Local Contractors Holds Topping Out Ceremony for Shopping Center

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Brittany Higgins, Public Relations Coordinator

Phone: 240-313-2389

Email: bhiggins@washco-md.net

LOCAL CONTRACTOR HOLDS TOPPING OUT CEREMONY FOR SHOPPING CENTER

Emerald Pointe Shopping Center places final I beam

HAGERSTOWN, MD. (May 18, 2018) – The Washington County Department of Business Development is pleased to welcome the Emerald Pointe Shopping Center to Washington County. County Commissioners and staff were on site for a Topping Out Ceremony for the new space located on Marsh Pike in Hagerstown, Maryland. The contractor ceremonially lifted the final I beam into place, marking the completion of this portion of the project.

The contractor for the project is Morgan Keller Construction and features Class A, mixed-use, office space and 38,000 square feet. The Shopping Center will become the new home to Smith, Elliott, Kearns & Company, a First United Bank branch, a Morgan-Keller Construction branch and Jason Divelbiss, a local attorney among others.

On January 30, 2018, the Washington County Board of County Commissioners passed an interim policy that would allow F&M Trust of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania to assist in funding the project. The motion passed unanimously.

Paul Crampton Contractors is a local contracting firm located in Hagerstown and has been in operation for 51 years. What began as a small, home improvement company has flourished into a successful residential and commercial contracting firm with multiple residential communities and retail spaces.

For additional information contact Public Relations Coordinator Brittany Higgins at 240-313-2389.

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