Council approves expanded lease for Hello Chonky at Enterprise Business Incubator
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The council authorized an amended lease to expand manufacturing space for Hello Chonky Cookie Company LLC at the Enterprise Business Incubator, using the incubator’s graduated lease schedule; a recusal was recorded before the vote.
The Enterprise City Council authorized the mayor to execute an amended lease expanding Hello Chonky Cookie Company LLC’s footprint at the Enterprise Business Incubator at 102 Commerce Drive.
City staff said the tenant has grown and needs additional manufacturing space; the lease will use the incubator’s established graduated rate schedule, which increases annually for up to five years. “It’s the same square‑foot rate … and it’s gonna continue to grow per year,” a staff member said, summarizing the terms.
The incubator model was described as intended to transition tenants toward market-rate rents over a typical two‑ to three‑year incubation period. Council minutes record that a council member stated, “I’ll be recusing,” before the motion to authorize execution, and the motion then carried.