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The Winchester, Va. based Shockey Companies announces its response to a Request for Interest to develop/operate the proposed inland port at Martinsburg's Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport and other sites around the county. Once certified, the inland port district aims to boost commercial and industrial development by serving as a port of entry for imported goods, with full-time Customs inspectors stationed at the airport.
The transaction, completed last month, employs 30,000 employees and is a publicly traded company manufacturing literature such as books and retail inserts. Wisconsin-based Quad Graphics is currently the largest privately held printer in the United States.
The offices at Shockey Commerce Center welcomes the Community Alternatives to Violence, a non-profit organization geared toward the rehabilitation of violent and/or abusive persons through specialized counseling and employment programs.
Essroc Cement Corporation is utilizing three acres at Berkeley Business Park on Route 11 South in Martinsburg. The additional land at the former Corning Glass facility lends the needed rail access for the expediting of shipping and receiving of its product.
Royce Too has acquired additional warehouse space at Shockey Commerce Center in Martinsburg. The 161,000 sq. ft. area is expected to house a distribution center for their growing business with the acquisition of the Dickies Apparel line.
A new flavor has been added to the Blue Ridge CTC campus at Berkeley Business Park. Completed on December 30th, the Culinary Arts area houses a classroom, commercial kitchen and serving area for students and staff.
Additional space is now available at both Shockey Commerce Center and Berkeley Business Park in Martinsburg. Office and warehouse spaces are offered for warehouse and light manufacturing outfits.
The weatherization division of the Eastern WV Community Action Agency is now established at Shockey Commerce Center in Martinsburg.
A 7,060 square foot expansion for Blue Ridge CTC is now complete at the Berkeley Business Park campus. The addition has created several more classrooms for the school. Future plans for the college are attempts to create a culinary arts course at the site.
A portion of Blue Ridge College, located at Berkeley Business Park on Route 11 South in Martinsburg, is scheduled for completion on July 31st. The expanded area will house several additional learning classrooms.
The WV Weatherization Dept. is preparing to move into their new space on the north side of the Shockey Commerce Center. The newly renovated area includes several offices and two warehouse spaces to house their weatherization inventory.
The college is hoping to move its main campus to the future Tabler Station Industrial Park. The site is situated less than a mile from the Blue Ridge college campus at the Berkeley Business Park facility.
A new and larger space is currently being renovated for Berkeley Business Park facility tenant, DirecTV. The space aims to lend a more efficient work setting for DirecTV's Berkeley County office staff and their needs. The new space is scheduled for a March completion.
The space that previously housed AB&C Company in Shockey Commerce Center is now available for lease. The warehouse area includes offices, restrooms, and dock doors and lends approximately 800,000 square feet. CSX rail into the building is also available.
