Silgan White Cap Corporation, located at 1701 Williamsburg Pike in Richmond, will receive $10,752.00 in an Economic Development Income Tax (EDIT) Grant from the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Wayne County, Indiana. The company is investing $2.5 million in upgrades to existing equipment. The grant will be used to provide 24 hours of training for […]

Companies in Jay, Randolph, and Wayne counties now have a new way to connect with prospective employees as a result of a partnership between the three counties. Hoosier Opportunity (www.hoosieropportunity.com) is a new website where companies in the three-county area can post positions free of charge. Applicants from anywhere can create a profile, upload a […]

TBK America, Inc., located in Phase I of the Midwest Industrial Park at 3700 West Industries Road in Richmond, will expand investing over $1.8 million and creating 21 new full-time jobs. The Japanese-based company is an automotive supplier manufacturing water pumps used in large truck engines for Tier 1 companies all over the world. The […]

Vandor Corporation, Inc., located at 4251 West Industries Road in Richmond, is investing $1.8 million to purchase new equipment to expand their funeral products division. The new equipment will allow the company to add a line to produce standard value hardwood caskets. As a result of the project the company will create 30 new full-time […]

Richmond, IN (February 6, 2017) – Richmond Casting Company, a gray and ductile iron casting facility, will receive a $10,000 Economic Development Income Tax (EDIT) grant from the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Wayne County, Indiana.  Richmond Casting Company, located at 1775 Rich Road in Richmond, is purchasing a new molding machine. The machine produces […]

We picked up quite an honor: Top 5 Award of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing from Expansion Solutions Magazine. Find out more about the honor in the latest edition of the magazine.

Richmond, Ind. –  October 7 is National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day). Ivy Tech Richmond and the Wayne County Economic Development Corporation joined forces with the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, Ahaus Tool and Engineering, Belden Wire & Cable, Osborn International, Janesville Acoustics, and Contract Industrial Tooling (CIT) to offer 130 high school students from the […]

Take a moment to read the Palladium-Item’s excellent article about Wayne County becoming an ACT Certified Work Ready Community by Mickey Shuey.

Richmond, Indiana, Sept. 22, 2016 – State of Indiana Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb presided over today’s ground breaking for Blue Buffalo Company’s (Nasdaq:BUFF) newest Heartland manufacturing and R&D facility to be located in Richmond, IN. (View video of event here.) “Job creators across the country continue to choose Indiana because of our low-costs, minimal regulations and […]

RICHMOND, Ind. (May 31, 2016) – Blue Buffalo Pet Products (NASDAQ: BUFF), the nation’s leading producer of natural pet foods, announced plans today to establish a new manufacturing facility for its wholly-owned subsidiary Heartland Pet Food in Richmond, creating up to 165 new jobs in Indiana. “I’m excited to welcome Blue Buffalo to Indiana, which […]