GLADSTONE — A downstate-based business looking to purchase the DelFab building in Gladstone has requested the formation of a special district to exempt the company from paying ad valorem real and/or property taxes temporarily, an incentive for them to redevelop the site and bring 40 to 55 new jobs to Gladstone. To qualify for the industrial property tax abatements they seek, AMI Industries, Inc. of Lewiston, Mich. — doing business as Aggressive Manufacturing Innovations — must get approval from the city of Gladstone to create either an Industrial Development District (IDD) or a ...