Cassville commercial building trends still slow
April 29, 2015
Charlea Mills
For the last few years, new construction projects in Cassville have been slow when compared to earlier years. New residential construction projects seem to have stayed steady, but additions, alterations and commercial projects have been slow for the last few years.
Within the Cassville city limits, a permit is required for any new construction project, addition to a building, roof project, alteration and more. A good way to look at economic trends is to analyze the building trends within a city For Cassville, new home construction remained steady for the last few years, but commercial building projects have been sparse since an influx in 2011.
In 2011, the city had a big year for new construction While the number of homes constructed was similar to years since, commercial construction and alterations made a big impact on revenue generated from building permits. The city generated $11,702 in revenue from construction permits, mostly due to large projects like the Casey’s and Access. That was also the year where Sonic Drive-In and Emmanuel Baptist Church did alterations to their buildings.
Since, the closest year to 2011 in terms of revenue was 2013 when McDonald’s applied for a building permit to rebuild after the devastating fire. In 2013, the city generated $9,286 in revenue from building permits, but 2012 and 2014’s numbers were $1,969 and $2,330, respectively.
New home construction over the past four years has remained stable. In 2011, five permits for new homes inside the city limits were issued. In 2012, that number was only three, but in 2013 it went up to six, and in 2014, five permits were issued. Smaller projects, like additions to existing buildings, also contribute to permit fees, but no one applied for a permit for a major new addition or alteration in 2014. In 2013, three permits were issued for additions. By way of the numbers, the only stable trend appears to be new home construction within the city limits.
Thus far, only a few permits for minor projects have been applied for in 2015 with the city receiving $264.80 in building permit fees since the beginning of the year. Thus far, no commercial or new home construction projects are in the works.
Bringing new commercial businesses to the area is a popular discussion subject. In Cassville, the city, the Industrial Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce all work to bring in new businesses and support businesses already here.
According to Cassville Mayor Bill Shiveley, Cassville works to try to bring businesses into town, including monitoring various websites to see what businesses are looking to relocate or establish a new business. Shiveley also said, “The City supports the Chamber of Commerce and their efforts to promote local businesses. The City on its own does not have a budget to promote businesses, but the City participates in Chamber functions that promote local businesses.”
Mindi Artherton, Cassville Area Chamber of Commerce director, said, “The chamber is often the first place potential business owners contact when they are interested in starting a new business.”
Artherton also said, “Along with working closely with our Industrial Development Corporation and the City, I work with the potential business to help them find space for their new business and point them in the right direction for other resources needed when starting a new business.”
The Chamber also refers community members and guests to various business and offers a relocation guide and website to assist in drawing businesses to the area.
IDC Board President Stan Kelley said that the IDC works to establish new businesses, as well. Kelley said, “The IDC provides insight to the nuances special to Cassville that makes it a desirable choice [for businesses]. Also, the IDC considers ways to provide incentives to a prospective company that will bring jobs to Cassville. IDC strives to stay in contact with various resources across the region and State to obtain any leads for a company considering coming to Missouri and wants to locate in small cities such as Cassville.”
The IDC also acts as a liaison to navigating any obstacles a business may encounter when expanding or moving to the area in a way that would create more jobs and revenue. With city revenue improving, hopefully the city starts to see more commercial expansion again in the coming years.
Charlea Mills
For the last few years, new construction projects in Cassville have been slow when compared to earlier years. New residential construction projects seem to have stayed steady, but additions, alterations and commercial projects have been slow for the last few years.
Within the Cassville city limits, a permit is required for any new construction project, addition to a building, roof project, alteration and more. A good way to look at economic trends is to analyze the building trends within a city For Cassville, new home construction remained steady for the last few years, but commercial building projects have been sparse since an influx in 2011.
In 2011, the city had a big year for new construction While the number of homes constructed was similar to years since, commercial construction and alterations made a big impact on revenue generated from building permits. The city generated $11,702 in revenue from construction permits, mostly due to large projects like the Casey’s and Access. That was also the year where Sonic Drive-In and Emmanuel Baptist Church did alterations to their buildings.
Since, the closest year to 2011 in terms of revenue was 2013 when McDonald’s applied for a building permit to rebuild after the devastating fire. In 2013, the city generated $9,286 in revenue from building permits, but 2012 and 2014’s numbers were $1,969 and $2,330, respectively.
New home construction over the past four years has remained stable. In 2011, five permits for new homes inside the city limits were issued. In 2012, that number was only three, but in 2013 it went up to six, and in 2014, five permits were issued. Smaller projects, like additions to existing buildings, also contribute to permit fees, but no one applied for a permit for a major new addition or alteration in 2014. In 2013, three permits were issued for additions. By way of the numbers, the only stable trend appears to be new home construction within the city limits.
Thus far, only a few permits for minor projects have been applied for in 2015 with the city receiving $264.80 in building permit fees since the beginning of the year. Thus far, no commercial or new home construction projects are in the works.
Bringing new commercial businesses to the area is a popular discussion subject. In Cassville, the city, the Industrial Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce all work to bring in new businesses and support businesses already here.
According to Cassville Mayor Bill Shiveley, Cassville works to try to bring businesses into town, including monitoring various websites to see what businesses are looking to relocate or establish a new business. Shiveley also said, “The City supports the Chamber of Commerce and their efforts to promote local businesses. The City on its own does not have a budget to promote businesses, but the City participates in Chamber functions that promote local businesses.”
Mindi Artherton, Cassville Area Chamber of Commerce director, said, “The chamber is often the first place potential business owners contact when they are interested in starting a new business.”
Artherton also said, “Along with working closely with our Industrial Development Corporation and the City, I work with the potential business to help them find space for their new business and point them in the right direction for other resources needed when starting a new business.”
The Chamber also refers community members and guests to various business and offers a relocation guide and website to assist in drawing businesses to the area.
IDC Board President Stan Kelley said that the IDC works to establish new businesses, as well. Kelley said, “The IDC provides insight to the nuances special to Cassville that makes it a desirable choice [for businesses]. Also, the IDC considers ways to provide incentives to a prospective company that will bring jobs to Cassville. IDC strives to stay in contact with various resources across the region and State to obtain any leads for a company considering coming to Missouri and wants to locate in small cities such as Cassville.”
The IDC also acts as a liaison to navigating any obstacles a business may encounter when expanding or moving to the area in a way that would create more jobs and revenue. With city revenue improving, hopefully the city starts to see more commercial expansion again in the coming years.