Mentor to establish sterile packaging hub in Warsaw

The City of Warsaw, Indiana and the Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO) has announced that global supply chain solutions company Mentor Supply Chain USA (Mentor Media) will establish a sterile packaging and supply chain management hub in Warsaw Technology Park.

Mentor Media will locate operations in a portion of the 100,000-square-foot shell building at 1395 Polk Drive that is under development at the Warsaw Tech Park. The operation will consist of medical device end-of-line processing and supply chain management services. West Hill Development will complete buildout of the state-of-the-art 30,000-square-foot space for the company by Fall 2023.

Warsaw mayor Joe Thallemer said: "We’re pleased Mentor Media will be joining our medical device community in the Warsaw Technology Park. The city continues to support and incentivise companies in advanced manufacturing with Mentor Media as the latest to call Warsaw home."

A ribbon-cutting celebration will take place later this year when the company formally opens the new location.

"We welcome another global-leading company to Kosciusko County to strengthen The Orthopedic Capital of the World," said KEDCO CEO Alan Tio. "Mentor Media meets a long-known need for sterile packaging services that complements and bolsters our local industry."

The Warsaw operation will serve as a medical device service hub, including controlled storage warehousing, ISO Class 7 cleanroom, and final packaging lines. The cleanroom will house a pre-validated sterile packaging system compliant with the new EU Medical Device Regulations.

Mentor Media, president & CEO, said: "We are excited and humbled by the warm welcome and support given by the City of Warsaw, Kosciusko County and the State of Indiana in this venture. Warsaw is such a unique proposition with its strong orthopaedic ecosystem and community. We look forward to offering valuable state-of-the-art supply chain and medical device packaging solutions to this region."

The company will offer a full suite of supply chain services including sourcing and procurement, operations management, customer service, warehousing, and global distribution services. The company plans to hire nearly 50 employees in the next three years. The company will begin hiring before Fall 2023.

Ann Lathrop, chief strategy officer for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), said: "Mentor Supply Chain USA’s choice to locate operations in Indiana is a win for Hoosiers. The company’s strong reputation and subject matter expertise in medical devices and logistics adds to two of the state’s strongest ecosystems and will create high-quality career opportunities in and around Warsaw."

Based on the company’s job creation plans, the IEDC committed an investment in Mentor Supply Chain USA Inc. of up to $750,000 in the form of incentive-based tax credits and up to $75,000 in training grants. These tax credits are performance-based, meaning the company is eligible to claim incentives once Hoosiers are hired.

Warsaw Technology Park is one of approximately two dozen Certified Technology Parks in the State of Indiana. The development-ready business park is a partnership between the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission and West Hill Development that offers 100+ acres with underground utilities, stoplight access to US Highway 30, and access to an onsite Ivy Tech Community College facility.