Indiana's manufacturing industry continues to thrive, with local companies expanding their facilities and bringing new job opportunities to the Hoosier state. Midwest Eye Consultants, which serves Northern Indiana at 27 locations, has announced that it will invest $2.39 million to lease, renovate and equip Lens Source Optical Lab, a 14,000-square-foot facility in Wabash. The company will center its lens design and manufacturing operations at its new location, which will be fully operational in May.

Midwest Eye will open the hiring process in January and intends to add 31 new jobs by 2018. The 22-year-old company already employs 450 workers at its clinics. Midwest Eye now intends to equip Lens Source with state-of-the-art equipment that will make the eyeglass lens manufacturing process more affordable and efficient and produce higher-quality lenses.

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation has offered Midwest Eye up to $130,000 in tax credits and $50,000 in training grants, which are conditional upon the company meeting its hiring goals. Wabash County is also considering issuing benefits, and local authorities expressed their satisfaction with the news.

"Midwest Eye's growth shows that this community is built for business growth," said Wabash County Council president James Kaltenmark. "We're so thrilled to see these new jobs coming to Wabash County, where we've crafted just the right environment for companies to succeed."

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