Dec 15, 2021 | Jackson County News & Info
Jackson County has become the 53rd community to achieve the designation of “Broadband Ready Community”.
“Thanks in large part to Jackson County REMC, we feel as thought Jackson County is at the forefront of the rural high-speed broadband initiative. We are excited to take yet another step forward in this initiative by obtaining the “Broadband Ready Community,” said Jackson County Board of Commissioners President Matt Reedy.
The program, which is administered by the Indiana Broadband office through the Indiana Office of Rural and Community Affairs, was created as a tool to encourage broadband development throughout Indiana. OCRA says the certification sends a signal to the telecommunication industry that a community has taken steps to reduce barriers to broadband infrastructure investment.
Source: Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation
Oct 1, 2021 | Jackson County News & Info
The South Central Indiana Talent Region has submitted a $49.5 million grant proposal to the State of Indiana to support $378 million in projects to stimulate housing, regional amenities, workforce training, and innovation.
The ambitious plan was developed through a collaboration of communities, non-profit organizations, and employers who are located largely in Bartholomew, Jackson, and Jennings counties. The region includes (but is not limited to) the communities of Columbus, Seymour, North Vernon, and Edinburgh, which brings portions of Johnson and Shelby counties into the plan as well.
The vision of the South Central Indiana Talent Region stands on three principles: powerful technologies, prosperous communities, and a resilient future. Inspired by the vision and guided by public input, the region’s proposal calls on four strategies:
1) Innovation & Entrepreneurship
2) Education & Workforce Development
3) Housing & Talent Attraction
4) Quality of Place
See the full proposal here.
Jun 30, 2021 | Jackson County News & Info
Aisin investing nearly $40 million, S and S Diesel moving to Seymour
Two companies have received 10-year tax abatements for new investment in Seymour, Indiana.
Automotive parts manufacturer, Aisin USA Mfg., will invest nearly $40 million that could also bring 70 new jobs to the area.
At Monday night’s Seymour City Council meeting, Aisin received approval for three 10-year abatements. Two of those are for real estate improvements and personal property at Plant 1 at 1700 E. 4th St. Rd. The other was for personal property at Plant 2 at 500 Burkart Blvd.
Also at Monday’s Council meeting, S and S Diesel Motorsport received 10-year abatement on their planned $350,000 investment to renovate a new building located at 1471 W. Tipton St. in Seymour. S and S is currently located at 3480 N. County Road 650 W. in Brownstown, IN, and expects to move into the new facility when their request for a zoning variance is approved.
S and S currently employs 10 people and does not plan to add any new jobs at this time, but that may change in the future.
Jim Plump, executive director of Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation, spoke on behalf of both companies.
Plump said the Indiana Economic Development Corporation is supporting Aisin’s growth by offering Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) tax credits to the company in the amount of $750,000.
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Source: The Tribune, Jackson County, IN
May 17, 2021 | Jackson County News & Info
During the Seymour City Council meeting on May 10th, Council voted 7-0 in favor of granting 10-year tax abatement to Fostech Inc., a firearms and accessories manufacturer in Seymour, Indiana.
The company will purchase a Matsuura Vertical Machining Center which will be used for manufacturing.
Fostech has 28 employees and will add 2 new jobs as a result of the new investment.
Fostech is a family-owned business owned by brothers David, Paul and Mark Foster, and their cousin, Judd Foster, serves as company president.
The company designs, builds and produces it own products.
