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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Ameri-Kart Expands Manufacturing Center in Bristol, Indiana

06/08/2020
Ameri-Kart, a Myers Industries Inc. company and a rotational molder and thermoformer, plans to expand to a larger plant at North Industrial Park in Elkhart County, Indiana. The project is expected to create up to 210 new jobs by the end of 2022.

Founded in 1989, Ameri-Kart manufactures a wide range of molded plastic parts and assemblies that meet customer design specifications and production requirements for a variety of industries. The new facility will accommodate state-of-the-art rotomold and thermoform manufacturing technologies, an improved lean equipment layout and automated workflows.

Ameri-Kart will invest approximately $10.1 million to construct and equip a new, state-of-the-art production facility in Bristol on 32 acres at 1667 Commerce Drive near I-80/90 and I-94. The new 234,000-square-foot facility will accommodate the consolidation of Ameri-Kart's existing operations in Bristol, as well as its operations in Cassopolis, Michigan.

Construction is underway, and the company plans to begin relocation in staged phases this fall and be fully moved into the facility by early 2021. The move will support the company’s efforts to increase efficiency of operations and enhance customer service.

“We are excited to be making this investment in our community," said Kristian Stankiewicz, president of Ameri-Kart. "The larger, modern facility will allow us to continue delivering highly innovative products and quality service to our customers and provide an improved work environment to our employees."

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) offered Ameri-Kart Corp. up to $1.35 million in conditional tax credits based on the company’s job creation plans. The IEDC also offered up to $400,000 in conditional tax credits from the Hoosier Business Investment (HBI) tax credit program based on the company’s planned capital investment in Indiana. These tax credits are performance-based, meaning the company is eligible to claim incentives once Hoosiers are hired. The Town of Bristol supports the project.

The company, which currently employs 138 associates in Bristol and 85 in Michigan, plans to begin hiring for positions in professional and production roles in Bristol beginning late September.

"Thanks to manufacturers like Ameri-Kart growing and producing in our state, Indiana continues to build on its reputation as one of top manufacturing states in the nation, with nearly 30% of our state's economic output coming from the manufacturing industry," said Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger. "We're grateful Ameri-Kart chose to continue growing its Indiana operations, and are excited to support their continued success in our state."

"The Town of Bristol is both excited and grateful that Ameri-Kart has selected our town to locate their new state-of-the-art production facility," said Bristol Town Council President Jeff Beachy. "Ameri-Kart has been a great business partner for many years, with their current facility located just outside Bristol town limits, so when they approached us about building their new facility in our North Industrial Park we were more than excited and supportive of their project. We look forward to seeing the new facility as it springs to life from the once vacant property, into a thriving business.”

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