CEBA on track for late year opening; Phase 2 contract awarded

SHENANDOAH – As construction continues on Phase 1 of the Center for Education, Business, and the Arts in downtown Shenandoah, we now know who’ll be building out Phase 2.

The first phase will complete the shell of the building with the exception of the event center and some business incubator spaces.

Wagman Construction, of York, is building Phase 1 and was awarded the contract to build Phase 2.

“Phase 1 is moving along very rapidly,” said Joe Matthews, Wagman project superintendent. “The commercial kitchen will be the first completed room within a week or two.”

In addition to the commercial kitchen, Phase 1 includes a Penn State classroom, EARN workforce development offices, and the Downtown Shenandoah, Inc. headquarters.

“We are very pleased to find out that we will also be completing Phase 2 for DSI,” added Matthews. “As always, we’re grateful for the support from the community and DSI, and can’t wait to deliver a quality building.”

“We are very excited that Wagman won the bid for CEBA Phase 2,” said Mary Luscavage, acting executive director for DSI. “They are extremely accommodating, fit right into our community, and have become important colleagues to our organization.”

Phase 2 includes a second-floor event center, health care component, and ground-floor co-working spaces.

“Shenandoah is my hometown, and it’s exciting to see CEBA take shape,” said DSI board member, Allen Palubinsky. It’s like a breath of fresh air to see the empty lots on N. Main Street, formerly home to multiple buildings destroyed by fire, and purchased by Downtown Shenandoah, Inc.”

“I’ve said from the beginning, CEBA will transform the economic landscape and breathe new life into our region,” said board president and treasurer Karen Kenderdine. “It already has. Blighted buildings are coming down, new businesses are opening, and interest about renting space in the building increases daily.”

The building is under construction on the former site of Davison’s Furniture, which was leveled by fire in 2006, and Thunder Road, which burned twice, on North Main Street.

The center is expected to open later this year.

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