New industrial investments continue for Seymour-Jackson County, Indiana for 2014.
At the Tuesday, June 3rd, meeting of the Seymour Common Council, two new industrial investments were announced, and tax abatements were requested, and approved, for the projects.
Cummins Inc. will invest $68.1 million in personal property and real estate improvements, and add 44 new jobs as part of their ongoing expansion at Seymour Engine Plant.
Excel Manufacturing plans to invest $1.5 million in manufacturing equipment and add 4 new jobs to support a new business opportunity, company vice president and owner Brent Kilgas said.
“As the economic climate has improved, we have been receiving new orders from our customer base,” Kilgas said. “Recently we were awarded a new program that requires a significant investment in additional manufacturing equipment. Our plan is to purchase (computer numerical control) machines and supporting equipment to expand our present capacity to meet the demand for this new job.”
The Cummins-Seymour Engine Plant project includes construction of a 150,000 square foot office building. The building could house up to 500 workers when completed next year.
“This is a continuation of all the investment Cummins has been making in Seymour the past 4 to 5 years,” said Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation executive director Jim Plump.