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Article: Top business stories: Western Indiana update. (Regional Report: West).
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- Indiana Business Magazine
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- September 1, 2002
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VIGO COUNTY
Aisin Brake & Chassis Inc.'s new 150,000-square-foot plant in the Vigo County Industrial Park plans full production in January 2003. Archie Kappel, plant director, says an initial hiring of 35 will grow to about 90 by the end of 2003 and "ramp up to 200 by 2004. We're pleased to be a month ahead of schedule. Our first product will be rear brake shoes and braking plate assemblies for the Princeton Toyota plant. As we grow we'll manufacture other brake-related components."
Sony Disc Manufacturing, a world leader in digital disc manufacturing, recently announced plans to double the Terre Haute plant's DVD production from 450,000 discs per day ...