In October of 2007, an occupancy permit was granted for the 85,000 square foot Cleveland Brothers Central Parts and Distribution Facility in the Benner Commerce Park. This permit was the culmination of a project that began in the Spring of 2006 as a request to rezone a portion of the future Benner Commerce Park.
It was at that time that Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company, a well respected and recognized Caterpillar Dealership approached the Centre County Industrial Development Corporation to be the first tenant in the then yet to be designed 215 acre park. The state-of-the-art facility was planned to support and service an exclusive Caterpillar territory that includes 59 counties in Pennsylvania, 17 counties in West Virginia and two counties in western Maryland. The challenge of designing and constructing this impressive facility in a park that did not have proper zoning, approved access or utilities was daunting, but PennTerra accepted the challenge, rolled up our sleeves and went to work on:
Working with Benner Township on rezoning
Planning the 215 acre park
Designing the main access to the park including a turning lane on Route 150
Designing a regional stormwater detention basin
Designing the utility extension to the park
Designing the 20 acre Cleveland Brothers parcel
After dozens of meetings with Authorities, Townships, and Regional and County Planning Boards, a ground breaking ceremony with Senator Corman and Governor Rendell was held on April 30th, 2007. PennTerra then coordinated the construction of the Parks infrastructure to help bring the project in on time. PennTerra is proud to be part of this Centre County success story and welcomes Cleveland Brothers to their new home.
