On Friday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced the state would be investing more than $3.2 million into U.S. Boiler Company’s expansion of its Lancaster facility.
The company, which designs, engineers and makes all of its residential and commercial heating products in Pennsylvania, will spend more than $55.5 million to expand its facility to a new 45,000-square-foot plant, retaining 117 jobs, and creating at least 15 more, company officials said.
“When strong manufacturers like U.S. Boiler Company choose to grow in Pennsylvania, it sends a clear message around the world that we are open for business and we have what companies need to thrive,” Shapiro said. “I’m competitive as hell and my Administration is doubling down on our efforts to work at the speed of business and make Pennsylvania a leader in job growth and economic development.”
The new facility will house state-of-the-art production lines, conveyors and storage racking, officials said, and will allow the company to increase production of its low-emission, high-efficiency boilers.
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) provided U.S. Boiler with a funding proposal for a $3 million Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) loan, a $177,000 Pennsylvania First grant, and a $45,000 workforce development grant to train workers. U.S. Boiler is a subsidiary of Burnham Holdings, Inc., also headquartered in Lancaster. The company chose Pennsylvania over North Carolina for its latest expansion.
“Burnham Holdings and U.S. Boiler have been committed to Pennsylvania for decades,” Christopher Drew, President and CEO, Burnham Holdings Inc. “The Commonwealth’s support of this project, which expands USB’s production capacity for its best-selling low emission, high-efficiency boiler product, the Alta, is a win for U.S. Boiler and a win for Pennsylvania.”