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\nA kitchen ventilation and air distribution system manufacturer is expanding its operations in Allen County with a $7.4 million expansion.<\/p>\n
\nA kitchen ventilation and air distribution system manufacturer is expanding its operations in Allen County with a $7.4 million expansion.<\/p>\n
Governor Andy Beshear\u2019s office announced the expansion in a news release on Tuesday morning. They said the expansion will create 60 full-time Kentucky jobs.<\/p>\n
The company, which already operates a manufacturing operation in Scottsville, will expand by 50,000 square feet. The total space will now be 91,000 square feet.<\/p>\n
The added space will allow room for a research and development lab specifically for the air moving product line. The company will also add additional manufacturing space to allow for new product lines to support the overall growth of the business, according to the news release.<\/p>\n
The 60 full-time jobs created from the project will bring the company\u2019s total Kentucky employment to 240.<\/p>\n
Halton was formed in Finland in 1969 by founder Seppo Halttunen. Over the last 50 years, the company has become a leading manufacturer of commercial kitchen ventilation and air distribution systems.<\/p>\n
The company invested heavily in research and development from an early stage, and as a result saw strong sales and growth in the domestic market. In 1982, the company\u2019s first sales office was established in the U.S. and in 1989, U.S. operations expanded with new manufacturing facilities.<\/p>\n
In 2016, a new U.S. corporate headquarters for the company was established in Kentucky. In 2019, a second Kentucky-based manufacturing facility was opened to support the growing air-handling segment of the business.<\/p>\n
To encourage investment and job growth in the community, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) in April preliminarily approved a 10-year incentive agreement with the company under the Kentucky Business Investment program. The performance-based agreement can provide up to $600,000 in tax incentives based on the company\u2019s investment of $7.45 million and annual targets of creation and maintenance of 60 Kentucky-resident, full-time jobs across 10 years and paying an average hourly wage of $21 including benefits across those jobs.<\/p>\n
By meeting its annual targets over the agreement term, the company can be eligible to keep a portion of the new tax revenue it generates. The company may claim eligible incentives against its income tax liability and\/or wage assessments.<\/p>\n
In addition, Halton Company can receive resources from Kentucky\u2019s workforce service providers. Those include no-cost recruitment and job placement services, reduced-cost customized training and job-training incentives.
\nSource: WBKO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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