Show 5 REAL ESTATE Millard County Chronicle Progress A real estate success story continues The optimism which motivated the Pendray Construction and Develop Company to be a leader in reshaping Delta’s landscape over the past six years continues unabated with company officials making the suprising claim that business may be better in the next few years than it has yet been The Pendray brothers Bob and Jim have been for building new homes scatter responsible throughout subdivisions in West Millard County well as as Best Western the Motel ''restaurantbusiness and shopping complex on the east side of Delta and other projects Now even though the IPP related building boom seems to be waning Pendray Construction is hardly ready to close shop Perhaps not so suprisingly the company has even more ambitious plans for building In fact says housing sales manger Clay Black "We may build more new homes in the next two years than we did in the past few years" How that can be when rumors up north are that Delta has become a ghost tow n? “We estimate that at least 200 families of workers on the permanent IPP operation and maintainance force have not yet settled their housing needs” Clay said "And many of those families are going to want a new home in Delta We think that may keep us more busy over the next two years than we have been during the past two years” And that is just the beginning The company is hoping that new building construction in the next few years will hold them through the cooling-ofperiod of the IPP construction slow down until one of two things happen: cither IPP Unit 3 will be built bringing hundreds of more people into the areas or other industrial development will continue to create a demand for new building "We are certain that this area has everything it needs to attract new business growth even outside of IPP We have the work force and work ethic the clean air the land and water and the lifestyle that many thousands of people in the crowded cities want” Clay said "You think IPP changed things? Just wait and won’t recognize this place in another 10 to 15 years" Despite the optimistic future outlook there is no denying the definte downswing in business activity particularly in Delta To this Clay points out that as the permanent workforce settles into the area they will be stimulating that activity "But you Eatt Main rate" "We may build more new homes in the next two years than we have in the past few years" "We are certain this area has everything it needs to attract growth" Spity's Uptown Auto Repair 279 won’t notice it since there has been such a dramatic drop in numbers of people working at the plant But at the same time those permanent people are here to stay and the economic base has been broadened and strengthened It is something we can definitly base our projections on and that is why we are so optimistic and so far this has been born out by actual experience It is not a matter of the economy regressing The economy will continue to grow The only question is how last or at what GCnVICG DC2UG CO Delta 215 West Main Delta 864-254- 5 WARD KILLPACK ROGER E KILLPACK 24 Hour Towing PH R R PH Full Service Safety Inspection WE DO IT EIGHT THE FIRST TIME!!! Prescription Service Greeting Cards Jewelry Cosmetics Cameras S Film Home Health Items Sundries DELTAN INN O KITCHENETTES AIR CONDITIONING COLOR TV MOTEL 347 E Main Delta NEWLY NEDECOKATED COMMERCIAL RATES NEAR RESTAURANTS J |