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		<title>Perpetual Recycling Solutions to Open 110 Million Pound Food Grade rPET Plant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Company Receives Funding and Approvals to Open Landmark Recycling Facility in Richmond, Indiana. Richmond, IN (February 2, 2012) – Today Perpetual Recycling Solutions announced its plans to open a new, food-grade rPET recycling facility in Richmond, Indiana. The company selected Richmond for its location because of the community, people, and infrastructure to support success. Its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2012/02/03/perpetual-recycling-solutions-to-open-110-million-pound-food-grade-rpet-plant/</link>
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		<title>C.R. England Global Transportation Announces Plans to Locate Truck Driving School in Richmond, Indiana Creating 35 Jobs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Richmond, IN (December 5, 2011) – C.R. England Global Transportation, the nation’s largest refrigerated trucking company and premier commercial truck driving school, announced they will locate a new instructional facility in Richmond, Indiana at the Rose City Business Park. The company plans to invest $2,240,500 and create 35 new jobs.  The EDC of Wayne County [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2011/12/05/c-r-england-global-transportation-announces-plans-to-locate-truck-driving-school-in-richmond-indiana-creating-35-jobs/</link>
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		<title>Wayne Dairy Products, Inc. Expands Creating 11 New Jobs at the</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Richmond, IN (November 7, 2011) – Wayne Dairy Products, Inc., manufacturer of premium dairy products under the SMITH’S brand, will expand at the company’s Richmond facility.  The company will invest $12,000,000 and create 11 new jobs.  The EDC of Wayne County is providing an Economic Development Income Tax (EDIT) grant of $200,000 to assist with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2011/11/07/wayne-dairy-products-inc-expands-creating-11-new-jobs-at-the/</link>
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		<title>Osborn International Expansion Leads to Creation of 23 New Jobs at the Richmond Facility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Richmond, IN (November 7, 2011) – Osborn International, a division of Jason Finishing Group, will expand by relocating a product line and the company’s IT Department to the Richmond facility, located in the Midwest Industrial Park.  The company will invest $4,614,000 and create 23 new jobs bringing total employment to 182 employees.  The EDC of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2011/11/07/osborn-international-expansion-leads-to-creation-of-23-new-jobs-at-the-richmond-facility/</link>
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		<title>Vandor Expands Starmark Product Line and Creates Investment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Richmond, IN (August 2, 2011) – Vandor Corporation, located in Richmond, will invest $2,744,920 to expand their Starmark funeral services line. In addition, the company will expand its injection molding operation to manufacture two-shot injection molded parts.  Both expansions will lead to the creation of 30 new jobs.  The EDC of Wayne County is providing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2011/08/04/vandor-expands-starmark-product-line-and-creates-investment-2/</link>
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		<title>New Equipment will Lead to New Business for Grafcor, Inc.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Grafcor, Incorporated, a division of Innomark Communications, will receive a $24,000 economic development income tax (EDIT) grant from the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Wayne County. The grant will be used to assist the company with the purchase and installation of new printing presses that will increase the company&#8217;s competitiveness and technological advantage. Grafcor prints large [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2011/05/10/new-equipment-will-lead-to-new-business-for-grafcor-inc/</link>
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		<title>Silgan White Cap Will Purchase New Equipment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Silgan White Cap in Richmond, will receive a $16,128 Economic Development Income Tax (EDIT) Grant from the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Wayne County to purchase equipment that will upgrade one of their composite cap production lines. The company manufactures metal and plastic caps for the food and beverage industry. The new equipment will allow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2011/03/08/silgan-white-cap-will-purchase-new-equipment/</link>
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		<title>Primex Plastics Corporation Adds Space and Jobs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With a capital investment of $3.8 million, Primex Plastics Corporation will expand their accounting department, purchase new equipment, and upgrade existing machinery in their Richmond facility, which is also the company headquarters. The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Wayne County is providing $60,000 in an Economic Development Income Tax (EDIT) Grant for the project that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2011/03/08/primex-plastics-corporation-adds-space-and-jobs/</link>
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		<title>Perpetual Recycling Solutions, LLC Brings New Jobs to Richmond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Perpetual Recycling Solutions, LLC announced they will site their new facility in Richmond, Indiana creating 55 new jobs by 2012 with an annual payroll of $2 million.  The company will locate in the former General Aluminum building that was vacated in 2008. Perpetual Recycling Solutions recycles plastic food and beverage containers into FDA grade clean flakes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2010/10/14/perpetual-recycling-solutions-llc-brings-new-jobs-to-richmond/</link>
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		<title>Local Investors Set to Finalize Purchase of Local Plastics Company</title>
		<description><![CDATA[B &#38; F Plastics, Incorporated, a company that manufactures numerous products from thermoplastic and recycled rubber will receive a $200,000 economic development income tax (EDIT) grant from the Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County (EDCWC).  The grant will be used to assist a local management group’s efforts to purchase the company which will retain 54 existing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2010/10/14/local-investors-set-to-finalize-purchase-of-local-plastics-company/</link>
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		<title>New Equipment Expands Product Line for Company and Adds 10 New Jobs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the purchase of new equipment Transilwrap Company, Incorporated, located in Richmond, Indiana will expand their product line and add 10 new jobs over the next year making a $2.5 million investment. The EDC of Wayne County is providing an EDIT grant of $45,000 to assist with the purchase of new equipment and/or for training [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2010/06/09/new-equipment-expands-product-line-for-company-and-adds-10-new-jobs/</link>
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		<title>New Contract Means New Jobs for Richmond Company</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The EDC of Wayne County will provide EDIT funds to a Richmond company which will lead to new jobs and investment for Wayne County. Elevator Equipment Corporation, a manufacturer of hydraulics for the passenger and freight elevator industry, was recently awarded a three-year contract to make quality hydraulic jacks for a major elevator manufacturing company.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2010/05/10/new-contract-means-new-jobs-for-richmond-company/</link>
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		<title>Construction on Milton Wastewater System is Set to Begin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The town of Milton has received permission to begin construction on a $5 million wastewater collection system.  The town will receive $1,170,250 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, along with a $616,385 loan and $3,735,000 grant from the State Revolving Loan Fund for a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2010/05/10/construction-on-milton-wastewater-system-is-set-to-begin/</link>
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		<title>Hagerstown Plastics Expands into Larger Space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hagerstown Plastics, located in Richmond, Indiana, will expand into the former Bev’s Threads building located at 621 S. J Street.  The new larger location will allow the company to expand operations, projecting the creation of 6 new jobs.  The larger facility will also allow the company to operate more efficiently and run multiple machines.  Their current [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2010/04/12/hagerstown-plastics-expands-into-larger-space/</link>
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		<title>Two Companies Expand Creating New Jobs and Investment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 30 new full-time jobs and a combined investment of $1.6 million will happen in Wayne County with the announcement of expansions in two Richmond companies.  Reel Options, a division of Vandor Corporation, and J. M. Hutton Company, Incorporated, will both purchase new equipment that will allow the companies to expand their product lines. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2010/03/02/two-companies-expand-creating-new-jobs-and-investment/</link>
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		<title>RP&amp;L announces a 6% rate reduction for all customers.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The customers of Richmond Power &#38; Light will see approximately a 6% decrease in rates for the beginning of 2010. This comes after a rather turbulent 2008 and 2009. Some factors contributing to the ease in rates are; the overall demand for electricity has been steadily falling, RP&#38;L is purchasing less coal, and the wholesale [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2010/02/04/richmond-to-see-decrease-in-wholesale-electric-rates/</link>
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		<title>Dot Foods Partners With FFP, Manufacturers to Deliver 100 Truckloads of Food to Haiti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Food redistributor working with Food For the Poor, food manufacturing community to collect and transport food and supplies.  MT. STERLING, Ill. – Dot Foods, the largest food redistributor in the United States, is partnering with Food For the Poor and its food manufacturer partners to generate 100 truckloads of food products and transport them to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2010/02/04/dot-haiti-relief/</link>
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		<title>Wayne County Site Scores State Designation for Speedier Development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 23, 2009) &#8211; Seven sites across Indiana earned the title of &#8216;shovel ready&#8217; today, paving the way for businesses to quickly locate new operations on property ready for development. The seven new sites located in Blackford, Daviess, Madison, Monroe, Orange, Vigo and Wayne counties join the list of 48 other &#8216;shovel ready&#8217; sites [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2009/09/23/wayne-county-site-scores-state-designation-for-speedier-development/</link>
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		<title>Abrasives Producer to Consolidate Work to Richmond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Ind. (Sept. 1, 2009) – Jason Finishing Group, an international industrial abrasives maker, announced today that it will expand its operations here, creating nearly 50 new jobs by 2012. Jason Finishing, comprised of Osborn brush products and JacksonLea buffing and polishing products, will invest $550,000 to relocate its North Carolina-based buff manufacturing division to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2009/09/01/abrasives-producer-to-consolidate-work-to-richmond/</link>
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		<title>New Owner Says Richmond Casting Jobs Will Stay in Wayne County</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Richmond) Richmond Casting Company will receive a $200,000 economic development income tax (EDIT) grant from the Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County (EDCWC) to assist with retention of jobs and local investment.  Richmond Casting Company was recently purchased by president of the company and Wayne County resident, Gill McBride. As the new owner, McBride ensures [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://edcwc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2009/09/01/new-owner-says-richmond-casting-jobs-will-stay-in-wayne-county/</link>
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