Auto Services Firm Expanding in Evansville

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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowEvansville-based Shield Global Partners LLC has announced plans to invest more than $4 million to expand its headquarters and create up to 135 jobs over the next few years. The auto services firm says the expansion will help fulfill recently-awarded contracts with General Motors and Mercedes-Benz.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. says Shield Global Partners, which provides analytics, appraisals and claim services for leased vehicles involved in accidents, will lease and equip a 16,000 square-foot office at downtown Evansville’s business incubator, Innovation Pointe.
"I chose Evansville to launch Shield due to the success of bringing a previous company’s expansion to the tristate area in 2006," said Wayne Collins, president and chief executive officer of Shield Global Partners. "From downtown Evansville’s central location to the great talent working in the area, Indiana is the perfect place for us to grow this business."
Shield, which was founded in 2012, currently employs 43 people in Evansville and Atlanta, Georgia. The company is currently hiring for claim, collection and adjusting positions.
"I am excited that Shield Global Partners is committed to staying in our community and expanding its operations in downtown Evansville at this new, high-tech headquarters at Innovation Pointe," said Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke. "The company has grown quickly in a short period of time, and with assistance from the Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville, Shield Global Partners is poised for even greater success in the near future."
The IEDC has offered Shield up to $800,000 in conditional tax credits and up to $100,000 in training grants. The company will not be eligible to claim the incentives until Hoosier workers are hired. Additional incentives have already been approved by the city of Evansville.