Ben Morrall, President, Voortman Steel Machinery, joins John Williams to talk about the history of their company, when they first came to Monee, Illinois, what their company does and what they manufacture, their big plan for domestic expansion in Monee, why Voortman ended up coming to Monee, how business friendly Monee is to their company, the potential talent that comes from the area, how many people they employee, the great team they have in Monee, and how wonderful the state of Illinois has been to their Monee facility.
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7016617/7016617_2024-10-31-202417.128.mp3Below are photos from Voortman Steel’s groundbreaking in Monee, on Tuesday, October 29th, with Governor J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Manufacturers Association president & CEO Mark Denzler, Mayor Therese M. Bogs, State Senator Patrick Joyce, State Representative Jackie Haas and others in attendance.
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