Coram USA LLC, a global manufacturer of automotive components, announced plans today to expand its operations here, creating up to 35 new jobs by 2016.

The company, which is a subsidiary of the Italy-based Coram Group, will invest $1.1 million to lease, renovate and equip a 20,000 square-foot facility in Fort Wayne. Coram USA plans to move its warehousing for the North American market from Italy to the new facility and begin production and distribution of steering columns this winter.

"When presented with so many options, international companies like Coram choose Indiana for its world-class business environment," said Victor Smith, Indiana Secretary of Commerce. "Indiana has the best manufacturing workforce in the nation. If you add this to our central U.S. location and pro-growth policies, it becomes clear why so many international companies recognize Indiana as a state that works."

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Source: http://www.insideindianabusiness.com