Hannaford Brothers
Shopping around
Access, assistance attract Hannaford
Situation:
| The Rensselaer County IDA - helped Hannaford identify an array of available sites
- demonstrated the county's commitment to growth and
expansion
- provided complete support from project start through
construction and completion
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Hannaford Brothers
currently operates more than 120 supermarkets in Maine, New
Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York – under the names Shop n Save
and Hannaford Food and Drug Superstores.
To support its expansion plans in New York State and New England,
the company needed to build a new full-line
grocery distribution center to complement its other center in
Portland, ME. Hannaford targeted a 25-mile
territory in and around New York's Capital Region and began to
comparison shop the options. It found a
real bargain, and great value, in Rensselaer County.
Solution:
The first priority for Hannaford was
finding a location
with easy access to the Interstate and truck routes – enabling the
new distribution
center to serve its broad footprint of stores. Next was the
availability of a large,
reasonably-priced parcel of shovel-ready land, with the ability to
expand in the future.
Thirdly, Hannaford wanted to put down roots in a community that
supported its presence
and welcomed its business. With its wide variety of land options,
and with support
from the Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) in
quickly finding
the right site, Rensselaer County offered all the key ingredients.
Results:
They shopped. They saved. The
Rensselaer County IDA helped
this strong, community-oriented organization make its new home in
Rensselaer County.