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Manufacturer to expand and move jobs to Milwaukee
Published January 8, 2008 - BizTimes Daily
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HellermannTyton Corp. will shift its manufacturing operations from Naples, Fla., to Milwaukee, where it plans to expand and create 154 new jobs over the next three years.
The company is acquiring and renovating a facility at 8475 N. 87th St. and expanding an existing facility at 7930 N. Faulkner Road. The total project cost is estimated at $7.8 million.
HellermannTyton's key markets include the light vehicle, truck manufacturing, OEM, and voice and data markets. The company's customers include General Motors, Ford, Mercedes Benz, Freightliner, Peterbilt, Caterpillar, John Deere, the Smithsonian Institute, AT&T and Hewlett Packard.
Jim Campion, president of HellermannTyton North America, said, "We put together a very solid plan to expand our manufacturing operations in Milwaukee. With assistance from the state of Wisconsin, we feel confident we will be able to grow our manufacturing base in Milwaukee. This area offers a manufacturing mindset and vehicles to recruit and train employees, and that is critical to our long term, aggressive growth plans."
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle will announce this afternoon that the Wisconsin Department of Commerce will provide $548,000 in Community Development Zone tax credits for HellermannTyton expansion project.
"Manufacturing helped define our heritage, and it will determine our future as well. It is a cornerstone of our economy, and we want to invest in projects that will keep our manufacturing base strong and growing," Doyle said. "I am pleased that we could assist HellermannTyton Corp. with a project that moves manufacturing capacity to Milwaukee."
Today's announcement comes on the heels of the news that Uline Inc. will move its corporate headquarters from Waukegan, Ill., 15 miles north to Pleasant Prairie, bringing 1,000 jobs to Wisconsin and becoming one of the largest private employers in Kenosha County. Uline will receive about $6 million in incentives and assistance from the state to help build its $100 million new headquarters and distribution center.
For more information on the Department of Commerce programs and services, visit www.commerce.wi.gov.
