USA
The board of directors for Alliance Laundry Systems, the global commercial laundry equipment supplier, has formally approved a proposed $62.6million expansion to its headquarters at Ripon, Wisconsin. In a statement, the company said this expansion will be the single largest capacity-related investment in the company's history.
Investment incentives from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), Fond du Lac County through the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC), and the City of Ripon have been finalised, clearing the way for the expansion to move forward.
The project will add 225,000 square feet of new buildings, including the construction of a new North America sales and marketing headquarters and the conversion of an existing warehouse into a manufacturing facility.
It is estimated that the project will add 200 new permanent jobs to the local workforce.
