From left to right: Yoshihiko Watanabe, Ron Arnold, Shigenobu Miwa, Chikara Miyauchi, Jeff Choate, Governor Eric Holcomb, Yasuhiro Ito, Takeshi Kurita, Toshiki Yamaguchi, Mayor Joe Wellman, General Consulate Naoki Ito, Ralph Inforzato
Gov. Holcomb joins M&C Tech Indiana executives to open operations 40,000 sq. ft. facility on I-69 expected to eventually host 70 jobs
$4.6 million manufacturing company represents first Japanese joint venture in Daviess County
WASHINGTON (March 20) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb joined Washington Mayor Joe Wellman, M&C Tech Indiana President Yasuhiro Ito, and other local economic development and community officials to formally note the opening of the first Japanese company in Washington and Daviess County. The company’s new 40,000 sq. ft. facility is located near the intersection of I-69 and U.S. 50/150.
“To take our state to the next level, we have to take Indiana to the world and bring the world to Indiana,” said Gov. Holcomb. “That’s exactly what’s happening here in Washington, and I am thrilled M&C Tech recognized everything our state and the Daviess County community has to offer—including a top-notch workforce and strategic infrastructure investment. We look forward to witnessing their continued success and the good jobs they will create.”
“We see today’s official opening as the dawn of a new relationship between the city of Washington, Daviess County and our new friends in Japan,” said Mayor Wellman. “We are pleased to have this new opportunity to build a mutually rewarding relationship.”
Representing a joint venture between Moriroku Chemicals and Chubu Kagaku of Japan, the company has invested $4.6 million in developing a manufacturing facility for the production of plastic automotive components, including extrusion molding and light assembly of sunroof and door parts. To date M&C Tech Indiana has hired 15 employees. It plans to eventually expand to 70 employees.
“We are pleased at the welcome we have received from the people of Indiana and Washington, and thank Gov. Holcomb and Mayor Wellman for their support,” said M&C Tech Indiana President Ito. “We look forward to growing our company in the years ahead.”
Mayor Wellman traveled to Japan in February 2016 to meet with executives of Japanese companies, which included a specific visit to Moriroku Chemicals’ Tokyo headquarters. There the Mayor invited executives to consider an expansion to the Washington area, citing the availability of I-69 as a supply chain and distribution advantage.
“The successful attraction and opening of M&C Tech Indiana in Washington represents strategic and collaborative work between many people in the region, especially including our elected officials like Mayor Wellman,” said Ron Arnold, executive director of the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation. “We look forward to M&C Tech Indiana being the first of major successes associated with our development of the Exit 62 area of I-69.”
About the City of Washington – Washington, the county seat of Daviess County, is a city of 12,000, located in southwestern Indiana along the new I-69 corridor midway between Indianapolis and Evansville. In addition to the new investment by M & C Tech at Exit 62 of I-69, private and public investment continues to expand. The City has streamlined its zoning processes, constructed a new 600,000-gallon water tower, improved its water and sewer infrastructure, and now provides electricity to several thousand acres around the interchange to enhance potential development. For more information, please visit www.washingtonin.us
About the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation As a private/public partnership for county-wide economic development, the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) is working to build a foundation for a better tomorrow in the communities within Daviess County, Indiana. A founding organization of the WestGate @ Crane Technology Park, DCEDC’s mission is to develop a process which improves the standard of living for all citizens by creating, retaining and reinvesting wealth while protecting the environment. For more information, please visitwww.dcedc.net.
CONTACT
Abby Gras (IEDC) – (317) 232-8845 or agras@iedc.in.gov
Jill Campbell (M&C Tech Indiana) – (812) 674-2122 ext. 224 or jcampbell@mctechin.com
Michael Snyder (MEK Group) – cell (317) 709-3560 or msnyder@themekgroup.com
