Pouring off molten metal at Rodney Hunt Co., foundry in Orange, MA. (photo by Joe Mitko)

Where are we?

Here are some selected distances and realistic driving times:

Boston: 72 miles, 1.5 hrs.

New York: 180 miles, 3.5 hrs.

Montreal: 200 miles, 4.5 hrs.

Albany: 100 miles, 2.5 hrs.

Springfield: 43 miles, 1 hr

Hartford: 70 miles, 1.5 hrs.

Worcester: 40 miles, 1 hr.

Amherst-Northampton*: 21 miles, 1/2 hr.

*location of the five-college community including University of Massachusetts.

RANDALL POND INDUSTRIAL PARK

A modern facility located on Route 122 in Orange, Massachusetts, ideally situated in scenic Central New England for maximum utility and minimum development cost. Not another barren wasteland, this industrial park has a beautiful pond as you enter, living up to its name in offering a park-like environment fully equipped with roadways and utilities and with ready access to highways and the runways of the town-owned Orange Municipal Airport.

Features:

· Fiber Optics through Verizon

· Electric (3-phase) National Grid – substantial kilowatt demand capability

· Municipal Water: over 1300 gallons per minute with static of 109 psi and residual 80 psi

· 56 acres with potential of expansion

· Borders Orange Municipal Airport which has two 5,000 foot runways

· Located on Route 122

· 1 mile from downtown commercial district

· 1 mile from Route 2 (major east-west route along state’s northern tier)

· 17 miles from I-90, 30 miles from I-190, 47 miles from I-495

· Scenic splendor overlooking Randall’s Pond

· Good school system: (science fair does extremely well in state competition)

· Large sports program

· Excellent hunting and hiking

· Home of nationally-recognized Peace Statue

· Home of filled and very successful industrial park

· Low cost of living

· Located within an Economic Opportunity Area which provides state and real estate credits. This could result in tens of thousands of dollars of savings.

The Site… A spacious tract of flat, dry land owned and developed by the Orange Economic Development & Industrial Corporation, consists of 56 sub-dividable acres – 65 acres total, adjacent to an under-utilized but well-maintained airport with two 5,000’ runways. Facilities include paved roads with town water mains and hydrants, town sewer, 3-phase electricity, and fiber optics service readily available.

Cooperation & Experience… These are the operative words as the town of Orange, known as “the Friendly town,” welcomes industry and will help occupants of the park to pursue their plans without hassles and headaches. This park is a part of an economic opportunity area which offers state tax credits and local real estate tax deductions. Officials and townspeople, accustomed to an industrial base, are committed to redevelopment appropriate for the next century. Experienced industrial workers are historically the backbone of area communities, providing an ample supply of skilled labor at reasonable wages. Cooperating local and state agencies and boards include the town’s Selectmen and Airport Commission, the North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce, Orange EDIC, Great Franklin County Overall Economic Development Plan, Franklin Regional Council of Governments, Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency and Massachusetts Office of Business Development, and the Federal Economic Development Administration.

The Bottom Line… Prime industrial sites at the lowest possible cost are offered by a community characterized by a mixture of progressive optimism and New England traditionalism – attitudes shared by community leadership and the general populace. A healthy concern for the community’s natural resources and a realistic awareness of the needs and potential of the area’s human resources have led to widespread support for development of the industrial park. You are invited to visit this special community and its equally special industrial park development.