RICHMOND, Ind. (March 23, 2023) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers today joined local officials and leaders and employees of Blue Buffalo, the nation’s leading natural pet food company, as they announced plans to expand the company’s operations in Richmond, creating 50-60 new jobs by the end of 2024. “Indiana ranks […]

The new facility will be the first purpose-built commercial precision fermentation plant in the United States. Liberation Labs, a large-scale precision fermentation manufacturer, has executed a purchase agreement for the site of its first commercial-scale biomanufacturing facility. The new facility, which will have a fermentation capacity of 600,000 liters with a fully dedicated downstream process […]

Taconic Biosciences, located in the Gateway Industrial Park, will receive a $50,000 Economic Development Income Tax (EDIT) Grant for a new expansion project. The company plans to invest $6.5 million to construct a new barrier building as well as purchase new equipment, furniture and fixtures. In addition, the company will offer advanced certification training to […]

Richmond Baking Company, a contract food manufacturer, is in the process of adding an additional production shift and making capital investments to their facility located at 520 North 6th Street in Richmond. The company plans to add a second-shift production line on one of three ovens to meet increasing customer demand. In addition, the company […]

Dot Transportation, Inc. (DTI), a division of Dot Foods, Inc., will receive an Economic Development Income Tax (EDIT) Grant totaling $86,000 to assist with their semi-truck driver training program called Earn to Learn. This project also includes capital investments at the property located at 14600 Gateway Road in the Indiana Gateway Industrial Park, located just […]

Vandor Group, Inc. is once again expanding its Richmond footprint. The company is investing in its Reel Options and Funeral Products divisions. Reel Options is adding a new product line into an existing 41,625 SF third Richmond plant on Progress Drive. Vandor Funeral Products is adding 17,750 SF onto its Rich Road facility. The two […]

Johns Manville, manufacturer of insulation and commercial roofing, as well as glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial, and residential applications, completed a major investment in equipment essential to their manufacturing process for blowing wool insulation at their facility located at 814 Richmond Avenue. The company shut down operations on April 24th of this year […]

The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Wayne County held its annual meeting on Monday, May 9th at Forest Hills Country Club in Richmond with over 100 people attending. The event highlights activities, programs, and initiatives from 2021 and provides an overview of current activity. 2022 EDC board chair, Jim King, recognized past chair, Randy Templin […]

The EDC of Wayne County is pleased to announce the addition of Rhonda Fisher as the new office manager for the organization. Fisher was the office manager at SmithFoods Richmond, topping off a career lasting nearly 30 years with the company. Most recently she was the office manager for Whitewater Valley Rehabilitation. Fisher brings a […]

Hill’s Pet Nutrition, a large-scale producer of nutrition for companion animals and a division of Colgate-Palmolive, is investing $17.5 million to expand production capacity at their location at 2325 Union Pike in Richmond. The company plans to carry out the expansion in two phases. Phase 1 will involve the transition from a 5-day to a […]