Cicero, N.Y. – Work is nearing conclusion on a $26 million brand-new Milton CAT center situated in Cicero.
Plans to build the Cicero branch were initially revealed in fall 2020. The 103,000-square-foot center, that includes covered storage and a presentation location, lies at 7285 Eastman Road, off Northern Boulevard.
The branch is anticipated to open this fall, said Dean Swartz, promoting the business. Construction is really ahead of schedule, he said.
The 110 employees who operate at the Ainsley Drive place will transfer to the brand-new building, and some brand-new workers will be employed, Swartz said.
The brand-new center will likewise act as the home office for Sitech Northeast, a sibling business that offers and supports the innovation and automation side of Milton’s earthmoving equipment business.
Milton CAT, a family-owned business based in Milford, Mass., offers and services Caterpillar earthmoving equipment and power generation equipment. It has actually run a branch on Ainsley Drive in Syracuse for twenty years.
When the brand-new branch opens, the Ainley drive will be repurposed however Swartz said the business doesn’t have a set instructions for it yet. He said it most likely will not be a retail location, but instead serve operational needs for Milton CAT.
The Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency voted in October 2020 to exempt the Caterpillar dealer’s brand-new branch from sales taxes on building materials. The business agreed to pay the agency a $261,000 project fee. It did not request property tax exemptions for the brand-new center.
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