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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Cape Seafoods Expands Gloucester, Massachusetts, Operations

10/06/2022
Cape Seafoods, Inc. will expand its operations and workforce at the Jodrey State Fish Pier in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The project is expected to create eight jobs.

The company will build and equip a new seafood processing room that will enable it to process ground fish such as flounder, hake, halibut, and cod.

“We are in an industry that has many significant hurdles to overcome on a daily basis from environmental conditions, market conditions and challenges created by quota limitations,” said Cape Seafoods, Inc. President Gerry O’Neill. “We greatly appreciate the support of the commonwealth with this grant. It will give us the opportunity to diversify our business in order to survive in this ever changing environment. It will also allow us to put equipment in place to modernize groundfish processing in Gloucester and hopefully strengthen the local fishing and processing industries. None of this would be possible without the continued and strong support over the past 21 years of MassDevelopment. We are both grateful and lucky to have teamed with such a strong partner.”

The company received a $395,542 loan from MassDevelopment’s CARES Act Revolving Loan Fund and an $86,458 equipment loan. In April 2022, the Commonwealth’s Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs awarded Cape Seafoods a $482,257 grant from the Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program.

“Our working waterfronts are home to a broad array of maritime businesses and serve as a major contributor to the Massachusetts economy,” noted Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, who serves as chair of MassDevelopment’s Board of Directors. “MassDevelopment’s ongoing management of the Jodrey State Fish Pier and loan financing for local business Cape Seafoods, Inc. are helping drive job creation and economic development in Gloucester.”

Founded in 2001 Cape Seafoods’ docking services include tie up, trash removal, shore power, and unloading. The company’s transboarding services include transferring, holding, and storing seafood products. Cape Seafood’s cold storage facility handles large volumes of frozen seafood and holds up to 4,000 metric tons of seafood products.

“The people behind Cape Seafoods, Inc. are a close-knit team dedicated to providing quality service and seafood all year-round,” added MassDevelopment President and CEO Dan Rivera. “MassDevelopment takes great pride in managing the state piers and is proud to provide loan financing to help this company grow in the historic fishing city of Gloucester.”

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