奥本金属科技(metal Technologies Auburn)计划投资3500万美元用于扩建厂房和新增设备,并提供42个就业岗位, 市长诺姆.尢德(Norm Yoder)星期三说.
位于奥本的铸造厂现在有200多个员工. 公司管理人员曾请奥本市议会对这个项目收税.该项目计划明年动工,2013年结束.尢德市长说,计划600万美元用于建筑,2900万美元用于新增设备. 公众听证会和最终投票表决将在1月17日进行.
在奥本铸造厂于2004年2月申请破产备案之后, 金属科技于2005年1月以900万美元的价格收购了奥本铸造2厂. 在其备案文件中,奥本铸造厂的资产和负债的估价分别是1千万和5千万美元.
金属科技国际公司分公司的新老板于2009年宣布了投资超过150万美元来增加产品线和招募52个新员工(包括20个临时工)的计划. 该公司生产用于建筑,汽车和家电的灰铁铸件.
印第安那经济发展公司为金属科技提供了32.5万美元贷款用于抵扣营业税和8.5万美元的培训补助金作为2009年的投资.
由于星期三的下午没有与公司高层取得联系,无法了解到他们所提供的就业岗位的类型和工资形式. 然而在迪卡尔布县,什么类型的工作机会都是受欢迎的.据官方报道,那里今年11月的失业率为9.7%.
尢德市长对此持谨慎乐观的态度,他认为金属科技的投资会为这个地区的经济恢复作出贡献. "今年我们这里已经有了不错的消息" 他说,"看到仍在营业的商业实体开始投资是件令人高兴的事". 他指出在房产行业反弹之前,整个国家的经济可能没法完全恢复, 不过又说这只是他的个人观点.
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Auburn foundry to expand
Intends to hire 42 in $35 million upgrade of plant
metal Technologies Auburn plans to invest $35 million in a building expansion and new equipment as it creates 42 jobs, Mayor Norm Yoder said Wednesday.
The Auburn-based foundry now employs more than 200.Company officials have asked the Auburn City Council to phase in taxes on the project, which is scheduled to begin next year and finish in 2013, Yoder said. Plans call for $6 million in construction and $29 million in equipment, he said.
A public hearing and final vote are expected Jan. 17.
metal Technologies bought the former Auburn Foundry Plant 2 for $9 million in June 2005 after Auburn Foundry filed for bankruptcy reorganization in February 2004. Auburn Foundry estimated assets and debts of between $10 million and $50 million, respectively, in its filing.
The new owners, affiliated with metal Technologies Inc., in 2009 announced plans to invest more than $1.5 million to expand the product lineup and hire 52 workers, including 20 temporary employees.
The company makes gray iron castings for the construction, automotive and appliance industries.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered the company up to $325,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $85,000 in training grants for the 2009 investment.
Company officials couldn’t be reached late Wednesday for comment on the types of jobs being created or wages they’ll pay.
Any new jobs are welcome in DeKalb County, however, where officials reported 9.7 percent unemployment for November.
Yoder is cautiously optimistic that metal Technologies’ investment is part of a regional recovery.
“We’ve had some pretty good news up here this year,” he said. “It’s good to see the businesses still in business are starting to invest.”
The national economy probably won’t fully recover, however, until the housing industry rebounds, he said, adding that’s just his opinion.
