Strong Economy

Jasper County has a strong and diversified economy comprised of a combination of successful agribusiness, manufacturing, distribution, institutional, and commercial employers.  Companies across Jasper County are successfully investing in new and expanded facilities.  Described below are examples of major private sector projects that were in various stages of development in the past two years.  Also included is other relevant information describing Jasper County’s economic base.

Advance Auto Parts (Remington, IN) - Opening of $108 million, 566,000 SF Distribution Center with 350-400 employees.

American Melt Blown & Filtration (Rensselaer, IN) - Start up blow molded plastic filter manufacturing facility in 67,000 SF with a $2.3 million capital investment and up to 40 employees.

Archer Daniels Midland (Parr, IN) - Expanded $2 million seed storage facility. 

Belstra Milling Company (DeMotte, IN) - Expansion of animal feed production with up to $6 million in capital investment and 4-5 jobs.

ConAgra Foods (Rensselaer, IN) - Installation of four additional popcorn packaging lines valued at $2.9 million.

Fair Oaks CNG Station (Fair Oaks, IN) - New compressed natural gas fueling station to supply local daries’ truck fleet.

How About That Logistics (Rensselaer, IN) - New 7,200 SF, 12-acre trucking/logistics center with 40 employees.

Iroquois Bio-Energy Company (Rensselaer, IN) - Ethanol plant adding 775,000 bushel, $2 million grain bin.

Legacy Farms/Fair Oaks Pig Adventure (Fair Oaks, IN) - New $10 million, 30 job, 143,000 SF, 29-acre farm campus producing 70,000-80,000 pigs annually with visitors center and viewing galleries.

Love’s Travel Stop & Country Store (DeMotte, IN) - $7.5 million travel center at Exit 230 on I-65 with 30 jobs.

NIPSCO (Wheatfield, IN) - Installation of Flue Gas Desulfurization systems at the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station with a $500-600 million capital investment and peaking at 900 construction/20 new permanent jobs. 

Remington Seeds, LLC (Remington, IN) - Expansion of seed corn processing capacity with $25 million capital investment over a three year period with 15 new jobs. 

Sealy Components Group (Rensselaer, IN) - Leased 64,000 SF of storage space adjacent to their production campus.

Solae (Remington, IN) - Processor of soy protein concentrate powder and soy lecithin oil food ingredients increased throughput capacity and leased 18,000 SF of offsite warehouse space.

Terborg Distributing (DeMotte, IN) - Beverage distributor employing 12-15 constructed and then expanded headquarters/warehouse facility that now totals 21,120 SF on 9 acres.

Wilson Industrial Sales Company (Rensselaer, IN) - New 10,000 SF, $2.2 million corporate headquarters for distributor of industrial/agricultural chemicals employing 35.