Manufacturer plans expansions at two Indiana plants
Shiloh Die Cast Midwest LLC plans to expand two of its plants in northeast Indiana, leading to 145 new jobs by 2018, the company announced Monday night.
Shiloh Die Cast Midwest LLC plans to expand two of its plants in northeast Indiana, leading to 145 new jobs by 2018, the company announced Monday night.
Thanks to a concerted effort to lower taxes and government spending, Indiana ousted Texas this year in the Tax Foundation’s annual ranking of business tax climates. Indiana now holds the No. 10 spot and could rise higher by eliminating the business personal property tax, an equipment tax that experts say deters investment.
The firm plans to move its headquarters from Noblesville to the AllPoints at Anson development in Whitestown, where it expects to spend $18 million to add a production line and 40 jobs.
Switzerland-based Autoneum Holding AG said it will lease 300,000 square feet on a 23-acre site at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville.
Elected officials north of 96th Street advanced a bevy of public-private projects Monday during what I like to call their monthly meetingpalooza. Here’s a rundown on where things stand:
Ossip Optometry plans to open a flagship store in a funky building off 96th Street in Fishers, just around the corner from where it’s putting its new headquarters.
Founded in the mid-1970s as the city’s litter-abatement agency, the not-for-profit Keep Indianapolis Beautiful has grown along with Indianapolis. Now it’s working to strengthen its relationship with volunteers and diversify its funding stream as it aims to increase its impact.
Out of space at its Noblesville offices, Elkhart-based LeMaster Steel Erectors plans to invest nearly $1.2 million to accommodate its growing Hamilton County operation.
The Consultants Consortium Inc., which does business as TCC Software Solutions, said it plans to spend about $1.3 million to renovate two buildings on a 3.6-acre property at the northeast corner of Winthrop Avenue and East 52nd Street.
Zionsville officials on Monday agreed to sell 15.6 acres in the new Creekside Corporate Park to Hat World Inc. for $577,200. Local incentives tied to the deal could allow the company to recoup at least half of the purchase price.
The company hopes that employees will accept buyout offers, made to a mix of salaried and manufacturing workers.
Canada-based Digital Payment Technologies also focuses on parking applications.
Indianapolis 'ban the box' initiative would affect hiring practices for the city, its vendors and economic development partners.
ooShirts said it will invest $1.2 million to equip a 26,000-square-foot building that will house more than 25 automatic and manual presses.
Technology management firm BlackInk IT plans to expand its downtown headquarters, adding 30 workers by 2017, the Indianapolis-based company announced Friday morning.
Over the past few weeks, the research center in which I work published three studies evaluating the role of economic development programs in Indiana. The results held surprises and some not-so-surprising findings.
The west-side industrial park, one of the city’s largest, is experiencing robust construction activity that includes more than just distribution centers.
Applied Composites Engineering Inc., an Indianapolis-based designer and manufacturer of products for the aerospace industry and military applications, is planning to spend $2.5 million on equipment that would help it double its work force over the next six years.
The regional warehouse is expected to begin operations in the fourth quarter of 2014, and has already received tax incentives from Whitestown and Boone County officials.
Construction is expected to begin this spring on the first retail building in Grand Park Village, the commercial hub planned for just south of Westfield’s massive youth-sports megaplex.