The president of the Allegany County Board of Commissioners, David Caporale, announced on Thursday that the Hunter Douglas facility located in the North Branch Industrial Park had been sold. The largest fabric plant for Hunter Douglas, a firm that makes window coverings and blinds, closed its Cumberland location in March.
It Was Built In 2001 And Refurbished In 2006
At one point, the facility employed over 800 locals. According to a business representative in March 2023, the decision to terminate the Allegany County factory was motivated by the necessity to combine operations and product demand. 361 workers were employed by the corporation at the Cumberland location at the time.
A website for commercial real estate claims that the industrial property consists of a building that is around 350,000 square feet and sits on 35 acres. Reportedly built in 2001 and refurbished in 2006, the one-story building has five grade-level drive-in sections and twenty dock-high loading doors. The website did not specify the asking value for the facility.
The Move Is Beneficial And Profitable
But it offered a fitness center plus a security system as amenities in the building. “Our staff has worked very closely with (the company’s) team throughout the last several months to make sure this move is beneficial as well as profitable to us & them,” Caporale stated on Thursday. He said, “We’re very excited,” and mentioned that the sale’s specifics would be made public on Friday.
Additionally, the commissioners decided to:
As stated in county records, provide $500 to Westernport for its yearly “Christmas” tree lighting & parade.
Acknowledge receipt of an $84,332 Maryland Center for School Safety School Resource Officer Grant, which will enable the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office to staff Allegany County Public Schools with three full-time in addition to two part-time deputies serving as SROs in fiscal 2025.
Authorize the expenditure of $650,069 from the American Rescue Plan Act to purchase a new vacuum vehicle for the public works division of the county.
Grant the Bowling Green district’s water meter renovations $670,000 in ARPA money.