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Container Company Expanding in Indy

INDIANAPOLIS (June 20, 2011) - Arrow Container, LLC, a local corrugated container manufacturer, announced today that it will expand operations at its Indianapolis headquarters. This expansion will create an additional 65 jobs in the community by 2015.

Arrow, which manufactures and supplies a variety of packaging materials ranging from custom cartons to foam and tape, plans to invest $3.49 million in new machinery and improvements at its 80,000-square-foot facility on the southeast side of the city.

"We are seeing increased interest from manufacturers in adding new jobs and making investments in Indianapolis. We are excited to add Arrow Container's expansion in Franklin Township to other recent announcements by companies such as Allison, Pure Power Technologies, Genesis Casket Company, and Rolls-Royce," said Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.

The company will continue to employ its current workforce of 60 employees and plans to begin hiring 65 additional production associates later this year.

Headquartered in Indianapolis since its incorporation in 1982, Arrow Container is a major Midwest manufacturer and supplier of packaging materials with the ability to design unique packaging for individual items. Recent accomplishments for the company include ISO 9001 registration and certification. This certification confirms that the company's quality management system meets an internationally accepted quality standard.

The city of Indianapolis will consider additional property tax abatement at the request of Develop Indy. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Arrow Container up to $400,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $75,000 in training grants based on the company's job creation plans.

"Arrow Container has called Indianapolis its home for 30 years, and we are proud that we have created an environment that allows Hoosier businesses to grow and thrive," said Mitch Roob, Secretary of Commerce and chief executive officer of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

The Arrow Container news follows the recent announcement that Stonegate Mortgage will move to Indianapolis and add 300 jobs and just weeks after StreetLinks Lender Solutions, an Indianapolis real estate appraisal management services provider, announced plans to further expand its Indianapolis operations, creating more than 150 new jobs by 2013.

About Arrow Container
Arrow Container is on the leading edge of the corrugated packaging industry in the Midwest market. As a corrugated manufacturer and distributor, we provide full service packaging ranging from corrugated materials and packaging supplies such as custom cartons, stock boxes, etc to foams, tapes, stretch films, plastics, kits and assemblies. For more information, visit www.arrowcontainer.

Archery Longbow Making | Friske's Archery Information

Archery is known widely as a practice of technique and perfection. One’s form when participating in archery will dictate how the follow through and the shot is. It may not be used in a time of war anymore, but its popularity as a sport has soared higher than it was ever thought to be with many people across all nations being attracted to its concepts of accuracy, and precision. So what do you need to begin archery? Well, archery supplies and archery hunting equipment are common enough now with its popularity and can be purchased at many local sporting good stores, or even online.

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