The Grote Company recently bought Chicago-based automation equipment maker Pizzamatic and is moving that company’s operations to central Ohio, Columbus Business First reports. Grote was founded by Donatos Pizzeria Corp. founder Jim Grote in 1972; the company, which manufactures food equipment, “will add 13 jobs and spend $850,000 to expand its headquarters in Gahanna,” according to the article. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority granted tax assistance to nine companies including Grote this week; the authority “approved a five-year, 0.87 percent tax credit for the creation of $700,000 in new annual payroll at the company.” The company must “retain $6.5 million in existing payroll by the end of 2018” and also “keep the operations at the facility for at least eight years.” For more, read the full article.
Pizzamatic’s move from Chicago to Ohio will bring jobs and $850K expansion project
