Columbus, IN – Japan-based Tsune America, a manufacturer and distributer of high production circular sawing systems and blades, is growing again in Bartholomew County, Indiana. The company plans to invest $3 million in a new 18,000 SF facility on an available lot adjacent to its current operations near Edinburgh, north of Columbus, Indiana. The company [...]
Columbus, IN – Drug Plastics Closures, a Pennsylvania-based, family-owned manufacturer of plastic packaging for medicinal, wellness, and lifestyle products, is planning an expansion of its Bartholomew County, Indiana, manufacturing operations, near Edinburgh. Over $14.7 million will be invested in a 60,000 SF expansion that will connect two existing buildings at the company’s site near I-65 [...]
On July 13, local government approved a property tax abatement for construction of a new 50,000 SF industrial shell building at a site in Bartholomew County near Edinburgh, Indiana, at the northern edge of the Columbus, Indiana MSA. Force Holdings, LLC — a family-owned investment and development company – is the developer, and its sister [...]
Georg Utz, Inc., a Switzerland-based plastic container manufacturer with operations at 8 locations on 3 continents, will spend $11.8 million to expand its 168,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Bartholomew County, Indiana, by 135,500 square feet, according to the company’s local incentive application. The manufacturer will also install $7.5 million in new equipment, for a [...]
COLUMBUS, IN – Ninth Avenue Foods, a California-based beverage production company, announced plans today to locate its new Midwest headquarters and production facility in Columbus, Indiana, its first facility outside of its home state. The company intends to build a 260,000 square foot state-of-the-art dairy and plant-based beverage facility and hire up to 101 new [...]
Columbus, Ind. (January, 5 2021) - The Columbus City Council approved two separate tax abatement applications at Tuesday night's meeting. Applied Laboratories, Inc. has received a tax abatement on an investment of $2,400,000 for new manufacturing equipment. Back in 2017, the Council granted them a real and personal property tax abatement for the expansion of [...]
In its sixth annual study, SmartAsset reveals the best metro areas for manufacturing workers to work and live. They analyzed data on manufacturing jobs as a percent of the total workforce, employment growth, income growth and home affordability. This year, they also considered a timely metric to account for the impact of COVID-19: the October [...]
Greater Columbus EDC Awarded Special Recognition by U.S. Department of Commerce COLUMBUS, IN (December 7, 2020) – Greater Columbus Economic Development Corporation (EDC) was recently recognized for outstanding investment attraction strategies focused on support of intelligent manufacturing. The recognition was given by U.S. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Global Markets, Ian Steff, at the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ind. (Oct. 25, 2020) – A local subsidiary for international company Nikkei MC Aluminum is receiving a tax abatement on an investment of $6.1 million into new equipment and facility expansion. On Tuesday, city council approved a 10-year tax abatement for Nikkei MC Aluminum America, Inc. According to a memorandum from assistant director of community [...]
COLUMBUS, Ind. (Oct. 1, 2020) – KPIT Technologies Inc. (KPIT), a leading software integration partner to automotive and mobility original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers, announced plans today to grow its Columbus Technology Center. The company plans to continue its recent hiring trend, adding up to 75 new jobs by the end of 2023. [...]
