NorthPoint Development officials, stakeholders, and lawmakers recently broke ground on a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Bethel Township.
The location at Berks Park 78 has highway access and will promote economic development for local communities, Nathaniel Hagedorn, NorthPoint CEO, said.
Once completed, the facility will create 400 permanent jobs and will generate more than $16 million in real estate taxes over the next 20 years. The project also will create 150 immediate construction jobs.
The groundbreaking was attended by U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA), state Sen. David G. Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill), and Berks County Commissioner Christian Leinbach.
“Today’s groundbreaking is great news for Berks County,” Meuser said. “This new distribution facility will provide hundreds of good-paying, new jobs, while also expanding the county’s tax base… With an advantageous location and a skilled workforce, Berks County is a great place to do business.”
“In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic and commercial construction boom continues in Berks County and especially here along the I78 corridor,” Leinbach said. “The construction jobs and along with the jobs provided by the business that will eventually occupy this building, as well as the tax revenues, will benefit Bethel Township, the Tulpehocken School District, and Berks County.”