[fusion_text]State and local officials attend ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the extension of Industrial Way in the Crothersville, Indiana Industrial Park. (Pictured above.)
Safety and Growth Issues Lead to Improvements at Crothersville Industrial Park
In the past, employees and visitors to Crothersville, Indiana’s only industrial park had only one way to reach Aisin Drivetrain, Inc. (ADI), Aisin Chemical Indiana LLC (ACIN) and Cerrowire/Marmon Retail Home Improvement. That single outlet, Industrial Way, created some concerns.
Those concerns stem from the fact that Industrial Way crosses the Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) line. LIRC is involved in a $100 million expansion project that will allow for not just more train but ones that are longer, heavier and faster.
The completion of a mile long extension of Industrial Way to the west supports the continued success of the industrial park. The extension also offers more accessibility for the growing number of employees for both of the Aisin companies and Cerrowire.
“I don’t think there’s a community in the state the size of Crothersville that can boast an industrial base that we have,” town council President Ardell Mitchell said to a small crowd who attended the ribbon cutting on June 11. “Based on the investments, we can support a solid workforce, and we’re a good place for development.”
When the industrial park was designed in the 1990s, there were funds available to create only a single access point from U.S. 31 into the park, said Jim Plump, executive director of Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation. That was before the industries located, expanded and added jobs.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation funded $835,000 of the project when ADI and ACIN requested their state incentives be used to improve safety at the park.[/fusion_text]