MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (May 9, 2008) - Trainor Glass, a designer, manufacturer and installer of custom glass doors, walls and storefronts, announced today it will expand its national drafting center here, creating up to 25 new jobs by 2010.
The Illinois-headquartered company, whose custom glassworks were used in the renovation of Chicago's Midway and O'Hare airports, will invest more than $1.9 million to consolidate its Illinois and Indiana drafting operations into a newly purchased 20,000 square-foot facility in the northwest Indiana city that will serve as the company's expanded national drafting center.
"We are proud that Trainor selected Indiana for its new consolidated drafting center. We have worked hard to create a competitive environment that encourages businesses like Trainor to grow in Indiana," said Governor Mitch Daniels.
Trainor, which employs 28 associates at its existing Michigan City drafting center and more than 500 across the country, plans to begin hiring drafting and computer aided-design associates to staff the new national drafting center in the summer of 2008 to coincide with the opening of the new facility.
"Michigan City offers us a skilled workforce with easy access to qualified job candidates for our CAD department," said Bob Trainor, chief executive officer of Trainor Glass Company. "We're pleased with the opportunity to partner with the city and the state to make our expansion in Northwest Indiana a reality."
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Trainor Glass up to $60,000 in performance-based tax credits and $12,500 in training grants based on the company's job creation plans. Michigan City will provide property tax abatement and additional infrastructure assistance at the request of the Michigan City Economic Development Corporation.
"The Trainor drafting center provides further evidence that the world is served by businesses in Indiana," said Mayor Charles Oberlie. "We acknowledge the great cooperation of our state partner in developing an economic package to assist the company in this project as well as the support of our local technical training institutions."
The announcement of Trainor Glass Company's expansion in northwest Indiana comes two months after Allied Waste announced plans to establish a new regional customer and financial support center in Morocco, Ind., creating 350 new jobs.
About Trainor Glass Company
Founded in 1953 in Chicago, Trainor Glass Company provides high quality aluminum and glass curtain walls; entrances and storefronts; strip, punched, and operable windows; all-glass doors; tenant interiors and more for new construction or rehabilitation projects. With more than 15 locations and 500 employees across the country, Trainor Glass Company is a leading subcontractor in the glazing industry. For more information on Trainor Glass Company please visit www.trainorglass.com
About IEDC
Created by Governor Mitch Daniels in 2005 to replace the former Department of Commerce, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation is governed by a 12-member board chaired by Governor Daniels. Indiana Secretary of Commerce Nathan Feltman serves as the chief executive officer of the IEDC. Since Daniels created the IEDC, the state has posted three consecutive years of record-breaking job creation. For more information about IEDC, visit http://www.iedc.in.gov/.
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Media Contacts:
Simone Boroian (Trainor) - 708.293.4213 or simone.boroian@trainorglass.com
Mitch Frazier (IEDC) - 317.232.8873 or MFrazier@iedc.in.gov
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