Williams International airport expansion incentive
A proposed incentive package of up to $27.5 million, including $22 million of post-performance tax increment and $5.5 million for a new 24-inch waterline, for a roughly 100,000-square-foot expansion with 300 new jobs, alongside an amended Weber County interlocal agreement for the Airport CRA. Presented in a Feb. 11, 2025 work session.
- Where it stands
- In review
- Type
- Development agreement
- Location
- Ogden-Hinckley Airport, Airport Community Reinvestment Area
- Applicant
- Williams International
Every hearing and vote
February 11, 2025 · City Council
Airport CRA interlocal agreement amendment with Weber County (work session)
Discussed
Meess presented an updated agreement with Weber County, which approved it in January 2025. County tax increment participation falls from 90 to 75 percent, the money is limited to infrastructure such as electrical, water, sewer, taxiways and apron, and the county's maximum contribution stays at $17 million. The base year stays 2020, the agreement expires in 2047, and the start of tax increment is the earlier of the year the agency triggers it or Jan. 1, 2026.
February 11, 2025 · City Council
Williams International incentive agreements, Airport CRA (work session)
Discussed
Williams International, which designs small gas turbine engines and has operated in Ogden since 1978 with about 900 employees in roughly 400,000 square feet, is considering a 100,000-square-foot expansion with more than 300 new jobs. The draft proposal offers up to $22 million in post-performance tax increment, $17 million for electrical infrastructure and $5 million for jobs and training, plus $5.5 million of agency money for a 24-inch waterline loop from the airport well, a total of $27.5 million. The company already holds a state incentive of up to 30 percent of new state tax revenue for 20 years, and the expansion is estimated to generate $31.25 million in local tax increment by 2047. Members asked about the company's water use, the agreement's end date, how long until the city sees a return, encouraging new employees to buy homes in Ogden and space for future expansion.
- Proposed total incentive: $27.5 million
- Expansion: about 100,000 sq. ft. and 300+ jobs
March 11, 2025 · City Council
Amended Weber County interlocal agreement, Airport CRA (RDA Resolution 2025-3)
Pending
The agency agenda lists a roll-call vote on an amended interlocal agreement with Weber County on sharing tax increment in the Airport Community Reinvestment Project Area, which lowers county participation to 75 percent and restricts its use to infrastructure. The results of the vote are not in the available documents.
March 11, 2025 · City Council
Participation and incentive agreement with Williams International (RDA Resolution 2025-4)
Pending
The agency agenda lists a roll-call vote authorizing the executive director to sign an incentive agreement with Williams International CO., LLC for its expansion in the Airport CRA; the February work session described up to $27.5 million in total support. The results of the vote are not in the available documents.