Nov 12, 2014 | Jackson County News & Info
Golden Endeavors, a subsidiary of Columbus Container, will double the size of a Seymour facility it leases for warehousing and logistics.
The company announced a $4 million investment to add 100,000 square feet to a building at 2209 Killion Ave. in East Side Industrial Park.
Council members unanimously approved a 10-year abatement on the project, which allows Gold Endeavors to phase in paying property taxes on the investment over the 10-year period.
The investment is not expected to create any jobs immediately but could increase local employment for any companies that lease the space.
Construction is scheduled to be completed November 2015.
The Tribune, Nov. 12, 2014
Oct 30, 2014 | Jackson County News & Info
The Seymour City Council approved a 10-year abatement for Kremers Urban for real property during a meeting Monday evening.
The abatement is for a new $6 million 116,000 square foot facility that will connect to the southeast corner of the existing building. Wilhelm Construction will construct the facility.
Jim Plump, executive director of Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation, said the area will serve as a logistics center for the pharmaceutical company.
“It’s critical for their continued growth,” he said. “It will free up space within their current facility for more manufacturing to allow them to use this as a logistics center.”
Rich Archer of Kremers Urban said the company will plan to add jobs in the near future.
“We’ve got some other projects coming shortly, and we’ll be back here with some job-creation numbers,” he said.
Source: The Jackson County Banner, 10/30/14
Sep 17, 2014 | Jackson County News & Info
Seymour Tubing plans to hire 22 pas part of a previously-announced $2.4 million expansion.
For the 3rd time in a month, a local industry has planned new jobs for Jackson County, Indiana.
Seymour Tubing, Inc. announced plans Wednesday (Aug. 20) to add 22 jobs by 2015 as part of their $2.4 million expansion of its facility at the East Side Industrial Park.
The automotive steel tubing company’s news is the latest in a string of new investment locally.
Earlier this month, Aisin Chemical Indiana said it would hire 100 new employees by 2017 after breaking ground on a 100,000 square foot facility in Crothersville, IN.
Aisin Drivetrain (also in Crothersville) announced it had hiring and expansion plans.
In July, Oregon-based Trellis Earth Products, Inc. projected employing 61 people in Seymour, IN by year’s end, and expects to add additional employees in later phases of the project.
All of those projects signal positive news for Jackson County’s economy, said Jim Plump, executive director of the Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation. “It’s just a continuation of what we have seen in the last couple years,” he said.
Seymour Tubing said it would bring in new high-speed cutting equipment and additional processing by December. The company has already doubled a goal set in 2012 to create 18 new jobs by this year.
Source: The Jackson County Banner, 8/26/14
Sep 3, 2014 | Jackson County News & Info
JLM Pharmatech in Seymour, IN has new equipment, an expanded facility and soon will have a new name, but the good news doesn’t stop there.
Continued growth is expected throughout the rest of this year and beyond, company officials said Tuesday, and as of next week, the Seymour plant will be known as PD Pharmatech.
In 2011, Particle Dynamics Holdings of St. Louis quietly purchased JLM Pharmatech, a small locally owned pharmaceutical packaging and supply company. PD Holdings was founded in 2010 to develop and globally market special-ingredient product lines for the pharmaceutical industry and other markets.
Since buying JLM, the new owners have invested nearly $10 million in state-of-the-art equipment at the East Side Industrial Park plant, including a 10-story-tall spray dryer. The specialty equipment is used to produce a dry powder ingredient from liquid by rapidly drying it with hot gas.
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Source: Indiana Economic Digest, 9/4/14
Aug 6, 2014 | Jackson County News & Info
Media Advisory – August 6, 2014
Governor Pence joined Aisin executives and others on Wednesday morning for the groundbreaking ceremony for Aisin Chemical Indiana’s new transmission component plant in Crothersville, Indiana.
In May, Aisin Chemical Indiana (ACIN) and Aisin Drivetrain (ADI) announced plans to invest a combined $45.35 million in Crothersville and create up to 74 new jobs by 2016.
As part of the project, ACIN will construct and equip a 100,000 square foot transmission component plant adjacent to its current facility doubling its size at the Crothersville Industrial Park. Construction will start this month with plans to begin operations next to produce friction disc plates.
Jul 29, 2014 | Jackson County News & Info
At the Seymour City Council meeting Monday night, July 28, 2014, representatives from Trellis Earth announced they had acquired the assets of bio-plastics company Cereplast, Inc., and were ready to restart the manufacturing facility with an improved business plan.
Trellis Earth, based in Wilsonville, Ore., acquired the assets of Cereplast including production equipment, patents, inventory and trademarks as part of Chapter 7 liquidation proceedings, and plan to move into the building formerly occupied by Cereplast.
“We have long wanted to mark our products as ‘Made in the U.S.A.’,” said Mike Senzaki, Trellis Earth CEO. “The acquisition of this factory will enable to us to quickly become the pre-eminent American supplier of bioplastic food service disposables.”
Trellis Earth is a 7-year old company with over 500 customers in the food service industry including Kroger, Trader Joe’s, and Wegmans. Key products provided include bio-based cutlery, food containers, and shopping bags.
“Trellis Earth will find an ideal environment in Indiana for bringing manufacturing home to the United States,” said Victor Smith, Indiana Secretary of Commerce. “There’s a reason why Indiana leads the nation in manufacturing job growth. Indiana provides growing companies like Trellis Earth with an affordable business climate, a central Midwest location and a skilled team of Hoosiers ready to prove why Indiana is a state that works.”
On Monday, July 28, Seymour City Council approved transfer of tax abatement previously awarded to Cereplast, and granted additional abatement for new investment of $2,407,000 in equipment. Council also approved an ECLIPSE (Economic Loan Incentive Program of Seymour) loan that was recommended by the Seymour Redevelopment Commission.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation also has offered Trellis Earth Products, Inc. up to $1,100,000 in conditional tax credits and up to $50,000 in training grants based on the company’s job creation plans. These tax credits are performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired, the company is not eligible to claim incentives.
Trellis Earth is a privately held company targeting $8.5 million in revenue for 2015, with the 105,000 square foot facility at the East Side Park having existing annual bioplastic manufacturing capacity to produce materials worth over $50 million.
Press release from Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation, Seymour-Jackson County, IN
About Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation
Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation (JCIDC) was formed as a public/private partnership charged with raising the local standard of living and improving the area tax base by attracting quality employers and assisting with the expansion and competitiveness of local industries.
Since its inception in July, 1984, JCIDC has worked to serve the industrial base in Seymour-Jackson County and investors in the organization to encourage business growth through attraction and retention, and promotes a business friendly environment. Plus, the JCIDC Workforce Partnership teams with local education providers to improve the workforce.
