JEFFERSONVILLE, IN—Mill Steel Co. will soon open a flat-rolled steel plant at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville along the Ohio River. The Grand Rapids, MI-based company purchased a 105,000-square-foot facility at the port and will begin an immediate expansion and add 120,000-square-feet. The $16.1 million capital investment will bring 43 new full-time jobs to the town, and company officials say they will have the facility operational by June.
"We are very excited by the opportunity to locate in Jeffersonville, which we feel is an outstanding complement to our existing steel service center processing locations” in Grand Rapids, MI, suburban Detroit and Birmingham, AL, said David Samrick, chief executive officer of Mill Steel Co., in a prepared statement. He was not available for further comment at press time. "We felt it was absolutely critical to position ourselves at a location that will enable us to continue our delivery of outstanding just-in-time services to our growing automotive, construction, appliance and general manufacturing customer base."
This decision by Mill is just the latest sign that heavy industry in the Midwest is gathering strength. As reported in GlobeSt.com, GM and Ford have expanded plants in Kansas City and St. Louis, and suppliers have started setting up new operations in both areas. Furthermore, a Chinese auto supplier is expected to purchase a large portion of former GM Moraine Assembly Plant in Dayton, refurbish the property and start production by 2015.
"Mill Steel's advanced manufacturing capabilities are a perfect fit for our multimodal port environment," said Ports of Indiana chief executive officer Rich Cooper. "This company has an extremely impressive leadership team that is keenly aware of the competitive advantages created by our multimodal connectivity and existing synergies between the world-class steel processors located at the port. We welcome Mill Steel to our port family and look forward to helping the company expand its business in southern Indiana."
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Brian J. Rogal
Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.
