Tax rebate is OK'd to help plant upgrade

Published: Saturday, April 21, 2007 12:29 a.m. MDT
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The Governor's Office of Economic Development's Business Development Board on Friday approved a tax rebate of up to $286,000 over a 10-year period to help Malnove Inc. relocate, expand and upgrade a folding carton manufacturing plant in Weber County.

Limitations at the Clearfield facility are causing about half of the Utah operations to be preprocessed at a plant in Omaha, Neb. The company wants to close that plant and move to an expanded location. It is considering several sites in Weber County.

Sixty-three new jobs will be created in connection with the expansion, adding to 104 existing jobs. New state revenue is expected to top $950,000 over 10 years. The capital investment is expected to be about $15 million.

The company had requested an incentive of $1.2 million. The approved tax rebate comes with the requirement that the company pay at least 75 percent above the Weber County median wage. Request documents indicate the average pay would be $41,350, or 92 percent above the county median of $21,500.

The company must commit to keeping operations in Utah at least 10 years. A local incentive of $300,000 to $350,000 also is required.

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The company also has considered Las Vegas and Stockton, Calif., for the expansion.

Malnove, founded in 1948 in Nebraska, expanded to Utah more than 20 years ago and to Florida a decade ago. It is a folding carton manufacturer, providing packaging used in the perishable bakery, dry goods, frozen foods, hardware, household products, personal care, medicinal, dairy case and frozen novelties markets.


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