Dan wanted to expand here in upstate New York, in part because of his roots, including graduation from Cornell University, and in part because of his positive experiences with Amsterdam's high quality workforce. The expansion project includes moving Strombecker's Zinc Die- Casting operations from Chicago to Amsterdam. As a result, Esquire Novelty will add up to three large die cast machines to its Amsterdam facility. One or possibly two new machines, will be acquired and one additional machine will be relocated from the Chicago operation and rebuilt. The Mohawk Valley's business community sees this first hand today with Esquire Novelty's decision to expand its operations and create new manufacturing jobs in Amsterdam.
Today is another a sign of the business community's renewed confidence in New York State.
Esquire's decision to expand in New York is a sign of our State's improving business climate, and hopefully the beginning of continued economic development in this city.