Highland Baking Company locating in Spartanburg County
February 3, 2012
More than $9 million investmentexpected to create 196 new jobs
COLUMBIA,SC – February 2,2012 – Highland Baking Company, a wholesale bread baking company, todayannounced plans to locate its new production facility in Spartanburg County. The$9.48 million investment is expected to generate 196 new jobs over the next fiveyears.
“We lookforward to opening our new facility in South Carolina. This is an important stepin our company’s growth. Spartanburg County is a great fit for our business andoffers a business-friendly climate and excellent market access,” said StuartRosen, vice president of Highland Baking Company.
HighlandBaking Company, based in Northbrook, Ill., will locate its new bread productionand distribution facility in an existing building in Spartanburg County. Thecompany specializes in producing custom bread products for national restaurantchains.
“SouthCarolina continues to be the place where companies want to invest, and HighlandBaking Company is a great example. We celebrate their decision to establishoperations here and create 196 new jobs in Spartanburg County,” said Gov. NikkiHaley.
The newfacility will allow Highland Baking Company to have some additional capacity aswell as improve efficiencies. The facility is expected to open in October.
“You’ll hearme say that we are good at making things in South Carolina, and today I can saywe’re also good at baking them,” said Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt.“Agribusiness and distribution are strong industries in South Carolina, andHighland Baking Company’s announcement shows that.”
“We areextremely pleased that Highland Baking chose to locate a new operation inSpartanburg County. We are excited they will revitalize a former food productionfacility. The addition of this investment continues to demonstrate Spartanburg’sability to attract manufacturing operations and highlights the role our skilledworkforce plays in recruiting companies,” said David Britt, chairman of theEconomic Recruitment Committee of Spartanburg County and member of the EconomicFutures Group Board.
TheCoordinating Council for Economic Development approved the company for jobdevelopment credits, which will be available when hiring targets aremet.
The companywill begin hiring for the new positions in June. Anyone interested in new jobopportunities with the company should contact [email protected].
For moreinformation about the company, please visit www.highlandbaking.com.
About S.C.Department of Commerce
AsSouth Carolina’s leading economic development agency, the Department of Commerceworks to recruit new businesses and help existing businesses grow. Commercereceived the Silver Award from Business Facilities magazine, placing second inthe 2011 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition. Commerce has been part of recruitingworld-class companies to South Carolina such as Boeing, Bridgestone,Continental, Monster.com, Heinz, ZF Group, BMW and Google Inc. Commerce alsosupports small and existing business, rural development initiatives and offersgrants for community development. For more information, visit www.SCcommerce.com.
