Breathing New Life into an Abandoned BuildingĀ
For many years, the Ford stamping plant in Maumee, Ohio was a thriving facility employing over 1,500 people before it closed its doors. As the largest employer in the city of Maumee, it was a tremendous loss. In 2010, the Chlebowski family had a noble idea of re-opening the 800,000 s/f facility to bring those lost jobs back to the community.
To make this work, the new ownership needed to reduce operating costs to make re-opening the facility a reality. As Travis Barta, VP of Operations at Maumee, stated, “We had to be able to operate smart and efficiently.”
Click here for complete story.
|