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RACER Trust presented AUCH Construction with the second RACER’s Edge Award for redevelopment excellence at the 2019 National Brownfields Training Conference. (L-R) Bruce Rasher, RACER Redevelopment Manager; Patricia Spitzley, RACER Deputy Redevelopment Manager and Director of Government Relations; RACER Trustee Elliott P. Laws; AUCH Construction President and CEO Vince DeLeonardis; Pontiac (MI) Mayor Dr. Deirdre Waterman; AUCH Construction project manager Jacob Munchiando; and RACER Transaction Manager Steven Black.
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Latest Racer News
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Aug 16, 2012
Real Estate Firm to Buy Ex-GM Ohio Plant
Reuters reports that The RACER Trust sold the former automaker's Mansfield-Ontario stamping plant in Ohio to Brownfield Communities Development Co. for an undisclosed amount. The buyer has committed to add more than 1,100 new jobs. You can read the full story here. -
Aug 16, 2012
Richland County: Redeveloped GM Plant to Bring 1,100 Jobs
Cleveland's WKYC-TV reports that the former GM plant in the economically hard hit area of Richland County is getting the promise of at least 1,100 new jobs within 5 years following the sale of the plant by the RACER Trust to Brownfield Communities Development Co. You can read… -
Aug 16, 2012
Firm Heading Former GM Site Redevelopment to Sell Ohio Stamping Plant
The Detroit News reports that the RACER Trust, responsible for redevelopment of "old" GM properties, has sold a former Ohio stamping plant to a company that plans to bring more than 1,100 new jobs to Ohio. You can read the full story here. -
Aug 16, 2012
Sale Of Former Ontario General Motors Plant Announced
WMFD-TV reports that a developer has agreed to purchase the massive former GM stamping plant from the RACER Trust and will bring in two businesses and about 1,100 jobs. You can read the full story here. -
Aug 16, 2012
Brownfield Communities Development Buys Ex-GM Facility in Ohio
A staff report in InAutoNews from Romania notes that the RACER Trust is selling former GM’s Mansfield-Ontario stamping plant in Ohio to Brownfield Communities Development. You can read the full story here. -
Jul 30, 2012
Potential Advantages of Reusing Potentially Contaminated Land for Renewable Energy
A fact sheet from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Re-Powering America's Land Initiative highlights the benefits of reusing sites such as potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites for renewable energy development. Click here to download the fact sheet. -
Jul 27, 2012
Repurposing Former Automotive Manufacturing Sites
This report from the Center for Automotive Research reports says that shuttered auto plants are being purchased by developers at a rate not seen in decades. The report compiles information on the property transitions, including facts, guidance and lessons to model as communities move forward… -
Jul 26, 2012
RACER Trust and UEP Detroit Team Up to Provide Opportunities for Minority Entrepreneurs
YPSILANTI, Mich. — The RACER Trust and the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership, Inc. (UEP) of Detroit, have initiated a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at increasing opportunities for qualified minority suppliers to participate in redeveloping properties sold by RACER. The memorandum calls… -
Jul 18, 2012
RACER Trust and Goodwill’s Green Works, Inc., Partner to Promote Recycling and Create Job Opportunities in Southeast Michigan
PSILANTI, Mich. — The RACER Trust has teamed with Green Works, Inc., a non-profit subsidiary of Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit, in a partnership that both adds value to surplus RACER assets and creates job opportunities for men and women facing employment challenges. RACER… -
Jun 28, 2012
RACER Trust looks to convene new industrial activity across a huge portfolio of former GM properties
Site Selection, the magazine of corporate real estate strategy and area economic development, takes an extensive look at RACER's redevelopment mission and initiatives. You can read the full story here: Further Action: RACER Trust looks to convene new industrial activity across a huge…