The company, Skjodt-Barrett Foods, is located just outside of Toronto, Ontario, and manufactures specialty food. Its U.S. headquarters is located in Lebanon, Ind.
The investment will bring nearly 100 jobs to the facility.
Pence spent the day in Toronto meeting with both business and government officials to attract Canadian investments to the state and to strengthen economic and job development.
“Each meeting has been focused on building Indiana’s relationships in Toronto, all with the goal of helping Canadian companies see a greater return on their investment by hiring more Hoosiers,” Pence said in the release. “It was exciting, in particular, to visit Skjodt-Barrett’s facilities in Canada, knowing that they will soon be bringing more of that technology to Indiana.”
Indiana exported $11.8 billion in products to Canada last year.
This is the governor’s fourth international jobs mission, months after a similar trip to the United Kingdom.
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