July 2009 boasts multiple economic development announcements

The month of July finds both Clark and Floyd Counties making major economic development announcements.

In New Albany, VT Industries announced plans to expand its custom door manufacturing operations here, creating 22 jobs by 2010. The Iowa-based company, which specializes in laminate countertops, stone surfaces and high-end wood doors, plans to relocate its raised panel door division currently based in Holstein, Iowa, to its southern Indiana facility.

In Jeffersonville, Cook Compression, a manufacturer of compressor components and supplier of related services for the gas compression industry, announced that it will relocate its manufacturing operation here, creating more than 20 new jobs by 2012.