Anchor Ingredients, a leading provider of high-quality ingredients for the pet food industry based out of Fargo, North Dakota, proudly announces the grand opening of its new transload and ingredient processing facility in Richmond, Indiana. This $40 million facility, spanning more than 40 acres in the Midwest Industrial Park, will play a vital role as […]

Transcendia, Inc., an extruded plastics manufacturer, is adding a new production line and state-of-the-art equipment at their facility located at 300 Industrial Parkway, as well as creating additional manufacturing capacity in a facility currently being used for warehousing located at 305 Industrial Parkway. The company plans to invest a total of $17M between the two […]

Richmond Beverage Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Dairy Farmers of America, located at 1590 NW 11th Street in Richmond is investing $44.8M to expand its current facility, adding new equipment to modernize its manufacturing process. Valerie Shaffer, President of the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Wayne County said this is a great project for Richmond […]

Around 130 people attended the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Wayne County’s annual meeting on May 6th held in Lingle Auditorium, on the Reid Health campus. Lunch was served as part of the program and sponsored by the Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA) and Whitewater Valley REMC. The EDC recognized companies who invested in Wayne […]

The East Central Indiana region, encompassing Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Grant, Henry, Jay, Randolph, and Wayne counties, has received $35 million in funding from Indiana’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI), the second highest allotment in round two. The allocation represents a remarkable $20 million (133%) increase in support for regional economic development initiatives compared […]

Innovative partnership with TOOTRiS to initially provide 1,700 area employees with free access to Child Care platform – setting stage for future expansion. Richmond, IN – The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Wayne County is proud to announce a leading-edge partnership with TOOTRiS, the nation’s largest Child Care platform, to create a Child Care Benefit […]

Richmond, IN (December 12, 2023) – Job seekers can now search for jobs with Wayne County employers using the Wayne County Job Finder. The EDC of Wayne County worked with Jobs EQ to create a new tool, tailor-made for Wayne County job seekers and employers. Valerie Shaffer, President of the EDC of Wayne County said, […]

The first Friday in October is designated MFG Day, manufacturing’s biggest annual opportunity to inspire the next generation, positively shift perceptions about the industry, and build a foundation for the manufacturing workforce of the future. Over the next decade, 4 million manufacturing jobs will need to be filled in the U.S. Since 2012, MFG Day […]

Liberation Labs broke ground on its first commercial-scale, purpose-built, precision fermentation biomanufacturing facility in Richmond, Indiana. The facility, which will have a capacity of 600,000 liters with a fully dedicated downstream process (DSP), will produce bio-based proteins and other building block ingredients at a scale and cost that will fill a pressing need among both […]

Richmond, Indiana – June 13, 2023 – Anchor Ingredients, a leading provider of high-quality ingredients for the pet food industry based out of Fargo, North Dakota, is excited to announce the groundbreaking of its new transload and ingredient processing facility in Richmond, Indiana. The $40 million facility, strategically located in the heart of pet food […]