Company will bring 160 jobs to Findlay

A distribution/logistics company will open operations in an existing 100,000-square-foot building in northeastern Findlay this summer and will be hiring 160 employees. A plan for parking lot and truck maneuvering areas at the site was approved Thursday by the Findlay City Planning Commission. Findlay-Hancock County Economic Development is not disclosing the name of the company yet. The prospect of trucks coming and going concerns residents of Crystal Avenue. But representatives of the company assured neighbors that the site, at 2615 Crystal Ave., will have a separate driveway for trucks off Production Drive. The site will soon be getting its address changed to Production Drive, and trucks will not be traveling Crystal Avenue to enter and leave the site, officials said. The building was constructed in 2018 as a spec building by Humble Robinson Group, of Bellefontaine. Humble Robinson will be leasing the space to the distribution/logistics company. The new tenant will invest over $5 million in the facility. "The site location, along with a business-friendly community, attracted us to build the spec building," said Jerry Robinson, managing partner of Humble Robinson. "Findlay is one of the fastest growing communities in northwest Ohio." The spec building site was developed in partnership with Jobs Ohio, Regional Growth Partnership, City of Findlay, Ohio Department of Transportation and Hancock Regional Planning Commission. "We worked with our local, regional and state partners to leverage resources to construct a facility that would allow for many types of tenants," said Tim Mayle, director of Findlay-Hancock County Economic Development. "Many project leads come across our desks that require zoning, roads, water, sewer, gas and electric to all be in place. Thankfully, Humble Robinson invested in a spec building. Most communities have the utilities, few have a spec building." Humble Robinson is actively working to establish a second building in Findlay. "Our team is working on additional development plans in Findlay," said Robinson. Wilin: 419-427-8413