Four years ago, office furniture manufacturer AIS was spread out between five different locations across Central Massachusetts. So President, CEO and Co-founder Bruce Platzman decided to start looking at ways to consolidate the company's headquarters under one roof.
Platzman knew he wanted to stay in Massachusetts, but because of lower overhead costs in other states and countries, he didn't think that would be financially feasible. He managed to negotiate $6 million in tax relief through different capital programs, allowing AIS to stay in Massachusetts and move its consolidated headquarters from Hudson to Leominster just short of 16 months ago. The company also has a manufacturing plant in Texas.
Today, the Leominster facility is scheduled to be fully operational within the next month or so, and administrative personnel are scheduled to make the move from Hudson on April 1. In an interview last month, Platzman spoke about being a low-tech manufacturing company in a high-tech environment, reshoring jobs and his upcoming plans.