From the Northwest Indiana Times:
A maker of protective footwear has plans to relocate its manufacturing line to LaPorte County.
Heartland Footwear Inc. intends to move its assembly line from Arkansas to Rolling Prairie.
Matt Reardon, director of the LaPorte County Office for Economic Development, said the company is looking at 60,000 square feet in the O'Tech Corp. building near Ind. 2.
It's a cost-saving move because O'Tech Corp. supplies the materials that make Heartland Footwear products in Pocahontas, Ark., Reardon said.
"They're consolidating their operations," he said.
The company recently obtained permission from the LaPorte County Council to pursue tax abatement on the projected $1.5 million investment, Reardon said. He said incentives are also being sought from the state.
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