ACEnet Facilities

What type of facilities does ACEnet offer for businesses?

There are three primary facilities that ACEnet owns and operates includes: 

  1. The Athens Business Incubation Center
  2. The Food Manufacturing & Commercial Kitchen Facility
  3. The Nelsonville Business Incubation Center

All three spaces are focused on creating a shared space in which entrepreneurs can network, collaborate, innovate, and leverage together to build a stronger economic foundation for the region.

The Athens Business Incubation Center

Hyacinth Bean - Athens Incubator Tenant

ACEnet's Athens Business Incubation Center includes approximately 30k sf which is divided among three buildings.  These buildings typically maintain an occupancy rate of approximately 90-95%. 

Building A, the first building purchased by ACEnet, currently houses retail, service, and wellness businesses. 

Building B, the smallest, was built in the 90's and is the location of ACEnet's Administrative Offices as well as technology and wellness businesses. 

Building C is divided into two distinct sections.  The front portion includes offices, a conference room, copying room, and front retail space.  Several food businesses have their main offices located in this area.  In addition, Hyacinth Bean (shown to the right), a eco-friendly florial shop run by Polly Creech, is situated in the front retail area.  The larger back section of Building C houses ACEnet's well known Food Manufacturing and Commercial Kitchen Facility. 

The Food Manufacturing & Commercial Kitchen Facility

ACEnet Commercial Kitchen
ACEnet's Commercial Kitchen provides a shared space for caterers, bakeries, restaurants, and other food businesses.

ACEnet's Food Manufacturing and Commercial Kitchen Facility operates as a shared-use facility for over 150 businesses every year, and those numbers continue to increase.  One of the first three of its kind in the US, this facility provides production, storage, refrigeration, freezer, and distribution space.  With the success of the Food Facility, ACEnet has expanded storage and distribution to Building A as well as to the Nelsonville Business Incubation Center.

Thermal Processing Room
ACEnet's Thermal Processing Room allows businesses to create a wide array of bottled products including dressings, salsas, sauces, condiments, and much more.

The Nelsonville Business Incubation Center

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Nelsonville Incubator Office Building

ACEnet's Nelsonville Business Incubation Center was aquired from Rocky Brands in 2006 and includes approximately 108k square feet.  The campus consists of two buildings.  A front office building and a large warehouse building.

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Interior of the Nelsonville Incubator Warehouse Building
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