MIDDLEBURY – A steel parts galvanizing manufacturer is hiring management, maintenance and manufacturing personnel – creating up to 60 new jobs – for its move to a facility in Elkhart County.
That’s according to a news release issued Friday morning by Indiana Galvanizing, LLC. They will invest $3 million to equip and renovate a 97,000 square-foot facility in Middlebury that will be operational by next summer.
“The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Indiana Galvanizing, LLC up to $400,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $50,000 in training grants based on the company's job creation plans,” according to the release. “These incentives are performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired, the company is not eligible to claim incentives.”
The release goes on to say Elkhart County will consider additional tax abatement at the request of the Economic Development Corporation of Elkhart County.
"Elkhart County was a perfect fit for the new location," according to Ryan Monnig, plant manager of Bob Monnig – which shares common ownership with Indiana Galvanizing. "Not only did it meet the geographic requirements, but it also has the small town values and work ethic that we feel is vital to our success."
"I am extremely pleased to have Bob Monnig locate its new hot-dip galvanizing plant in Elkhart County," according to a quote in the release from David Foutz, commissioner of Elkhart County. "This facility will complement our rapidly growing metal finishing sector while adding high-paying jobs to our existing manufacturing base. We would be thrilled to have Bob Monning Industries as a partner in the dynamic industrial growth of Elkhart County."
