Copen Machine acquisition and remediation of former Davey Drill site
Kent
Summary
Copen Machine is buying the long-vacant, contaminated industrial site at 200 W. Williams Street with help from a $450,000 forgivable city loan, committing to at least 25 new jobs and keeping 20 public parking spaces. Remediation overseen by the Ohio EPA will take at least three years before full reuse.
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Last discussed Feb 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
$450,000 from the economic development revolving loan fund — not general fund dollars — repaid through new payroll over roughly seven to nine years.
Copen Machine and the South End neighborhood, which gains jobs, preserved industrial zoning, parking, and a remediated brownfield instead of a derelict site.
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