Urschel Laboratories plans to build new facility in 2013
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VALPARAISO | Urschel Laboratories is looking to move after more
than a half century at its current location.
The company has operated in Valparaiso for 54 years. It has been
in business for 100 years, employs 400 people and has added onto
the building at Calumet Avenue and Vale Park Road 29 times since
1957, said Bill Baker, Urschel's director of real estate.
"As it grows, over time you start losing some of the operational
efficiencies, and they've come to the determination it's time to
get a new building," Baker said. "So they are looking for a new
location for a new facility."
He said the search continues with the goal of breaking ground on
the new site next year. No location has been eliminated, including
about 75 acres the company owns to the west on Vale Park between
Cumberland Drive and Valparaiso Street.
"Is there a home court advantage (for Valparaiso)? That's for
others to decide," Baker said. "It depends on how things are
presented as relates to this process. We now have 250,000 square
feet, so we will need more than that. We are looking for 20 to 30
acres. We've put together a team for site selection purposes.
Source: nwitimes.com