The largest U.S. manufacturer of medical radiation protection equipment this month announced plans for a $5 million expansion in southern Utah.
Infab Corp., which produces lead aprons and other equipment to limit healthcare workers’ exposure to x-rays and other radiation, expects to create 90 jobs over the next five years at a facility in Hildale, located along Utah’s border with Arizona.
Company officials said they “fell in love with Utah” during a nationwide search for a new facility to accommodate its rapid growth in recent years. Infab is headquartered in southern California; the company’s current vice president of operations, Tom Fink, will oversee the Utah facility beginning next month.
State economic development officials lauded the project for bolstering a rural area of the state and diversifying Utah’s manufacturing sector. The company, provided it meets hiring and wage criteria, is eligible for a tax credit rebate equivalent to up to 20% of new taxes paid over a five-year agreement with the state.
“This project will help rural Utah create new jobs and be a benefit to the skilled workforce in Washington County,” Governor’s Office of Economic Development Executive Director Val Hale said in a statement.
