Vero Beach, Florida (November 20, 2018) – Site Location Partnership (SLP), a Dallas-based site selection advisory firm, and The Indian River County Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Office have announced that IMPAK Corporation is expanding its current operations into Indian River County. IMPAK Corporation is a California based company that produces specialty packaging.
IMPAK anticipates creating 30 new jobs by early 2020, including positions such as technical sales, production development, electronic assembly, and customer service. The company plans to keep its California operations to supply customers on the West Coast and in Southeast Asia. The newly announced Florida location will service customers along the U.S. East Coast as well as those in Europe and Latin America. The new location will also handle the manufacturing of heat sealing and vacuum packaging machinery.
“We are committed to being an outstanding Florida corporate citizen as well as improving our service to customers from Nova Scotia and New England to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean” states Kevin Cullen, IMPAK Corporation President. IMPAK has a long history of serving the biomedical/pharmaceutical, food, and technology industries with advanced barrier packaging, compatible sealing equipment and sorbent products to help protect packaged contents.
The Chamber’s Economic Development Office worked with company executives over the past several months, discussing plans and facilitating meetings with local organizations as potential resources for new employees. “We are excited to add yet another innovative corporate headquarters to our business community,” notes Helene Caseltine, the Chamber’s Economic Development Director. “This is a perfect fit for Indian River County as part of our overall strategy for economic diversification.
About IMPAK Corporation
For over 20 years, IMPAK Corporation has provided innovative solutions for individuals and businesses with modified atmosphere packaging needs. With a full range of sorbent and flexible packaging products, including Mylar films and bags, standard and embossed poly vacuum bags, stand up bags, mini pouches, desiccants, oxygen absorbers, and thousands of sealer products and accessories, IMPAK can address even the most complex packaging challenges. Other services include prototyping and custom product development, custom laminations, custom printing, adhesive labeling, product packaging, and machine assessment and repair.
About Indian River County Economic Development
With a quality of life unique even to Florida, Indian River County is where lifestyle and work style unite to create a highly productive and profitable environment. The Indian River County Chamber of Commerce is a county-wide organization representing the business community by providing services, benefits, and leadership for positive growth. The Chamber serves as the primary economic development organization, promoting the entire county including the cities of Vero Beach, Sebastian and Fellsmere.
About Site Location Partnership
Site Location Partnership (SLP) is a multi-disciplined advisory firm that enables the growth of businesses, communities and economies through its two primary consulting areas – corporate site selection and economic development. SLP’s Corporate Location Practice helps companies from industrial and commercial sectors select the optimal location for expansion, relocation or consolidation of business facilities. SLP’s Economic Development Practice assists various organizations in implementing business attraction strategies for new corporate investment, job creation and economic growth.
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