(Chico) A nationwide van conversion company is opening up a major vehicle assembly plant at the Chico Municipal Airport Industrial Park. Coldwell Banker Commercial C & C Properties has announced that the company “Driverge Vehicle Innovations” has leased more than 35,000 square feet of warehouse and office space at the former Koret Building at 1000 Fortress Ave. Driverge is the country’s leading builder of commercial accessible vans, shuttles, transporters, work vans and recreational vehicles. The company recently bought out Chico based NorCal Van Conversions and is rapidly expanding to provide enhanced manufacturing, product offerings, and distribution in support of operations in the western United States.
New Driverge Location at Chico Airport
Driverge was represented by Mike Donnelly and Brian Littrell of Coldwell Banker Commercial. “This is exactly why I got into this business in the first place”, said Mike Donnelly, a Broker Associate and long time economic development proponent. “This is the kind of manufacturing business that creates jobs and brings in outside revenue into our community”, he said. “And it’s great for the Chico Airport Business Park, which is starting to take off again”, Donnelly said.
According to Donnelly, the City of Chico staff was instrumental in helping to land the company by assisting with the permit verification, approval and occupancy process.