HEDC welcomes BWI as company breaks ground on first U.S. production facility

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GREENFIELD, Ind. – On Wednesday, June 28, more than 150 people gathered at the groundbreaking ceremony for BeijingWest Industries, Co. Ltd. (BWI). The company is a premier chassis supplier that designs and manufactures brake and suspension systems for the global automotive market. Its first U.S. production facility will be located in Greenfield, creating up to 441 new, high-wage jobs by 2021.

BWI will invest more than $80 million to build and equip a new 276,514-square-foot manufacturing facility in Greenfield’s Progress Park. With its growth, BWI expects to increase its production by 4 million parts per year to meet the continued demand from its customers, which include Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, General Motors, Honda and Porsche.

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Barr South Designated as Indiana Site Certified Silver

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For Immediate Release
November 1, 2016

Barr South Announcement--State Certified as Silver

Barr South Announcement–State Certified as Silver

Indianapolis – The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) announces the designation of Greenfield’s Barr South as Indiana Site Certified (ISC) Silver tier status.

The Indiana Site Certified program was created to help Indiana cities and towns by validating sites that are ready for economic development. By certifying a site, it illustrates that the community is committed to economic growth, mitigates risks for businesses who want to locate or expand their operations into Indiana and it serves as a marketing tool to promote sites that are ready for development.

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