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Show 2monday, 31, 1977 Electronics manufacturing company selects Salt Lake for $3 million plant Utah has its great business climate to thank for attracting Acme Electronics Corporation of Cuba, N.Y. to the Salt Lake International The company last Center. week announced plans to build a $3 million electronics manufacturing plant in Utah which will eventually add 300 local jobs to its payroll. Acme president James McLaughlin said the firm finally settled on Utah after scouting the mountain states for an ideal spot for expansion. Our western market is growing rapidly and we with 50 people. McLaughlin said. Within a year, Acme's payroll should increase to 300, he added. Only a plant manager and two administrators will be relocated from Acme headquarters in Cuba (about 60 miles south of Buffalo). Next week, Rober P. McGarvy, vice president of decided Utah had the best business climate. Our New York plants arc unionized and we were intrigued by Utahs he right to work laws, visit explained during a recent to Salt Lake. the told McLaughlin signed a Enterprise purchase agreement for ten acres at the Salt Lake International Center last week and expects to begin construction of a 100,000 square foot light assembly, office and warehouse facility in March. Production at the plant will begin in the fall of 1978 Acme manufacturing, will arrive in Salt Lake City to select an architect for the project. Acme also expects to hire a local contractor, McLaughlin said. He explained the company now has a payroll of over 960 at its plants in Cuba and Allegany N.Y. and Lumber-ton- . N.C. The 60 year old Horman starts work p mall on 100-sho- expects to begin construction and renovation of the W.T. Grant Building on Main Street this Sid Horman week. Horman said he has negotiated to purchase the y Harver warehouse, directly to the east of the Grant building, and expects to open a retail mall of about 100 stores in eight months. Horman purchased the Grant Building last November. Charles H. Horman Construction Co. will handle the renovation of the building and construction of an additional leg connecting the complex to State Street. As well, Horman said he has negotiated with Keith Warshaw Co. to create an six-stor- entrance joining the company manufactures power conversion equipment anv contracts vet.' total The 200,000 electronic and electrical systems. Principal Acme markets arc computer, copier and telecommunications fields. Acmes earnings for the fiscal year ending June 30 were more that $2 million on sales of S32 million. Acmes stock is traded over the counter. development an additional will create square-fee- of retail t space in the downtown area. Horman declined to estimate the cost of the total project, but said financing will be handled through his company, S.M. Horman and Sons. ' for DO YOU WISH YOU HAD A BETTER SECRETARY? ,,A 1 Enterprise The National Enterprise is published weekly by the National Enterprise Publishing Company, Inc., 500 Continental Bank Bldg., P.O. Box 11778, Pioneer Station, Salt Lake City. Utah 84147. (801 ( Copyright C 1977 by National Enterprise Publishing Co. All rights reserved. 533-055- Second class postage paid 6. Want to find one fast ? Salt Lake City, Utah. No. 891300 in R. George Greg ersen Publisher Alena E. Bentley Editor Ken Bello Production Manager twfo Mary McMillan Gaber Senior Editor developments, and has signed lease on the Harver a parking terrace. We have a number of interested tenants. Horman But we havent signed said. Kristopher R. Passey Creative Director Todd Curtis Artist Dean Alsup Sheri Poe Milt Pollczer Staff Writers James M. 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