By Syndicated Content
May 7, 2021 11:14 AM
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Fitesa, a Brazil-based manufacturer of nonwoven hygiene and health care products, announced plans today to expand its new Indiana operations, creating up to 34 new jobs in Terre Haute by the end of 2022.
“We are delighted that Fitesa, a new member of our local manufacturing community, is making such a significant investment in its Terre Haute facility,” Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett said. “We look forward to working with Fitesa as it grows its local manufacturing footprint.”
The company, which is headquartered in Porto Alegre, Brazil, acquired Terre Haute-based Tredegar Corporation’s personal care films business in November 2020, retaining 113 employees. Now, Fitesa is investing more than $19.2 million to add new equipment, upgrade existing production lines and improve the former Tredegar Corporation site at 3400 Fort Harrison Road, enabling the company to increase its Indiana client base and e
Whitley company Sailrite to expand
Existing facility in Columbia City to add 50 jobs by 24
JIM CHAPMAN | The Journal Gazette
A Whitley County company that makes fabric, tools, hardware and sewing supplies for sailors is planning a $3.25 million expansion, creating up to 50 new jobs by the end of 2024.
Sailrite Enterprises Inc. announced it will expand its existing 71,000-square-foot headquarters at 2390 East 100 South, just southeast of Columbia City, and equip it with expanded supplies of stainless steel rigging, webbing, fabric and leather, as well as new foam packaging machinery and material handling equipment.
The 32,500-square-foot expansion, a portion of which will include professional office space, will enable Sailrite to grow its team and serve expanded markets in the DIY sewing arena, a news release from the Indiana Economic Development Corp. said.