American Ultraviolet establishes international headquarters in Lebanon, Indiana.INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1995--American Ultraviolet An invisible band of radiation at the upper end of the visible light spectrum. With wavelengths from 10 to 400 nm, ultraviolet starts at the end of visible light and ends at the beginning of X-rays. The primary source of ultraviolet light is the sun. , a New Jersey-based international manufacturer of germicidal germicidal /ger·mi·ci·dal/ (jer?mi-si´d'l) antimicrobial (1). germicidal destructive to pathogenic microorganisms. and related ultraviolet equipment, has signed an agreement to purchase 5.1 acres in Duke Realty realty n. a short form of "real estate." (See: real estate) REALTY. An abstract of real, as distinguished from personalty. Realty relates to lands and tenements, rents or other hereditaments. Vide Real Property. Investments' Lebanon Business Park, located 15 miles northwest of Indianapolis. Duke Construction has received a contract to construct the 60,000 square foot facility. American Ultraviolet will relocate its headquarters as well as research and development operations from New Jersey when they take possession in mid-summer 1995. American Ultraviolet was founded by Harrison O. Stines in 1960 as a manufacturer of germicidal ultraviolet equipment. This equipment is utilized in industries worldwide, wherever the reduction of airborne and surface microorganisms, bacteria, mold spores and algae algae (ăl`jē) [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plant kingdom, the thallophytes (plants that is critical. In addition to germicidal equipment, American Ultraviolet also manufactures systems for the printing industry. This equipment is utilized to cure ultraviolet inks, coatings and adhesives on substrates such as compact discs, labels, plastic bottles, polycarbonate A category of plastic materials used to make a myriad of products, including CDs and CD-ROMs. panels, automotive accessories, binders and all other screen printed graphic products. Besides New Jersey, American Ultraviolet currently has offices in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. and Crawfordsville, Indiana; and representation in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Singapore, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. ``The move to Lebanon will allow American Ultraviolet to expand our customer service and increase quality control of our sheet metal and lamp manufacturing,'' according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Meredith Stines, owner and president of American Ultraviolet. According to Stines, a combination of factors played into their decision to move to Lebanon. ``We had been looking at sites for a number of years in the midwest and mid-atlantic regions, but Lebanon resembled our current area and offered the best economic possibilities. The proximity to the airport, regional co-suppliers, availability of qualified workers, assistance by the Indiana Department of Commerce and the Boone County Boone County is the name of eight counties in the United States, all named after explorer Daniel Boone:
American Ultraviolet's new facility will be its primary manufacturing and distribution center. The New Jersey location will become a regional sales office to handle customers from Maine to Virginia. Of the expected 30-40 Lebanon employees, approximately 12 families will relocate to Indiana from New Jersey. Duke Realty Investments, the developer of Lebanon Business Park, is a self-administered real estate investment trust that provides leasing, management, development, construction, and other tenant-related services for its own properties and approximately 12.1 million square feet of properties owned by third parties. Duke owns 137 industrial, office, medical office and retail properties encompassing 15.2 million square feet in the Midwest of which 2.4 million square feet is currently under development. Duke Construction has been designing and building specially created industrial, office, medical office and retail space since 1972. Having developed more than 35 million square feet, Duke Construction has 27 projects totaling 3.8 million square feet currently under production. CONTACT: Duke Realty Investments, Indianapolis
For Investor Inquiries: Thomas K. Peck, 317/574-3512
For Media Inquiries: Donna H. Coppinger, 317/574-3518
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