Development News From Southwest Indiana

A subsidiary of Japan’s Aisin Takaoka Company Ltd. will invest $35 million over the next four years to expand its automotive parts plant in southern Indiana near Tell City.

ATTC Manufacturing says the expansion, its third at the Perry County plant since 2001, will create 75 new advanced manufacturing jobs.

The investment is contingent upon tax abatement from the Perry County Council and would bring total employment at the plant to nearly 250. Perry County Development Corporation Executive Director Greg Wathen says the deal is proof that manufacturing remains a key part of the Indiana economy.
Source: Inside INdiana Business

Press Release
TELL CITY, INDIANA July 27, 2005 – ATTC Manufacturing Inc. – a subsidiary of Aisin Takaoka Company, Ltd. – announced today plans for the third expansion of its state-of-the-art automotive machining operation. With construction scheduled to begin in September, the company will invest $35 million over the next four years for equipment and to add 74,277 square feet of manufacturing space. In addition, the expansion will create 75 new jobs.

“We are happy that growth in our business is allowing us to expand yet again,” said Kiyoshi Ohashi, President of ATTC Manufacturing, Inc. “We are working hard to meet the demand of our customers while providing excellent employment opportunities in Perry County.”

The new investment is contingent upon tax abatement being granted by the Perry County Council. When complete, ATTC Manufacturing will have invested more than $95 million in Perry County with a combined total of 290,000 square feet in manufacturing, warehouse and office space.

The company began production in July 2001 and currently employs 247 workers. Located three and 1/2 miles north of Tell City on Indiana Highway 37 in Perry County Industrial Park South, ATTC Manufacturing continues to accept applications for positions in maintenance and production.
Source: Perry County Development Corp.