Executive Russell M. Pry Keeps ECS Tuning in Summit County, Additional Employment Opportunities.

On Monday, March 3, 2008, Summit County Executive Russell M. Pry announced that the County of Summit has entered into a partnership with the City of Barberton to offer additional tax incentives to ECS Tuning, a local company looking to consolidate its main office and storage operations into one main facility within the Barberton Enterprise Zone.

ECS Tuning is an independent company that specializes in the distribution of Volkswagen / Audi performance aftermarket tuning parts and OEM Volkswagen / Audi replacement parts.

ECS Tuning, presently located at 3095 Cleveland-Massillon Road in Norton, plans to build their new, $1.5 million facility on Wooster Road in Barberton. As a result of being located within the Barberton Enterprise Zone, the company will be 100% exempt from paying Real Property Tax, on their new building, for the next 10 years.

“ECS Tuning plays an important role in our local economy,” said Summit County Executive Russell M. Pry. “The company presently employs 24 workers and the new facility is projected to add six new employment opportunities.”

Summit County Executive Russell M. Pry’s Department of Community and Economic Development has the ability to coordinate: the distribution of Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Community Reinvestment Area Agreements, Enterprise Zone Agreements, entrance into Foreign Trade Zone Sites and participation in the Summit Business Partnership.

“Retaining businesses and creating jobs in Summit County is a major priority for my administration,” added Pry. “I am very pleased that ECS Tuning has committed to expanding their business operations in Summit County.”

For more information on the opportunities that exist through Summit County Executive Russell M. Pry’s Department of Community and Economic Development contact Scott Wagner at 330-643-7769, or click on www.co.summit.oh.us .