
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY IN TIPTON COUNTY!
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Tipton
County is rich in industrial diversity, which
argues well for its future economic health. It is home to two thriving industrial park areas
- Tipton County Industrial Park and Northgate
Business Center.
Infrastructure improvements, including road and sewer extensions, are nearing completion at Northgate Business Center. Companies located at Northgate include
Böttcher America
Corporation, a German based manufacturer of
printing press rollers; and Midwest Sheets, LLC,
a division of Temple-Inland Container Corporation. Recently Maddox Excavating, LLC and Tipton Precast, LLC constructed facilities at Northgate. In 2006, Tipton Precast was featured in the April 2007 edition of Concrete Products magazine. Click here to view the article "Productive Premiere".
Steel Parts Manufacturing
is the county's second largest private employer. A manufacturer
of automotive assemblies for the automotive
industry, they employ 220. Other industry
located in the county include AcraLine Products,
Inc. Central Metal Products, Chegar Manufacturing, Integrity EDM, 84 Components Co., Roberts & Dybdahl, Inc., High Performance
Alloys, Park 100 Foods, Inc., Renewed Performance,
Inc., and Wabash Alloys.
The history of
hybrid seed corn companies and ag-related businesses
started in Tipton County as early as 1925.
The seed industry has for a long time recognized
Tipton County as one of the top locations in
the US for the production of agricultural
seeds because of its rich soils and favorable
climate.
Pioneer, North American Seed Division
built its office and first corn production plant
on the west edge of Tipton in 1938, and continues
to operate at this location. Pioneer also
operates a corn and wheat research facility
in the town of Windfall. Co-Alliance, LLP (formerly Midland IMPACT) is the county's locally operated farming
cooperative. Doing business in Tipton
since 1928, Co-Alliance is one of the largest ag
businesses in the area serving Tipton and eight
surrounding counties. Other ag-related
companies who call Tipton County home include: Adler Seeds, Campbell
Seed, Cargill
Ag Horizons, DEKALB Genetics Corporation (Monsanto), Favored Grain,
Ray Bros. & Noble Canning Co., Inc.,
and several privately owned grain operators. |