A California based realty group was accompanied by a large entourage from Clermont County for a tour of the Ford Plant in Batavia Wednesday, April 22.
The Industrial Realty Group, from Los Angeles, Calif., is currently seeking to purchase the former Ford Plant.
According to Steve Wharton, president of the Economic Development Corporation of Clermont County, when it was announced that Ford was closing the plant, EDCCC began exploring opportunities and looking at revitalization of the plant.
“We contacted six different developers to see if we could get them interested in the facility,” said Wharton. “IRG came and toured the plant. They have a number of similar projects underway around the country. They just finished a Ford property in Lorraine.”