Aearo to expand, add 48 jobs

Aearo Co., the northwest-side maker of earplugs and specialty composites, plans to add an earplug manufacturing line that would create 48 jobs at an average wage of nearly $18 an hour, according to the city and Indy Partnership.

The company, which operates as E-A-R Composites, also plans to add office space and a 12,000-square-foot acoustical test facility.

The project is expected to cost $8.6 million. Aearo has 368 employees.