erie and to achieve our vision of a community with an abundance of family-sustaining jobs. I am happy today to say that the purchase of the West 12th and Greengarden Road site by Erie’s Finish Thompson is an enormous win for the entire region and another big step toward our goal of adding more jobs.
“I want to thank Casey Bowes and Finish Thompson for choosing to invest in Erie, and I look forward to next steps as Casey and his team move forward with evaluating their plans and making decisions about their expansion.
“There have been many false starts on that site since 2018. I also want to specifically thank our economic development specialist, Chris Groner, for his persistence and dedication to finding the right buyer and helping to facilitate the sale.”
