Steel Dynamics Expands Columbia City, Indiana, Manufacturing Plant
07/05/2017
The company produces steel products, including hot roll, cold roll, coated sheet steel, structural steel beams and shapes, rail, engineered special-bar-quality steel, cold finished steel, merchant bar products, specialty steel sections and steel joists and deck.
Steel Dynamics will invest more than $75 million into its facility at 2601 South 700 East in Columbia City to add new rolling equipment, buildings for storage, site grading, drainage and road improvements.
With construction expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2018, this expansion will allow Steel Dynamics to produce 240,000 tons of new steel products annually.
“We appreciate the favorable business climate and the partnership that has been built over the years with the state of Indiana and Whitley County. We are excited to continue that partnership through investment in the Structural and Rail Division expansion that will allow us to utilize existing excess melting and casting capability and further diversify our product mix,” said Chris Gionti, Structural and Rail Division General Manager.
As an incentive, Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) offered Steel Dynamics up to $190,000 in training grants and up to $300,000 in conditional tax credits based on the company’s expansion plans. These incentives are performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired and the investment is made, the company is not eligible to claim incentives. Whitley County approved additional incentives at the request of the Whitley County Economic Development Corporation.
Headquartered in Fort Wayne, Steel Dynamics has operations in 15 cities throughout Indiana, including Butler, Columbia City, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Jeffersonville and Pittsboro. The company currently employs approximately 3,400 full-time associates across the state, including 705 full-time employees at its Columbia City facility. These new, high-skill positions will be in the steel production and maintenance areas.
"As home to more than 8,500 manufacturing establishments, Indiana is known around the world as a manufacturing leader," said Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger.
"Indiana's pro-growth business climate and skilled workforce allow companies like Steel Dynamics to continually expand in our state, creating quality jobs for Hoosiers and solidifying Indiana's status as home to the largest concentration of manufacturing jobs in the nation,” he added.
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