As part of her ‘Made in Indiana Tour’, Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) Tuesday visited several counties in her district, touring local businesses and speaking with employees, in an effort to learn more about how each company is successfully contributing to northern Indiana’s economy.
“Local, homegrown businesses are the backbone of the Hoosier economy and I know that supporting their growth is the quickest way to create new, good paying jobs here in northern Indiana,” said Walorski. “This is an opportunity to meet with business owners and their second and third generation employees throughout the district and highlight local Hoosier-made products that continue to strengthen the economic base of our community and allow Indiana to be a leader in the national economy.”
Over the course of the day, Walorski visited businesses, all established in Indiana, in an effort to highlight the importance of products made locally as a contributing factor to the strength of Indiana’s economy.
Walorski visited Jayco in Elkhart County, the largest family-owned and operated RV manufacturer in North America;
Hoosier Racing Tire in St. Joseph County, the largest race tire manufacturer in the world;
ITAMCO in Marshall County, a family-owned and operated gear manufacturer that has a local partnership with Plymouth High School and Ivy Tech to offer Precision Tool Manufacturing Training;
American Oak Preserving Company in Starke County, a home accent manufacturer that sells craft décor items in Hobby Lobby and Walmart stores across the country;
Paarlberg Farms, a Red Gold Tomato grower in LaPorte County, one of the top performing growers of Red Gold tomatoes that has received the Red Gold Master Grower Award numerous times.
“Not only do local businesses provide the success stories of the future, but they present new employment opportunities and serve as the building blocks of Americas’ largest corporations. I want to thank each of these businesses for working selflessly to better improve our industries and ensure they have the support necessary to continue doing what they do best – growing the Hoosier economy.”
Today Walorski will continue her tour and visit Wabash, Miami and Fulton counties.
