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Last updated on Monday, April 9, 2018
(ORLEANS) - The chief executive officer of a Hoosier Jasper-Group which employs 1,000 says Indiana is the “the ideal location for growth.”
Dubois County-based Jasper Group's Mike Elliott made the comment Friday during a visit from Governor Eric Holcomb as the company detailed previously-announced plans to move in and renovate a former Paoli Inc. facility.
The company announced plans to expand to Orleans, purchasing a new manufacturing site and creating more than 300 new jobs by 2021.
The company, which is headquartered in Jasper, Indiana, will purchase and equip the 1.2 million-square-foot facility at 201 E. Martin St. in Orleans, which was formerly occupied by furniture manufacturer Paoli Inc. With renovations already underway, the company is retrofitting the facility, investing in new manufacturing equipment and upgrading its IT infrastructure. The new facility, which has already started production, makes laminate casegoods and tables while also serving as a warehouse and shipping hub. Jasper Group plans to expand its production capabilities at the new site in the future to include upholstered products and veneer casegoods and tables. The Orleans-based facility will be the company's seventh manufacturing site and its largest operations center.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Jasper Group up to $2,000,000 in conditional tax credits and up to $100,000 in training grants based on the company's plans to create up to 316 new jobs.
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