Why this Chicago manufacturer is hiring 300 in Gary, Indiana

Crain's Chicago Business reports:

Edsal Manufacturing, a Chicago-based firm that makes a wide-range of shelving products, is opening a facility in Gary where it will hire 300 people.

Edsal decided to open a new operation in the Indiana town because it is close to the company's operations in Chicago, according to CEO Bruce Saltzberg. He also cited the Hoosier state's right-to-work law, which makes it more difficult for unions to organize and keep members, as well as a state minimum wage that stands at $7.25 per hour, the federal minimum.

“It made a lot of sense,” Saltzberg said of Gary, declining to comment on whether he had discussions with officials in Chicago and the State of Illinois regarding the expansion.

Because Blue America doesn't want jobs!