Total employment in Kosciusko County for May 2014 hit 40,460, which is 736 more people employed than April. “We have not seen this level of total employed since before the recession,” noted Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation President George Robertson. “Part of the increase is summer hiring for our seasonal industries but a significant amount of …read more.

A groundbreaking for the expansion of OMCO will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the facility’s manufacturing plant, 1 Arnolt Dr., Pierceton. OMCO is constructing a new building addition of approximately 50,000 square feet. The expansion will nearly double its current capacity. The project also includes new manufacturing equipment for a total capital investment …read more.

At the first Kosciusko County Council meeting of the year, economic development was the primary topic of discussion. “Being the first of the year I thought it would be good to summarize last year,” reported George Robertson, president of Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation. “We had a number of expansions, we filled most of our large …read more.

George Roberston, president of the Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation, met with the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission at its Thursday meeting. Robertson offered up some very positive news to the commission regarding economic growth in the county. First, he announced that within the next couple of weeks the state of Indiana would be announcing that two …read more.

Just three months after it was announced that a gun manufacturer was looking to move to Kosciusko County, today there is disappointing news. George Robertson, president of Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation, said, “The gun manufacturer prospect is no longer an active prospect. We would have really liked to land that one.” Robertson told the county …read more.