Franklin Planning Commission approved the plan Wednesday evening.
“We are excited about the expansion of Modula in the city of Franklin,” Franklin Mayor Brent Centers said in a statement Thursday. “As Franklin continues to grow and transform, businesses like Modula are a critical component to our success. We look forward to additional exciting announcements of growth efforts in Warren County.”
“Yesterday’s building and site plan approval by the city of Franklin is an important step in an ongoing process as we and our partners at REDI Cincinnati (a Cincinnati-area development organization) work with the community to continue Modula’s rapid growth in Warren County,” JobsOhio said in its own statement on the development. “This project is still contingent on the approvals of additional incentives, and we plan to share more after these go through the appropriate reviews.”
Modula executives were not available to discuss their plans for the building.
The city of Franklin has been working on significant redevelopment the past few years. That includes a $13 million revitalization of Main Street that the city hopes will help attract more business downtown, plus the purchase of the former Franklin Boxboard property at Sixth and Riley for future development. The school district is building new bond levy-funded schools, and the city has a long-term vision for new development along the riverfront.
Modula purchased the building in question, a former Dayton Daily News print technology center in 2019. At the time, the acquiring company brought about 100 jobs to the site.
Cox Media Group Ohio previously owned and occupied the 252,000-square-foot building, printing its local newspapers there before moving that work to an Indianapolis production facility.
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