Metal recycling company Huntington Aluminum announced plans this week to expand operations with the construction of an addition to its plant, while also doubling the number of employees over the course of the next three years. An investment of $2.76 million will allow for a 40,200-square-foot expansion to its Huntington facility. The company, which currently employs 40 people, will begin hiring in October and add 41 manufacturing jobs between then and 2017.

Eric Doden, president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, noted that the company's success is especially remarkable after a fire at the plant earlier this year. His organization has offered Huntington Aluminum up to $300,000 in conditional tax credits and training grants, which it will receive if it meets its job creation goals. Both the city of Huntington and Huntington County also approved incentives, leading to the company's decision to expand on site.

"We are pleased that the state of Indiana, the city of Huntington and Huntington County are all helping us grow right here in Huntington," said owner Roger Kilty. "We were at a crossroads: either stay as we are and turn away business or expand. We've chosen to expand in Indiana."

Huntington mayor Brooks Fetters and Larry Buzzard, the president of the county's Board of Commissioners, were pleased with the news. "The company believes in our community so strongly that it is willing to brand our city's and county's name itself into their business identity," said Fetters.

Added Buzzard, "Our economic development team is especially eager to help locally owned industries grow."

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