Midwest Equipment Manufacturing Inc. to spend $15 million expanding Kentucky factory

The Kentucky governor’s office and Midwest Equipment Manufacturing announced December 18 the company would expand its factory in Maysville, Kentucky, spending $15 million and adding 66 jobs to the site. The expansion will consolidate production lines for the companies’ landscaping equipment from other facilities and expand existing production already at the site.

In addition to the Maysville plant, MEM runs three more in Thorntown, Indiana; Brooten, Minnesota and Dakota City, Nebraska. The Marysville expansion will relocate production of Tru-Cut brand mowers and Brown Bear brand composters from Thorntown to Maysville.

What people are saying

“We are excited to move the Tru-Cut Mower production to Maysville,” said Dan Kallevig, president of Tru-Cut Mowers. “I have been to Maysville a few times in the past few months, and I am very impressed with the kindness of the people I have met.”

“Kentucky’s thriving manufacturing sector has been an important component in our state’s recent economic momentum,” said Kentucky Gov. Beshear. “We continue to see leaders in the manufacturing sector invest in the commonwealth and our communities, providing good-paying, quality job opportunities for Kentuckians, and this includes 66 new jobs being created by Midwest Equipment Manufacturing. I want to thank the company’s leaders for relocating and investing in Mason County, and I look forward to seeing their success in our New Kentucky Home.”

 “We are exceedingly thrilled with the Midwest Equipment Manufacturing project as their investment of $15 million and more than 60 additional jobs only continues to bolster Maysville’s and Mason County’s manufacturing footprint,” said Mason County Judge/Executive Owen McNeill. “We have enjoyed working with the Kallevigs and Midwest’s team and are looking forward to welcoming them to Maysville permanently. We greatly appreciate their investment in Maysville and Mason County Kentucky and look forward to proudly representing the home of Midwest Equipment Manufacturing’s multiple product lines.”

“As part of the ongoing renaissance of residential and commercial activity in the city’s east end neighborhood, the city of Maysville is pleased to express its full support for the relocation of Midwest Equipment Manufacturing to Maysville,” said Maysville Mayor Debra L. Cotterill. “We remain committed to sustaining the positive momentum within our community and are excited to not only retain 16 valuable manufacturing jobs in our city but also welcome the creation of an additional 66 positions through Midwest Equipment Manufacturing’s expansion. Maysville and Mason County believe the company is an excellent fit for our community – both in terms of its economic impact and its alignment with the values of small-town living and a high quality of life.”

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