header-left
File #: 1834-2013    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/10/2013 In control: Development Committee
On agenda: 7/22/2013 Final action: 7/25/2013
Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a Jobs Growth Incentive with FCX Performance, Inc., Integrated Plant Services Inc., and Instrumentation Services, Inc. equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of new income tax withheld on employees for a term of three (3) years in consideration of combined company investments of approximately $332,500.00 related to leasehold improvements and the acquisition of machinery and equipment, furniture and fixtures, stand-alone computers, and inventory, the retention of 64 existing positions, and the creation of 19 new full-time permanent positions; and to declare an emergency.
Attachments: 1. ORD1834-2013 FCx Performance Inc - Fact Sheet, 2. ORD1834-2013 FCx Performance Inc - Site Map
Explanation

BACKGROUND: The Columbus Department of Development is proposing to enter into a Jobs Growth Incentive Agreement with FCX Performance, Inc., Integrated Plant Services Inc., and Instrumentation Services, Inc., equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of personal income tax withheld on new employees to Columbus for a term of three (3) years.

Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and founded in 1999 with antecedents dating back to 1984, FCX Performance, Inc. distributes and repairs valves, instruments, pumps, compressors, boilers and related process equipment. The company serves end users, original equipment manufacturers, and engineering and construction firms across the chemicals processing, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical, industrial gas, and other industrial end markets. The company has 23 locations serving 33 states and 410 employees.

Integrated Plant Services, Inc., formed in 1999 and wholly-owned by FCX Performance, Inc., provides field and shop valve repair services to those in the power generation, refining, chemical processing, and pulp and paper markets in Ohio and contiguous states. Instrumentation Services, Inc. was acquired by FCX Performance, Inc. in 2012 and provides instrument repair, calibration, project management, and systems integration services to those in the industrial and municipal markets.

In total, FCX Performance, Inc., Integrated Plant Services Inc., and Instrumentation Services, Inc., are proposing to renovate their current commercial space located at 3000 E. 14th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219 (Parcel Number 010-105124) and relocate approximately 12 FCX Performance, Inc. positions from their joint site to an 11,400 square foot leased space located at 1149 Rarig Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219 (Parcel Number 010-183723), less than a quarter of a mile away. Leasehold improvements and machinery and equipment acquisition will accommodate the construction of a clean room designed to service the valves, instruments, and pumps to...

Click here for full text