Coltene Whaledent Incorporated Invests $9.1 Million Dollars to Relocate Headquarters from New Jersey to Ohio

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Coltene Whaledent Incorporated is investing $9.1 million dollars to relocate its headquarters, which currently employs 350 employees, from Mahwah, New Jersey to Akron, Ohio. The company has purchased 17 acres in the Ascot Industrial Park to construct a 170,000-sqft building to include manufacturing, distribution, and offices. Coltene expects to employ 250 people at the new headquarters; which will include 50 employees transferring from their existing operations in Tallmadge, Ohio and Mahwah, New Jersey. Welty Construction (Akron, Ohio) is performing construction services for the new building and expects to complete the project in mid 2003.

Coltene Whaledent is a multinational corporation that has designed and manufactured quality dental products for over thirty years. Their products may be found in dental offices, dental laboratories, and health care institutions in over 115 countries. The products are made from polymers and metal and include pins and posts as well as ultrasonic cleaning systems used by dentists.