The Manhattan city commission on Tuesday will consider a $5 million project within the Manhattan Business Park.

City commissioners will enter into an executive session at the meeting to consider the sale of 8.5 acres, located adjacent to the Manhattan Regional Airport, to Torgeson Electric Company. According to the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce’s Monday Matters newsletter, the real estate transaction is the next step toward Torgeson constructing a new facility in Manhattan.

The Chamber says the new facility will support the company’s growth in the Manhattan market and areas west of the city. Work in the new space will include manufacturing and pre-fabrication as well as other construction support and service functions.

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A new hotel project in Manhattan’s Aggieville district will begin construction on Monday.

In a Friday news release, BHS Construction announced it plans to start the Hampton Inn project at 12th and Laramie Street. City officials in January approved $20 million in bonds for the hotel along with an amended development agreement with Midtown Land Company, LLC.

The hotel will feature 105 rooms along with a 100-stall parking garage.

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City officials are considering a request to amend the sales tax exemption for renovations to Wareham Hall in downtown Manhattan.

The item is part of the Tuesday work session agenda. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in City Hall.

City administrators seek direction from the city commission over a proposed 10-year, 100% property tax abatement for the project. The developer also requests a $350,000 cash incentive for public infrastructure improvements.

The city, in December 2023, approved a resolution of intent to issue industrial revenue bonds for a sales tax exemption. Since then the project’s budget increased from $25 million to $40 million, according to agenda documents.

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City commissioners are expected on Tuesday night to consider approval of a purchase and sale agreement with Amazon, totaling $206,010 for a roughly 15 acre tract of land in the Manhattan Business Park, west of the airport.

The Seattle-based company plans to build a 70,000-square-foot warehouse, which will reportedly serve a broader region around Manhattan for “last mile” delivery services, according to a Monday newsletter from the Chamber of Commerce. Chamber officials say they’ve been engaged off and on with Amazon for over five years, to secure a location for the company.

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City commissioners are expected on Tuesday night to consider approval of a purchase and sale agreement with Amazon, totaling $206,010 for a roughly 15 acre tract of land in the Manhattan Business Park, west of the airport.

The Seattle-based company plans to build a 70,000-square-foot warehouse, which will reportedly serve a broader region around Manhattan for “last mile” delivery services, according to a Monday newsletter from the Chamber of Commerce. Chamber officials say they’ve been engaged off and on with Amazon for over five years, to secure a location for the company.

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City commissioners are expected on Tuesday night to consider approval of a purchase and sale agreement with Amazon, totaling $206,010 for a roughly 15 acre tract of land in the Manhattan Business Park, west of the airport.

The Seattle-based company plans to build a 70,000-square-foot warehouse, which will reportedly serve a broader region around Manhattan for “last mile” delivery services, according to a Monday newsletter from the Chamber of Commerce. Chamber officials say they’ve been engaged off and on with Amazon for over five years, to secure a location for the company.

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