December 28, 2023 COLUMBUS, IN – IRRESISTIBLE FOODS GROUP, parent of the popular national brand, KING’s HAWAIIAN, has announced plans to locate King’s Hawaiian’s first U.S. Midwest production site in Bartholomew County, Indiana, at a prominent I-65 location just outside Columbus near Taylorsville. King’s Hawaiian intends to invest up to $180 million to construct and equip a more the 300,000 square foot state-of-the-art bakery and production facility where they expect to employ nearly 150 people with an average wage of $29.94. “We are very pleased to extend a warm welcome to King’s Hawaiian and ..read more

Business Facilities Magazine recently released its 2022 Metro Rankings Report, and three metropolitan areas in Indiana were recognized for attracting and retaining businesses within the manufacturing sector, with Columbus, Indiana, named the #1 Manufacturing Hub among all U.S. small metros.  The other two Hoosier metros were Elkhart, IN (#1 Mid-Size MSA) and Kokomo, IN (#10 Small MSA). Economic development officials in Columbus were pleased to receive the national ranking, but they were not necessarily surprised by it. “With over 38% of local employment in manufacturing, we consisten ..read more

COLUMBUS, Ind. (Aug. 18, 2022) — City officials have approved tax deductions for a local company’s expansion projects. The Columbus City Council approved tax abatements for Moravec Realty LLC and Applied Laboratories, Inc. Tuesday night. Moravec Realty, as the property owner, sought a real property tax abatement for a $4 million facility expansion at Applied Laboratories’ 1600 Brian Drive facility. Applied Laboratories requested a personal property tax abatement on a $3 million investment in new manufacturing equipment. Both requests were granted. According to city documents, it’s estimated th ..read more

Looking for information on jobs with Ninth Avenue Foods? Please visit www.ninthavenuefoods.com/career or contact Glenn Parker, Production Manager at (562) 244-0035. COLUMBUS, IN – Ninth Avenue Foods, a California-based beverage production company, announced plans today to locate its new Midwest headquarters and production facility in Columbus, Indiana, its first facility outside of its home state.   The company intends to build a 260,000 square foot state-of-the-art dairy and plant-based beverage facility and hire up to 101 new jobs by the end of 2024. “After searching many location ..read more

Business Facilities Magazine recently released its 2022 Metro Rankings Report, and three metropolitan areas in Indiana were recognized for attracting and retaining businesses within the manufacturing sector, with Columbus, Indiana, named the #1 Manufacturing Hub among all U.S. small metros.  The other two Hoosier metros were Elkhart, IN (#1 Mid-Size MSA) and Kokomo, IN (#10 Small MSA). Economic development officials in Columbus were pleased to receive the national ranking, but they were not necessarily surprised by it. “With over 38% of local employment in manufacturing, we consistently r ..read more

COLUMBUS, Ind. (Aug. 18, 2022) — City officials have approved tax deductions for a local company’s expansion projects. The Columbus City Council approved tax abatements for Moravec Realty LLC and Applied Laboratories, Inc. Tuesday night. Moravec Realty, as the property owner, sought a real property tax abatement for a $4 million facility expansion at Applied Laboratories’ 1600 Brian Drive facility. Applied Laboratories requested a personal property tax abatement on a $3 million investment in new manufacturing equipment. Both requests were granted. According to city documents, it’s estimated th ..read more

Tickets are currently sold out! Please call the EDC Office to inquire about the waitlist. COLUMBUS, INDIANA – The Greater Columbus Economic Development Corporation (EDC) has announced details of its upcoming Annual Meeting, to be held Friday, August 26, 2022, at The Commons in downtown Columbus, Indiana, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM. Registered attendees will hear a report of the organization’s activities of the past two years, and the Keynote Address will be delivered by Jennifer Rumsey, newly announced President and CEO of Cummins Inc. “Power and mobility technologies are undergoing transformations ..read more

Columbus, IN – Japan-based Tsune America, a manufacturer and distributer of high production circular sawing systems and blades, is growing again in Bartholomew County, Indiana. The company plans to invest $3 million in a new 18,000 SF facility on an available lot adjacent to its current operations near Edinburgh, north of Columbus, Indiana. The company also plans to install $1 million in new manufacturing equipment and add four new jobs by summer 2023 while retaining its current workforce of 31 persons. “We are honored to be the U.S. home of Tsune America’s state-of-the-art fabrication, sales ..read more

Columbus, IN – Drug Plastics Closures, a Pennsylvania-based, family-owned manufacturer of plastic packaging for medicinal, wellness, and lifestyle products, is planning an expansion of its Bartholomew County, Indiana, manufacturing operations, near Edinburgh. Over $14.7 million will be invested in a 60,000 SF expansion that will connect two existing buildings at the company’s site near I-65 Exit 76.  The expanded facility will also welcome the installation of $11 million in new manufacturing equipment, for a total investment of $25,715,000. As a result, 99 jobs will be retained, and the ..read more

On July 13, local government approved a property tax abatement for construction of a new 50,000 SF industrial shell building at a site in Bartholomew County near Edinburgh, Indiana, at the northern edge of the Columbus, Indiana MSA. Force Holdings, LLC — a family-owned investment and development company – is the developer, and its sister company, Force Construction, will complete the design/build work. This will be the fourth industrial shell building that the company has built in the area to serve companies seeking an already-made building that can be occupied in a comparatively short period ..read more