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“We’ve been seeing tremendous growth here in the North American market,” Daifuku Intralogistics America COO Clint Lasher said. “The original facility here was opened in 2019. While we always had plans to expand it, we reached maximum capacity in just a few years and needed to immediately begin planning that expansion.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, called the expansion of Daifuku Intralogistics America Corp. “a proud day” for the area given the work and wealth the business will continue to create.
“If you look at the big picture of what this does for Hobart and Northwest Indiana, it’s a proud day,” Mrvan said.
Daifuku poured more than $35 million into expanding its Hobart factory, doubling its production capacity.
The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission’s comprehensive economic development strategy has been given a $70,000 boost from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
The plan, posted at nirpc.org, was adopted in May following public input sessions late last year.
Following a tour of Carmeuse’s Buffington campus in Gary, Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, expressed his gratitude for local steelworkers.
As vice-chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus, Mrvan said he’s dedicated to keeping the steel industry alive in Northwest Indiana.
Carmeuse, a major supplier to the steel mills along the lakefront, is investing $1 million in its Buffington Harbor plant.
Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, said economic opportunities and future sustainability for Northwest Indiana shouldn’t be “sacrificed for shortsighted political purposes.”
Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan sent a letter to Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation Sean Duffy regarding the recently announced rescission of federal funding for a CITGO terminal located in East Chicago, Indiana.
Democratic Congressman Frank Mrvan said he’ll continue to work with his Republican counterparts even as that party considers whether to potentially draw him into a heavily Republican district.
Lake County Parks and Recreation is receiving more than $700,000 in grants for Gibson Woods Nature Preserve in Hammond, Rep. Frank Mrvan announced.