Danish manufacturer chooses Rolla for $30M plant

In economic development recruiting that’s been dubbed Project Sesame, the Rolla Regional Economic Commission scored a victory with Danish manufacturer Brodrene Hartmann A/S choosing Rolla for its first U.S. plant.

The St. James Leader Journal reports the foreign company will operate as Hartmann U.S. and invest $30 million to occupy the former Briggs and Stratton plant in the Hy Point Industrial Park. Hartmann intends to hire 50 employees, starting this summer, and by early 2017 begin production of molded-fiber egg cartons.

According to the report, Missouri beat out five Midwest states. Hartmann officials cited the region’s strengths in advanced manufacturing, access to transportation routes, a  competitive workforce and low operating costs.
 
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