In addition, in 2022, we completed renovations of our original office building that we repurchased in 2019, honoring our rich history while meeting today’s business needs. We restored the external brick façade with new fenestration and an ADA-accessible side entrance, and modernized the interior to include a state-of-the-art training classroom, lounge for networking and socializing, and 11 guest rooms. These upgrades to the once vacant building are helping to transform the downtown area and attract more businesses and visitors.
We recently invested over $1 million in enhancing utility infrastructure for our headquarters and the surrounding community. As the owner of the largest buildings in Branchville, our commitment to convert our furnaces from oil to natural gas was a predicate to the installation of natural gas lines throughout the Borough - as was also the case with our commitment to decommission our septic plant and the installation of sewer lines. These significant investments will benefit the environment and economic vitality of our Branchville community.