Construction workers placed the last piece of steel earlier this week in the frame for a 20,000-square-foot facility at the Chester Research and Development Park in Richburg.
The structure is the framework for a new development, which is owned by Chart Industries.
In a small “topping out” ceremony, construction workers signed the steel beam before it was lifted by a crane, the last step to completing the building’s frame. Construction began in September 2020.
Chart Industries has invested $7 million in this project, Chester County Economic Development Director Robert Long said.
The facility will be used to repair and refurbish cryogenic tanks. It will create 50 jobs when it opens in three to four months, Long said.
The Chart Industries facility will be the second project on the park property, at 5454 Richburg Rd. The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety’s testing center also has space there.
County officials hope to continue to grow the Research & Development Park, Long said.
The 300-acre property is ideal for 20-to-50 acre projects, he said. The county plans to continue marketing the park to new businesses.
By Tobie Nell Perkins, Staff Reporter with The Herald
(803) 327-9041
