Batesville, Ind. —Batesville-based, Med-Mizer has been awarded a tax abatement for a $1.2 million expansion that will create 20 new full-time positions by 2018. The new positions will pay an average of $17.75 per hour.
The company currently employs 29 residents that earn an average wage of $20.40 per-hour.
The tax abatement, approved by Batesville city council Monday, will give the company a 35-percent tax reduction on real and personal property for a period of five years.
The Indiana Economic development Corporation has offered the company a $35,000 grant from the Skills Enhancement Fund and up to $90,000 in Growing Economy tax credits.
Med-Mizer produces products for the assisted living, skilled nursing, bariatric care, memory care and home care industries.
