Shipshewana, IN - Mudd-Ox Inc. and the LaGrange County Economic
Development Corporation, in conjunction with LaGrange County, have announced
the expansion of their facility north of Shipshewana, IN, in LaGrange County.
Mudd-Ox Inc. is a manufacturer of both six- and
eight-wheeled and tracked all-terrain vehicles. The business was started
by owner Matt Oxender in late 2005 after he saw the need for an improved
recreational and commercial ATV. This project will consist of the purchase
of a number of CNC and other various machinery and will support the creation of
up to three new positions, as well as the retention of an current staffing
levels.
The LaGrange County Council, at the request of the LaGrange
County Economic Development Corporation, approved the use of tax abatements on
the investment into the new facility, estimated to be valued at around
$125,000.
Mudd-Ox also received a grant from the LaGrange County
Investment Fund. "We are grateful for the support we receive and the
partnership we have created LaGrange
County and the LaGrange
County Economic Development Corporation," Oxender, president of Mudd-Ox, Inc,
said.
"We are happy to have supported Mudd-Ox as they grow their
business in LaGrange
County," Jac Price, president
of the LaGrange County Council, said. "They are a great business and
produce a great product."
"Mudd-Ox Inc. is a valued partner in our community, and
we're very excited that they continue to expand their operations within LaGrange County," Keith Gillenwater,
President & CEO of the LaGrange County Economic Development Corporation,
said. "Mudd-Ox Inc.'s commitment to growing their company in LaGrange County
is proof of the high quality workforce and community support that companies
like Mudd-Ox Inc. receives from our LaGrange
County communities."
