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Elkhart company to close
South Bend TribuneELKHART -- Two weeks ago, workers at SJC Industries learned the company had been sold to Allied Specialty Vehicles. On Monday they learned the company was moving to Florida and taking all of their jobs with it. SJC Industries filed notice that it will...Tags: Vehicles, Companies and Corporations, Services and Shopping, Navistar International Corporation, Middlebury
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Ambulance manufacturer closing in Elkhart
South Bend TribuneELKHART –– SJC Industries has decided to close its Elkhart facilities in July, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the state Monday. According to the notice, about 165 workers will be terminated at the...Tags: Coach Incorporated
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Wakarusa RV plants to move in August
South Bend TribuneWAKARUSA -- What looked so promising in 2012 with Monaco RV adding 400 jobs in Wakarusa is now moving in the opposite direction. In August, the company will ramp down its operations at its Monaco RV and Holiday Rambler plants and move operations to...Tags: Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Navistar International Corporation, Economy, Business and Finance, Monaco
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THE BOTTOM LINE: 'Dinosaur' looking for new tricks
Just over four years ago, when Elkhart County was unwillingly made the poster child for the Great Recession, those running for political office enjoyed using the community as the backdrop for their speeches about what was wrong in America. If you...
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Thor announces sale of subsidiary
ELKHART - Thor Industries announced Monday that it will sell most of the assets of SJC Industries Corp., a subsidiary that manufactures ambulances, to Wheeled Coach Industries Inc., a subsidiary of Allied Specialty Vehicles Inc., a privately held... -
Allied Specialty acquires ambulance maker from Indiana company
Allied Specialty Vehicles Inc. of Orlando, which produces ambulances and other specialty vehicles, said Monday it has acquired SJC Industries, an ambulance manufacturer owned by Thor Industries Inc. of Indiana. A purchase price was not disclosed. ASV...
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Thor's new home base to be in Elkhart
South Bend TribuneThor Industries Inc. announced Wednesday that it will move its corporate headquarters to Elkhart from its current location in Jackson Center, Ohio. The company expects to complete the move this spring. "Given our commitment to the RV industry, we want...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, Stock Market, Economy, Business and Finance, NYSE Euronext, Inc.
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The Bottom Line: Quiet win for the area
There likely won't be a lot of jobs resulting from the news that Thor Industries Inc. will relocate its corporate headquarters from Jackson Center, Ohio, to Elkhart in the next few months. But that doesn't mean the decision wasn't important to economic...
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Ex-RV plant in Elkhart County put up for sale
MILLERSBURG, Ind. (AP) — An Elkhart County RV plant where about 200 workers built recreational vehicles until it shut down last year is up for sale. The 55-acre site of the former Carriage Inc. facility in the town of Millersburg includes 19...Tags: Auction Service, Science and Technology
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CrossRoads RV in Topeka to construct new headquarters
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterTOPEKA -- Things are going very well for CrossRoads RV. And further evidence of that became evident Monday when the LaGrange County Economic Development Corp. in conjunction with the town of Topeka and CrossRoads RV announced the construction of a new...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, Economic Policy, Economy, Business and Finance
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Two Elkhart companies part of class-action settlement following Hurricane Katrina
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly two dozen companies -- including two in Elkhart -- that manufactured government-issued trailers for storm victims after Hurricane Katrina have agreed to pay $14.8 million in a proposed class-action settlement of claims that...
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